Venusticrus thor Araújo-Silva, Froufe & Larsen, 2015, sp. nov. ...
Venusticrus thor sp. nov. (Figs 4–6) Material examined. Holotype: female with oostegites (MNHN-IU-2014-10184), body total length: 6.6 mm, BIONOD EBS-Supra Sta. 12–51, 12º 18’ 44’’N, 118º 8’ 2’’W, 11 April 2012, depth 4274 m. Allotype: copulatory male (MNHN-IU-2014-10185), body total length: 10.6 mm,...
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| Summary: | Venusticrus thor sp. nov. (Figs 4–6) Material examined. Holotype: female with oostegites (MNHN-IU-2014-10184), body total length: 6.6 mm, BIONOD EBS-Supra Sta. 12–51, 12º 18’ 44’’N, 118º 8’ 2’’W, 11 April 2012, depth 4274 m. Allotype: copulatory male (MNHN-IU-2014-10185), body total length: 10.6 mm, same locality as holotype. Paratypes: one female with oostegites (MNHN-IU-2014-10186), (dissected), body total length 7.1 mm, same locality as holotype. One female, manca II (MNHN-IU-2014-10187) body total length: 2.2 mm, same locality as holotype. Two females with oostegites (used for DNA extraction, 28S - KT592230, KT592231; COI - KT592232, KT592233), same locality as holotype. One female, manca II; one female, without oostegites (MNHN-IU-2014-10188), BIONOD EBS-Supra Sta. 12–80, 14º 3’ 23’’N, 130º 2’ 23’’W, 21 April 2012, depth 4986 m. Etymology. The name reflects the strong shape of male cheliped dactylus and fixed finger, as if holding a hammer, like the god Thor from Nordic mythology. Noun in apposition. ... : Published as part of Araújo-Silva, Catarina L., Froufe, Elsa & Larsen, Kim, 2015, Two new species of family Neotanaidae (Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from the Antarctic and Mid-Pacific Oceans, pp. 535-552 in Zootaxa 4018 (4) on pages 543-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/233994 ... |
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