Paranotodelphys molgulae Kim & Boxshall 2020, sp. nov. ...
Paranotodelphys molgulae sp. nov. (Figs. 49, 50) Type material. Holotype ♀ (dissected and mounted on a slide, MNHN-IU-2014-21230) from Molgula pyriformis Herdman, 1881 (MNHN-IT-2008-5729 = MNHNS3/ MOL.A/149), Cruise 721 of HERO, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (54°34’S, 064°10’W), depth 73 m, January 19...
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| Summary: | Paranotodelphys molgulae sp. nov. (Figs. 49, 50) Type material. Holotype ♀ (dissected and mounted on a slide, MNHN-IU-2014-21230) from Molgula pyriformis Herdman, 1881 (MNHN-IT-2008-5729 = MNHNS3/ MOL.A/149), Cruise 721 of HERO, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (54°34’S, 064°10’W), depth 73 m, January 1952. Etymology. The new species takes its name from the generic name of the type host. Descriptionoffemale. Body (Fig. 49A) stocky, similar in form to Doropygus species. Body length 3.29 mm. Second and third pedigerous somites each with well developed dorsal tergite. Brood pouch sub-globular and incorporating fifth pedigerous somite. Free urosome (Fig. 49B)5-segmented:genitalsomiteand 4 abdominalsomites 200×406. 224×352, 230×321, 188×267, and 170×261 μm, respectively.Anal somite gradually narrowing posteriorly. Caudal rami divergent and slender; each ramus (Fig. 49C) graduallynarrowing distally, about 5.4 times longerthan wide (295×55 μm); armed with 6 setae, all setae naked and much shorter than ramus; outer ... : Published as part of Kim, Il-Hoi & Boxshall, Geoff A., 2020, Untold diversity: the astonishing species richness of the Notodelphyidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida), a family of symbiotic copepods associated with ascidians (Tunicata), pp. 1-6 in Megataxa 4 (1) on pages 76-79, DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.4.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4591138 ... |
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