Platycuma bamberconfabulor Gerken & Watling, 2015, sp. nov. ...
Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. (FigS 1 & 2) Material examined. Holotype - subadult male (NIWA 80709) Ross Sea, Antarctica, RV Tangaroa cruise TAN 0 802, Station 88, 76.6097°S, 176.7560°E, 360 m, 17 February 2008. Diagnosis. Carapace laterally expanded and somewhat dorsoventrally flattened,...
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| Summary: | Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. (FigS 1 & 2) Material examined. Holotype - subadult male (NIWA 80709) Ross Sea, Antarctica, RV Tangaroa cruise TAN 0 802, Station 88, 76.6097°S, 176.7560°E, 360 m, 17 February 2008. Diagnosis. Carapace laterally expanded and somewhat dorsoventrally flattened, anterior margin excavate in dorsal view, dorsal margin sinuous in lateral view, uropod peduncles less than twice length of pleonite 6. Etymology. The species is named bamberconfabulor for Roger N. Bamber in combination with confabulor, from the Latin meaning debate, argue, or discuss in honor of Roger’s fondness for discussion of crustacean terminology. Description. Subadult male holotype. Body (Figs 1 A, 1B) white. Carapace nearly circular when viewed from above, slightly wider posteriorly, anterior margin excavate; overlapping pereonites 1 and 2; highest about midway along length, with shallow paired posterior swellings extending ventrally to lateral lamellar margin; pseudorostral lobes extending in front of ... : Published as part of Gerken, Sarah & Watling, Les, 2015, Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cumacea: Nannastacidae) from Antarctica, with a note on the gut of Platycuma, pp. 133-137 in Zootaxa 3995 (1) on pages 133-137, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.13, http://zenodo.org/record/243653 ... |
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