Angursa abyssalis Renaud-Mornant 1981 ...

Angursa abyssalis Renaud-Mornant, 1981 Figs 2–3 Emended diagnosis Angursa with club-shaped primary clavae longer than lateral cirri; pedestals of primary clavae and lateral cirri absent; flat, distorted-oval secondary clavae; flat, oval tertiary clavae slightly indented near external cirri; tapering...

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Main Authors: Fujimoto, Shinta, Hansen, Jesper Guldberg
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Published: Zenodo 2019
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5941829
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5941829
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Summary:Angursa abyssalis Renaud-Mornant, 1981 Figs 2–3 Emended diagnosis Angursa with club-shaped primary clavae longer than lateral cirri; pedestals of primary clavae and lateral cirri absent; flat, distorted-oval secondary clavae; flat, oval tertiary clavae slightly indented near external cirri; tapering cirri E with basal scapi; leg I sensory organs present; legs II and III sensory organs absent; leg IV sensory organs each as papilla enveloped in hemispherical cuticular sheath with short, apical spine; anal papillae absent. Material examined Holotype ATLANTIC OCEAN • adult ♀; Southeast Atlantic, collected from off Angola; 2063 m deep site; 12°03′ 3 S, 12°20′ 5 E; Dinet leg.; MNHN AF 05/77 Ma. Additional specimens ATLANTIC OCEAN • 1 adult ♀; North Atlantic; 2205 m deep; Dinet & Vivier leg.; MNHN AP 345/560Ma. MEDITERRANEAN SEA • 1 adult; Cassidaigne Canyon; 460 m deep; Vitiello & Vivier leg.; MNHN AE120 /78Ma. Remarks There were two primary purposes for the re-examination of this taxon. One purpose was to ... : Published as part of Fujimoto, Shinta & Hansen, Jesper Guldberg, 2019, Revision of Angursa (Arthrotardigrada: Styraconyxidae) with the description of a new species from Japan, pp. 1-19 in European Journal of Taxonomy 510 on pages 5-7, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.510, http://zenodo.org/record/2616378 ...