Bythocypris weddellensis Brandão, 2008, sp. nov. ...

• Main Author: Brandão, Simone N.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Podocopida; Bairdiidae; Bythocypris; Bythocypris weddellensis; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233672; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6233672

Bythocypris weddellensis sp. nov. (Figs. 18, 39–42) Etymology. In reference to its occurrence in the Weddell Sea. Material. 3 A. Holotype: 1 A M (SNB 0191), ANDEEP III # 142–5–E, ZMH K­ 41325. Paratypes: 1 A M (SNB 0398), ANDEEP II, # 136–4–E, ZMH K­ 41327. 1 A F (SNB 0251), ANDEEP III # 80–9–E, ZMH K­ 41326. Distribution. Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean (Atlantic Sector), 3102 to 4782m. Measurements (Fig. 18). Holotype, LV, L 1.04mm, H 0.52mm; RV, L 1.04mm, H 0.50mm. Paratypes, LV, A M L 1.07mm, H 0.53mm; AF, L 1.22mm, H 0.63mm. Diagnosis. Valves small, smooth, glossy, oval/sub­rectangular in lateral view. Podomere VI of AII with 1 large claw, 2 medium­sized setae, and 1 short seta. Vibratory plate of MxI with 7 strahlen and around 25 feathered setae. Vibratory plate of ApV with 4 or 5 strahlen and around 10 feathered setae; podomere V with 1 large claw and 2 short setae. Fu with 5 tiny proximal setae and 3 medium­sized distal setae. Hemipenis with sub­hemispherical basal capsule; with a tubular, short and ... : Published as part of Brandão, Simone N., 2008, New species of Bairdioidea (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Southern Ocean and discussions on Bairdoppilata simplex (Brady, 1880),? Bairdoppilata labiata (Müller, 1908) and Bythopussella aculeata (Müller, 1908) *, pp. 373-452 in Zootaxa 1866 on pages 428-433, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183820 ...