Revision of the lysianassoid genera Acidostoma and Shackletonia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Acidostomatidae fam. nov.)

The new lysianassoid amphipod family Acidostomatidae is described for the widespread genus Acidostoma Lilljeborg, 1865and the endemic Antarctic genus Shackletonia K.H. Barnard, 1931. All species of Acidostoma are described including three new species. Acidostoma obesum (Bate & Westwood, 1861) is...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: STODDART, H. E., LOWRY, J. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2012
Subjects:
Crustacea
Amphipoda
Lysianassidae
Acidostomatidae
Australia
taxonomy
new species
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3307.1.1
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3307.1.1
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Summary:The new lysianassoid amphipod family Acidostomatidae is described for the widespread genus Acidostoma Lilljeborg, 1865and the endemic Antarctic genus Shackletonia K.H. Barnard, 1931. All species of Acidostoma are described including three new species. Acidostoma obesum (Bate & Westwood, 1861) is discussed in detail.

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