Magotanais, a new genus of Tanaidacea (Tanaidomorpha, Crustacea) from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

A new species and genus of Tanaidacea is described from the deep sea off Antarctica. Magotanais n. gen. resembles the genus Tanaella Norman & Stebbing, 1886 in its habitus. The biramous uropod, the form of the pars molaris, and the absence of coxae on the pereopods distinguishes it clearly from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guerrero-Kommritz, J\xc3\xbcrgen, Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, Magdalena
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Tanaidacea
Colletteidae
Magotanais pruinosus n. gen. n. sp
Weddell sea
Antarctica
deep sea
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Online Access:https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/504752
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Summary:A new species and genus of Tanaidacea is described from the deep sea off Antarctica. Magotanais n. gen. resembles the genus Tanaella Norman & Stebbing, 1886 in its habitus. The biramous uropod, the form of the pars molaris, and the absence of coxae on the pereopods distinguishes it clearly from species belonging to the genus Tanaella. This genus is conformed by one species Magotanais pruinosus n. sp.

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