Saetoniscus Brandt, 2002, n. gen. ...
Saetoniscus n. gen. Diagnosis: Pereonites 6 and 7 dorsomedially fused. Body length about 5.5 times width of pereonite 2. Fine setules dispersed over dorsum, female with anteroventral spine on operculum. A1 5segmented, peducular article 4 with long lateral projection. A2 flagellar article 1o longer...
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3507138 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.3507138 |
Summary: | Saetoniscus n. gen. Diagnosis: Pereonites 6 and 7 dorsomedially fused. Body length about 5.5 times width of pereonite 2. Fine setules dispersed over dorsum, female with anteroventral spine on operculum. A1 5segmented, peducular article 4 with long lateral projection. A2 flagellar article 1o longer than last peduncular one, swollen. Mandible with palp. Mxp epipod very long and slender, reaching distal margin of palp article 3. P 14 with stout sensory setae on ventral margins of carpus and propodus, dorsal margins with stout setae. P 57 with very long and slender setae ventrally; propodus with long natatory setae dorsally and tiny setules. Urp with short, slender exopod; approximately 1/4 length of endopod; exopod 1/3 width of endopod. Type species: Saetoniscus meteori n. sp. Etymology: Saetoniscus is taken from the Latin saeta, seta, referring to the long slightly plumose setae on P57 propodi. The gender of the name is masculine. Distribution: abyssal Angola Basin, south Atlantic Ocean, 5389 m. Remarks: ... : Published as part of Brandt, Angelika, 2002, New species of Nannoniscidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) and Saetoniscus n. gen. from the deep sea of the Angola Basin, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 88 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155900 ... |
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