Cerviniella Smirnov 1946 ...

Genus Cerviniella Smirnov, 1946 Amended diagnosis. Marine, free living Cerviniinae. Body with clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Prosome 4-segmented, with first pedigerous somite incorporated into cephalothorax. Urosome 5-segmented, comprising P5-bearing somite, genital double-somite, 2...

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Main Authors: Kihara, Terue C., Arbizu, Pedro Martínez
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Published: Zenodo 2012
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5616002
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5616002
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Summary:Genus Cerviniella Smirnov, 1946 Amended diagnosis. Marine, free living Cerviniinae. Body with clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Prosome 4-segmented, with first pedigerous somite incorporated into cephalothorax. Urosome 5-segmented, comprising P5-bearing somite, genital double-somite, 2 free abdominal somites and anal somite. Genital doublesomite with P6 bearing 2–3 setae, lateral projections (when present) hook-like. Anal somite with operculum and large anal opening. Caudal rami elongate, slightly to markedly divergent, slightly to markedly asymmetrical, each ramus with 7 setae. Rostrum fused to cephalic shield. Antennule of female 5- to 7-segmented; with aesthetasc on segment II or III; additional aesthetasc present or absent on most distal segment. Antenna with allobasis or distinct basis; endopod 1- or 2-segmented, distal segment with 4 –7 apical elements and 2–3 elements laterally; exopod 4-segmented with armature formula: I-[1–2 setae], II-[1–2 setae], III-[1 seta], IV-[2–3 setae]. Mandible ... : Published as part of Kihara, Terue C. & Arbizu, Pedro Martínez, 2012, Three new species of Cerviniella Smirnov, 1946 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from the Arctic, pp. 1-33 in Zootaxa 3345 on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281475 ...