Haploops antennata, a new species from the North Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Gammaridea: Ampeliscidae) [Contribution to the knowledge of the Haploops genus. 7. ]

Haploops antennata, a new Haploops species is described based on an adult femelle collected in the Concarneau area(French coast, North Atlantic Ocean). This species is characterized by the presence of only one superior pair of corneallenses, the antenna 1 longer than the antenna 2 and the pereopod 7...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: KAIM-MALKA, R. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2012
Subjects:
Crustacea
Amphipoda
Ampeliscidae
Haploops
corneal lenses
France
Atlantic Ocean
taxonomy
new species
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3320.1.2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3320.1.2
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Summary:Haploops antennata, a new Haploops species is described based on an adult femelle collected in the Concarneau area(French coast, North Atlantic Ocean). This species is characterized by the presence of only one superior pair of corneallenses, the antenna 1 longer than the antenna 2 and the pereopod 7 basis narrow with inner side setose. A comparison isdone with the Haploops species known and having only one superior pair of corneal lenses. A key of the 20 valid species in the genus Haploops is given.

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