Gunenotophorus globularis Buchholz 1869

Gunenotophorus globularis Buchholz, 1869 (Figs. 95, 96) Material examined . 14 ♀♀ (MNHN-IU-2018-1819) and 2 dissected ♀♀ from Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816), Kristineberg; 1 ♀ (MNHN-IU-2018-1820) from P . pomaria , Noirmoutier, France; 1 ♀ (MNHN-IU-2018- 1821) and 1 dissected ♀ from P . kornogi G...

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Main Authors: Kim, Il-Hoi, Boxshall, Geoff A.
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Published: Zenodo 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5699761
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Summary:Gunenotophorus globularis Buchholz, 1869 (Figs. 95, 96) Material examined . 14 ♀♀ (MNHN-IU-2018-1819) and 2 dissected ♀♀ from Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816), Kristineberg; 1 ♀ (MNHN-IU-2018-1820) from P . pomaria , Noirmoutier, France; 1 ♀ (MNHN-IU-2018- 1821) and 1 dissected ♀ from P . kornogi Glémarec & Monniot C., 1966, Norwegian Sea Norbi CP 11; 3 ♀♀ (MNHN-IU-2018-1822) and 1 dissected ♀ from P . mamillaris (Pallas, 1774), Bioice Stn 2307; 1 juvenile (MNHN-IU-2009-2467) and 2 dissected juveniles from Styela canopus (Savigny, 1816), Port Gare Maritime, Vannes, France, L. Roux coll., 23 April 2009. Supplementary description of female . Body (Fig. 95A) comprising cephalosome, swollen metasome, and indistinctly segmented urosome. Body length 5.44 mm in dissected specimen. Metasome modified as unsegmented, spherical brood pouch, formed by fusion of first to fourth pedigerous somites: first pedigerous somite defined from posterior part of metasome by weak suture line in some specimens. Fifth pedigerous somite short, not defined from metasome. Freeurosome (Fig. 95B) 3-segmented, consistingof genital double-somite, and 2-segmented abdomen. Genital double-somite with incomplete dorsal and ventral suture lines marked by wrinkled integument, near anterior third. Anal somite with wrinkled dorsal suture line near midlength in some specimens. Distal part of anal somite flexible and eversible, ornamented with numerous spinules on dorsal and ventral surfaces. Caudal ramus (Fig. 95C) twice as long as wide, indistinctly defined from anal somite; rami directed posteriorly, but directed more laterally when anal somite expanded; rami armed with 3 or 4 small spines distally and 2 small setae near distal third. [table omitted] Rostrum (Fig. 95D) linguiform, longerthanwide, tapering, covered by numerous minute setules; lateral margins slightly concave (Fig. 95D) or convex.Antennule (Fig. 95E) stronglytapering; obscurely segmented, with 4 incomplete suture lines and several surface wrinkles; armed with thin setae and ...