A revision of the genus Paracallisoma Chevreux, 1903 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Scopelocheiridae: Paracallisominae) with a redescription of the type species of the genus Paracallisoma and the description of two new genera and two new species from the Atlantic Ocean

The genus Paracallisoma (Crustacea: Amphipoda) is revised and the type species, Paracallisoma alberti is redescribed based on holotype material supplemented with new material from the region of the type locality. This revision results in the establishment of two new genera, Pseudocallisoma gen. nov....

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: HORTON, TAMMY, THURSTON, MICHAEL H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Crustacea
Amphipoda
Atlantic
bathyal
abyssal
necrophage
new species
Haptocallisoma
Paracallisoma
Pseudocallisoma
Chevreux
Alberti
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3995.1.12
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.12
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Summary:The genus Paracallisoma (Crustacea: Amphipoda) is revised and the type species, Paracallisoma alberti is redescribed based on holotype material supplemented with new material from the region of the type locality. This revision results in the establishment of two new genera, Pseudocallisoma gen. nov. and Haptocallisoma gen. nov., and the description of a new species of Haptocallisoma and a new species of Paracallisoma from the North Atlantic Ocean. An account of all known species within the three genera is given and updated keys to the genera and species are provided.

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