Bythocypris malyutinae Brandão, 2008, sp. nov.

• Main Author: Brandão, Simone N.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Podocopida; Bairdiidae; Bythocypris; Bythocypris malyutinae; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Seta
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6233662; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233662

Bythocypris malyutinae sp. nov. (Figs. 19.Q, 27, 28, 29.A–F, M, N, P–W, 30.A, B, G, H, M–R, 31, 32) Etymology. In honour of Dr. Marina Malyutina (Institute of Marine Biology, FEB RAS, Russia), who is a specialist on deep­sea Isopoda, and also works on the ANDEEP material. Material. 19 live specimens. Holotype: 1 A M (SNB 0255), ANDEEP III, # 102 – 13 –U, ZMH K­ 41294. Paratypes: 1 A F (SNB 0263), ANDEEP II, # 134 – 4 –E, ZMH K­ 41293; 1 A F (SNB 0245), 1 (A­ 2) (SNB 0304), ANDEEP II, # 134 – 4 –S, ZMH K­ 41295; 1 (A­ 1) (SNB 0083), 2 (A­ 1) (SNB 0313­ 4), ANDEEP II, # 135 – 4 –E, ZMH K­ 41296; 1 A, 2 (A­ 1) (SNB 0657), 1 (A­ 3), ANDEEP II, # 135 – 4 –S, ZMH K­ 41297; 1 A F (SNB 0249), ANDEEP III, # 102 – 13 –E, ZMH K­ 41307; 1 A F (SNB 0256), ANDEEP III, # 102 – 13 –S, ZMH K­ 41308; 1 A F (SNB 0110), 1 (A­ 1) (SNB 0254), ANDEEP III, # 102 – 13 –U, ZMH K­ 41309; 1 (A­ 1) (SNB 0257), ANDEEP III, # 102 – 13, ZMH K­ 41310; 1 A F (SNB 0273), ANDEEP III, # 110 – 8 –E, ZMH K­ 41311; 1 (A­ 1) (SNB 0274), ANDEEP III, # 110 – 8 –S, ZMH K­ 41312; 1 (A­ 1) (SNB 0111), ANDEEP III, # 110 – 8 – U, ZMH K­ 41313. Distribution. Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean (Atlantic Sector), 4059.4 to 4895.0m. Measurements (Fig. 28). Holotype, LV, L 1.88mm, H 1.02mm, RV L 1.88mm; H 0.88mm. Paratypes, A LV, L 1.86–1.94mm, H 0.99–1.04mm; (A­ 1) LV, L 1.46–1.63mm, H 0.76–0.89mm; (A­ 2) LV, L 1.15–1.27mm, H 0.65–0.69mm. Diagnosis. Valves quite large, subovate to sub­triangular, inequilateral in lateral view. Podomere VI of AII of male with 1 long claw, 1 sexually dimorphic, “ 6 ­segmented”, medium­sized, fused seta, and 2 or 3 simple medium­sized setae; podomere VI of AII of female with 1 long claw, simple, 1 medium­sized, fused claw, and 2 or 3 medium­sized setae. MxI with 5 to 10 strahlen and around 26 feathered setae. ApV with 6 to 11 strahlen and 5 to 8 feathered setae. Fu with 2 tiny setae on dorsal margin; 6 to 7 short setae, and 3 medium­sized setae (setae 2 and 4 longest) on ventral margin. Hemipenis with coiled vas deferens; strongly ...