Chavturia Angel, 2013, new genus ...

• Main Author: Angel, Martin V.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2013
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Halocyprida; Halocyprididae; Chavturia; Arctic; Pacific Arctic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5614898; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5614898

Genus Chavturia, new genus Type species. Chavturia abyssopelagica, new species. Composition. At present the genus is monospecific. Etymology. The genus is named in the honour of Dr Vladimir Chavtur, who has contributed extensively to the systematic, taxonomy and ecology of myodocopid ostracods from the Pacific, Arctic and Southern Oceans. Generic Characteristics. Large deep-living halocyprid ostracods. Lateral aspect of carapace ovoid, lateral aspect slim (~40 % carapace length). Left asymmetrical carapace glands open close to posterior dorsal corner just anterior to the posterior end of the hinge. Right asymmetrical glands close but slightly above posterior ventral corner. Rostrum small. Large flange on lower margin of incisure. Frontal organ with a two-segmented stem that is as long as the limb of the first antenna and an S-shaped capitulum of similar length. The first antenna appears to be five-segmented. The second segment has a short terminal seta that curves anteriorly. The penultimate segment carries ... : Published as part of Angel, Martin V., 2013, Planktonic ostracods (Myodocopa: Halocyprididae) from abyssopelagic depths in the Atlantic, North Pacific and Gulf of Oman: Chavturia abyssopelagica (n. gen., n. sp.), Halocypretta profunda (n. sp.), Halocypretta parvirostrata Chavtur and Stovbun, 2008 and Halocypretta striata (Müller, 1906), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 3709 (5) on pages 402-403, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/222440 ...