Thermoarcturidae, a new crustacean family of three genera (Isopoda: Valvifera)

A new family Thermoarcturidae of valviferan isopod is erected for three genera, Califarcturus n. gen., Spinarcturus Kensley, 1978 and Thermoarcturus Paul & Menzies, 1971, each represented by one species. All share strong stiff setae on distal articles of pereopods 2–4, uropods with two rami, and...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: POORE, GARY C. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Crustacea
Isopoda
Valvifera
Thermoarcturidae
Califarcturus
Spinarcturus
Thermoarcturus
new genus
new family
Menzies
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4007.3.7
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4007.3.7
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Summary:A new family Thermoarcturidae of valviferan isopod is erected for three genera, Califarcturus n. gen., Spinarcturus Kensley, 1978 and Thermoarcturus Paul & Menzies, 1971, each represented by one species. All share strong stiff setae on distal articles of pereopods 2–4, uropods with two rami, and a tomentum of fine setae over the cuticle. The members are distinguished from Antarcturidae, Arcturididae, Rectarcturidae and Arcturidae, similar arcturoid families that differ in having rows of filter setae on pereopods 2–4 and usually lack one or more uropodal rami.

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