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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ftmagnoliapress:oai:https://mapress.com/oai/:article/51220 2024-02-11T10:06:09+01:00 A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic 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 2024-01-12 application/pdf https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5399.3.4 eng eng Mangolia Press https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5399.3.4/52669 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5399.3.4 Zootaxa; Vol. 5399 No. 3: 12 Jan. 2024; 254-264 1175-5334 1175-5326 Crustacea Northeast Exuma Sound CrustaceaIsopoda Booralana Atlantic Ocean info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2024 ftmagnoliapress 2024-01-16T18:27:24Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Magnolia press |
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Crustacea Northeast Exuma Sound CrustaceaIsopoda Booralana Atlantic Ocean 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 A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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A new species of deep-sea Booralana Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from The Bahamas, Western North Atlantic |
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new species of deep-sea booralana bruce, 1986 (crustacea: isopoda: cirolanidae) from the bahamas, western north atlantic |
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Zootaxa; Vol. 5399 No. 3: 12 Jan. 2024; 254-264 1175-5334 1175-5326 |
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