A new species of Pycnogonum Brünnich, 1764 (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) from Flemish Cap (Northwest Atlantic Ocean)

A new pycnogonid species of the genus Pycnogonum is described from Flemish Cap (Northwest Atlantic Ocean) at 1453–1462 m depth. Pycnogonum bamberi sp. nov. is compared with its congeners, from which it can be distinguished by the combination of a glans-shaped proboscis, the low, transverse ridges th...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: MUNILLA, TOMÁS, MURILLO, FRANCISCO JAVIER, SOLER-MEMBRIVES, ANNA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Pycnogonida
Pycnogonum
Flemish Cap
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3995.1.8
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.8
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Summary:A new pycnogonid species of the genus Pycnogonum is described from Flemish Cap (Northwest Atlantic Ocean) at 1453–1462 m depth. Pycnogonum bamberi sp. nov. is compared with its congeners, from which it can be distinguished by the combination of a glans-shaped proboscis, the low, transverse ridges that lie on the dorsodistal surfaces of the first coxae and femora of all legs and the distinctive conical tubercle on the mid-dorsal surface of the fourth segment of the trunk.

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