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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Language:unknown
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Holodentata
Isopoda
New genus
New species
Powell Basin
Ross Sea
Southern Ocean
Taxonomy
Asellota
Paramunna gaussi
Paramunnidae
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Online Access:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_11755326_v_n2096_p395_Doti
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n2096_p395_Doti
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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. Copyright © 2009 · Magnolia Press.

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