A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus

Xenuraega bythionekta sp. nov., is described from a single specimen taken off southern Japan. It is the second species of Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909, and extends the known range of the genus from North Atlantic to the northern Pacific Ocean. The species is characterized by the posteriorly narrowed p...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: Shimomura, Michitaka, Bruce, Niel L.
Other Authors: 26462516 - Bruce, Niel Lucien
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Magnolia Press 2019
Subjects:
Crustacea
Isopoda
Aegidae
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33517
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.3.7
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7
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spelling ftnorthwestuniv:oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/33517 2023-05-15T17:30:56+02:00 A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus Shimomura, Michitaka Bruce, Niel L. 26462516 - Bruce, Niel Lucien 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33517 https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.3.7 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7 en eng Magnolia Press Shimomura, M. & Bruce, N.L. 2019. A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus. Zootaxa, 4683(3):431-438. [http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7] 1175-5326 1175-5334 (Online) http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33517 https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.3.7 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7 Crustacea Isopoda Aegidae Article 2019 ftnorthwestuniv https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7 2019-11-05T00:57:20Z Xenuraega bythionekta sp. nov., is described from a single specimen taken off southern Japan. It is the second species of Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909, and extends the known range of the genus from North Atlantic to the northern Pacific Ocean. The species is characterized by the posteriorly narrowed pleotelson, and both uropodal rami being elongate and provided with a mass of long plumose setae. Xenuraega bythionekta sp. nov. is known only from the type locality, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan at a depth of 1178–1179 m Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North-West University, South Africa: Boloka (NWU-IR) Pacific Zootaxa 4683 3 431 438
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topic Crustacea
Isopoda
Aegidae
spellingShingle Crustacea
Isopoda
Aegidae
Shimomura, Michitaka
Bruce, Niel L.
A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
topic_facet Crustacea
Isopoda
Aegidae
description Xenuraega bythionekta sp. nov., is described from a single specimen taken off southern Japan. It is the second species of Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909, and extends the known range of the genus from North Atlantic to the northern Pacific Ocean. The species is characterized by the posteriorly narrowed pleotelson, and both uropodal rami being elongate and provided with a mass of long plumose setae. Xenuraega bythionekta sp. nov. is known only from the type locality, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan at a depth of 1178–1179 m
author2 26462516 - Bruce, Niel Lucien
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author Shimomura, Michitaka
Bruce, Niel L.
author_facet Shimomura, Michitaka
Bruce, Niel L.
author_sort Shimomura, Michitaka
title A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
title_short A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
title_full A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
title_fullStr A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
title_full_unstemmed A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus
title_sort new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus xenuraega tattersall, 1909 (crustacea: isopoda: aegidae) from japan, the second species in the genus
publisher Magnolia Press
publishDate 2019
url http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33517
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.3.7
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7
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op_relation Shimomura, M. & Bruce, N.L. 2019. A new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Xenuraega Tattersall, 1909 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from Japan, the second species in the genus. Zootaxa, 4683(3):431-438. [http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.7]
1175-5326
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