The first record of the crustacean isopod genus Pseudarachna Sars, 1897 (Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae) from the Southern Hemisphere, with description of a new species from New Zealand

Pseudarachna nohinohi n. sp. from the Challenger Plateau, New Zealand is described. A further two undescribed species are recorded from Australian waters in the Tasman Sea, showing that this formerly monotypic North Atlantic genus is more widely distributed than previously thought. A revised diagnos...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: MERRIN, KELLY L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2006
Subjects:
Crustacea
Isopoda
Munnopsidae
Pseudarachna
Pacific
taxonomy
Tasman Sea
New Zealand
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1370.1.5
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Summary:Pseudarachna nohinohi n. sp. from the Challenger Plateau, New Zealand is described. A further two undescribed species are recorded from Australian waters in the Tasman Sea, showing that this formerly monotypic North Atlantic genus is more widely distributed than previously thought. A revised diagnosis of the genus is presented.

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