Nebaliella brevicarinata n. sp. from the bathyal depths off the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica (Crustacea: Leptostraca: Nebaliacea)

Nebaliella brevicarinata sp. nov. (Leptostraca, Nebaliacea) is described on the basis of a single female, which was collected by the 27th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-27) from the bathyal depths, off the Princess Ragnhild Coast. The new species is easily distinguished from three know...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kikuchi,Tomohiko, Gamo,Sigeo
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Yokohama National University/Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Yokohama National University 1992
Subjects:
Antarctic
Princess Ragnhild Coast
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Biology
Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology
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Summary:Nebaliella brevicarinata sp. nov. (Leptostraca, Nebaliacea) is described on the basis of a single female, which was collected by the 27th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-27) from the bathyal depths, off the Princess Ragnhild Coast. The new species is easily distinguished from three known species of the genus by having a well marked vertical short carina near the anterolateral lower angle of the carapace.

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