Leptathanas powelli Grave, 2008, sp. nov. ...
Leptathanas powelli sp. nov. Figs. 1–5 Leptalpheus sp. Powell, 1985: 236 Material examined: Holotype: ovigerous female (cl 3.2 mm), Nigeria, Niger delta, Eagle Island, Bonny River system, leg. C.B. Powell, 20 September 1979, from burrows of Upogebia furcata (RMNH D52026). Paratypes: 13 specimens, ma...
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| Summary: | Leptathanas powelli sp. nov. Figs. 1–5 Leptalpheus sp. Powell, 1985: 236 Material examined: Holotype: ovigerous female (cl 3.2 mm), Nigeria, Niger delta, Eagle Island, Bonny River system, leg. C.B. Powell, 20 September 1979, from burrows of Upogebia furcata (RMNH D52026). Paratypes: 13 specimens, males and females (cl 1.8–3.4 mm), from same lot/locality (RMNH D49914); 5 specimens from same lot/locality (OUMNH 2008-02-001). Derivation of name: Named after the collector of the type series, C. B. Powell (1943–1998), in recognition of his considerable field collecting skills and his advancement of our knowledge of Nigerian Decapoda (see Williamson, 2003). Description: Body moderately elongate (Fig. 1 A), not compressed laterally, glabrous. Orbital teeth absent, pterygostomial angle rounded, branchiostegal margin sparsely furnished with setae, cardiac notch well developed (Fig. 1 D). Frontal margin with shallow, triangular rostrum (Fig. 1 B, C), rostral carina weakly developed, extending to mid-length of ... : Published as part of Grave, De, 2008, Leptathanas powelli gen. nov., sp. nov, a new infaunal alpheid shrimp associated with upogebiid mudshrimps in Nigeria (Crustacea, Decapoda), pp. 43-52 in Zootaxa 1750 on pages 45-51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.181729 ... |
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