Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cumacea: Nannastacidae) from Antarctica, with a note on the gut of Platycuma

Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. is based on a specimen from the Ross Sea. The species can be distinguished from the other species in the genus through the combination of a laterally expanded and somewhat dorsoventrally flattened carapace, anterior margin of the carapace excavate in dorsal view,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: GERKEN, SARAH, WATLING, LES
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Crustacea
Nannastacidae
Platycuma
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3995.1.13
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.13
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Summary:Platycuma bamberconfabulor sp. nov. is based on a specimen from the Ross Sea. The species can be distinguished from the other species in the genus through the combination of a laterally expanded and somewhat dorsoventrally flattened carapace, anterior margin of the carapace excavate in dorsal view, uropod peduncles less than twice as long as pleonite 6, and subequal pleonites 4 and 5.

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