Holodentata gen. nov. (Isopoda: Asellota: Paramunnidae) with a description of two new species: H. caeca and H. triangulata from the Southern Ocean

A new genus of Paramunnidae, Holodentata (type species: Paramunna gaussi Vanhöffen, 1914) is erected. The new genus comprises two new species: H. caeca, from the deep Weddell Sea and H. triangulata, from the Ross Sea. The new genus is distinguished by the following characters: article 3 of the anten...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: DOTI, BRENDA LÍA, CHOUDHURY, MADHUMITA, BRANDT, ANGELIKA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2009
Subjects:
Crustacea
Isopoda
Holodentata
Ross Sea
Powell Basin
Southern Ocean
taxonomy
new genus
new species
Weddell Sea
Weddell
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.24
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.24
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Summary:A new genus of Paramunnidae, Holodentata (type species: Paramunna gaussi Vanhöffen, 1914) is erected. The new genus comprises two new species: H. caeca, from the deep Weddell Sea and H. triangulata, from the Ross Sea. The new genus is distinguished by the following characters: article 3 of the antenna short and with strong denticles, mandible palp absent, article 2 of maxilliped palp longest, coxal plates visible in dorsal view in all pereonites, pleotelson broad and laterally denticulated.

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