On the antarcturid genus Fissarcturus (Isopoda: Valvifera): Description of Fissarcturus argentinensis n. sp., first description of the male of Fissarcturus patagonicus (Ohlin, 1901), and biogeographic remarks on the genus

Fissarcturus argentinensis n. sp. (Valvifera, Isopoda) is described from the Mar del Plata submarine canyon. This species can be separated from other species of the genus Fissarcturus by: (1) its medium-sized eyes, (2) the number and arrangement of spines on the body surface, and (3) the pleopod I w...

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Published in:Zoologischer Anzeiger
Main Authors: Pereira, Emanuel, Roccatagliata, Daniel Carlos, Doti, Brenda Lía
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Gmbh
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/160866
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Summary:Fissarcturus argentinensis n. sp. (Valvifera, Isopoda) is described from the Mar del Plata submarine canyon. This species can be separated from other species of the genus Fissarcturus by: (1) its medium-sized eyes, (2) the number and arrangement of spines on the body surface, and (3) the pleopod I with the endopod smaller than the exopod and lacking plumose setae on both rami. The distribution of Fissarcturus patagonicus (Ohlin, 1901) is extended to the Burdwood Bank/Marine Protected Area Namuncurá II, and the male is described and illustrated for the first time. Remarks on the penial plate, a character that has received little attention in the taxonomy of the genus, are provided. The distribution data of the species currently assigned to Fissarcturus are compiled and updated. A general trend of eye size reduction with depth is suggested for the members of this genus. Fil: Pereira, Emanuel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Roccatagliata, Daniel Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina Fil: Doti, Brenda Lía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y ...