Descriptions of two new species in the genus Macrostylis Sars, 1864 (Isopoda, Asellota, Macrostylidae) from the Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean), with a synonymisation of the genus Desmostylis Brandt, 1992 with Macrostylis

Descriptions of Macrostylis antennamagna sp. n. and Macrostylis uniformis sp. n. are presented with notes on intraspecific variability and sexual dimorphism. Macrostylis uniformis sp. n. showes differences to Macrostylis antennamagna sp. n. in the length of the antenna 2, the shape of the pleotelson...

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Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Riehl, Torben, Brandt, Angelika
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088335
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594187
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.57.310
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Summary:Descriptions of Macrostylis antennamagna sp. n. and Macrostylis uniformis sp. n. are presented with notes on intraspecific variability and sexual dimorphism. Macrostylis uniformis sp. n. showes differences to Macrostylis antennamagna sp. n. in the length of the antenna 2, the shape of the pleotelson and length of uropods.