A new species of Caprellinoides (Crustacea : Amphipoda : Phtisicidae) from the Antarctic

A new caprellid species, Caprellinoides singularis, is described and illustrated based on the material collected on the Polarstern Cruise ANT XVII/3 from the Branfield Strait. The most striking characteristic of this species is the presence of bilobed gills on pereonites 3 and 4. The genus Caprellin...

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Published in:Helgoland Marine Research
Main Author: Guerra García, José Manuel
Other Authors: Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT). España
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022
Subjects:
Caprellidean amphipods
Caprellinoides singularis
Caprellinoides tristanensis
Caprellinoides mayeri
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/131816
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Summary:A new caprellid species, Caprellinoides singularis, is described and illustrated based on the material collected on the Polarstern Cruise ANT XVII/3 from the Branfield Strait. The most striking characteristic of this species is the presence of bilobed gills on pereonites 3 and 4. The genus Caprellinoides is revised. Caprellinoides antarctica Schellengerg, 1926 and Caprellinoides spinosus Barnard, 1930 are considered junior synonyms of Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888 and Caprellinoides mayeri (Pfeffer, 1888), respectively. The new species, C. singularis, is compared with the remaining species in the genus Caprellinoides: C. tristanensis and C. mayeri, which are illustrated in detail. Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología de España (CICYT) ANT98–1739-E y ANT99-1608-E

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