Litarcturus kexueiae sp. nov., a new deep-sea isopod from the Okinawa Trough (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera, Antarcturidae)

A new species of the genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990, L. kexueiae sp. nov., collected from deep sea of the Okinawa Trough, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguished from the other seven species of the genus by bearing long supraocular spines about as long as the head and posterolatera...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: LIU, WENLIANG, SHA, ZHONGLI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Crustacea
taxonomy
Litarcturus
new species
deep-sea
Okinawa Trough
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4013.4.4
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4013.4.4
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Summary:A new species of the genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990, L. kexueiae sp. nov., collected from deep sea of the Okinawa Trough, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguished from the other seven species of the genus by bearing long supraocular spines about as long as the head and posterolateral pleotelsonic spines overreaching the pleotelson apex.

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