Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross 1971

Genus Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971 Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971: 105; Zevina, 1978b: 1345. Diagnosis. Sexes separate; capitulum of adult female with 14 reduced plates; tergum in shape of inverted V; scutum either with or without minute, exceedingly narrow, apicolateral arm 1/5...

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Main Authors: Shalaeva, Kate, Boxshall, Geoff
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Published: Zenodo 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5114727
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Summary:Genus Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971 Gymnoscalpellum Newman & Ross, 1971: 105; Zevina, 1978b: 1345. Diagnosis. Sexes separate; capitulum of adult female with 14 reduced plates; tergum in shape of inverted V; scutum either with or without minute, exceedingly narrow, apicolateral arm 1/5 or less length of tergal margin and deeply notched basal margin; upper latus either banana-shaped or bifid with long arm; carinal latus longer than wide, umbo at basi-carinal angle; inframedian latus small, triangular, with concave basal margin, umbo apical; rostral latus wider than high; caudal appendage long, comprising four or more segments. Type-species. Gymnoscalpellum tarasovi Newman & Ross, 1971. Composition. Six species. Distribution. Worldwide, excluding Arctic. Known depth range 940 to 3020 m. Published as part of Shalaeva, Kate & Boxshall, Geoff, 2014, An illustrated catalogue of the scalpellid barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpellidae) collected during the HMS " Challenger " expedition and deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 3804 (1) on page 10, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3804.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4917932