A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic

Booralana nickorum sp. nov. is described from the deep-water slope of the Exuma Sound, The Bahamas, from depths of 540 to 560 metres. It is the fourth species to be assigned to the genus and the second species described from the Western North Atlantic. The species can be distinguished from Booralana...

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Main Authors: SHIPLEY, OLIVER N, BRUCE, NIEL L., HIGGS, NICHOLAS D, RAWLINS, SCOTT, IRSCHICK, DUNCAN J, GUTIERREZ, ROBERT, MOYER, JOSHUA K, VIOLICH, MACKELLAR, TALWAR, BRENDAN S, SCHNEIDER, ERIC VC, ROBINSON, NATHAN J, BROOKS, EDWARD J
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2024
Subjects:
Crustacea
Northeast Exuma Sound
CrustaceaIsopoda
Booralana
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5399.3.4
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Summary:Booralana nickorum sp. nov. is described from the deep-water slope of the Exuma Sound, The Bahamas, from depths of 540 to 560 metres. It is the fourth species to be assigned to the genus and the second species described from the Western North Atlantic. The species can be distinguished from Booralana tricarinata Camp and Heard, 1988 and the other species by the sub-triangular pleotelson and the uropodal exopod of mature males being far longer than endopod, with both rami extending well beyond the posterior margin of the pleotelson. Additionally, pleopods 3 and 4 lack a prominent angle at midpoint of ramus.

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