Edotia tangaroa sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Idoteidae) from the western Ross Sea, Antarctica

Edotia tangaroa sp. nov. is described from the western Ross Sea, Antarctica, the first record of the genus from that region. It is characterised by the dorsal ornamentation, consisting of numerous small, blunt tubercular, structures from the head to the tip of pleotelson, as well as short, blunt dor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: BRANDT, ANGELIKA, BRUCE, NIEL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2006
Subjects:
Crustacea
Ross Sea
Southern Ocean
taxonomy
Valvifera
Idoteidae
Edotia
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1313.1.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1313.1.3
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Summary:Edotia tangaroa sp. nov. is described from the western Ross Sea, Antarctica, the first record of the genus from that region. It is characterised by the dorsal ornamentation, consisting of numerous small, blunt tubercular, structures from the head to the tip of pleotelson, as well as short, blunt dorsal spines on basis of pereopods 1–7. Antenna 1 is slightly longer and more robust than antenna 2. An annotated species list is provided.

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