Bythopussella brandtae Brandão, 2008, sp. nov.

• Main Author: Brandão, Simone N.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Podocopida; Bythocyprididae; Bythopussella; Bythopussella brandtae; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Seta
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6233678; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233678

Bythopussella brandtae sp. nov. (Figs. 43, 44, 45.A–D, 46, 47.A–F) 2005? Anchistrocheles? cf. A.? aculeata Müller, 1908, Mazzini: 20, Figs. I–K. Etymology. Named in honour of Prof. Dr. Angelika Brandt, who coordinated the ANDEEP project. Material: 20 live specimens, 203 V. Holotype: 1 A M (SNB 0281), ANDEEP II, # 133 – 3 –E, ZMH K­ 41320. Paratypes: 3 A F (SNB 0 280, SNB 0 282, SNB 0283), 8 A, 1 (A­ 1), 79 V, 11 RLV, ANDEEP II, # 133 – 3 –E, ZMH K­ 41358; 3 A M (SNB 0661­0663), 3 A F (SNB 0658­0660), 15 RV, 17 LV, 8 RLV, 54 V, ANDEEP II, # 132 – 2 –S, ZMH K­ 41322; 1 A F (SNB 0678), ANDEEP III # 133 – 2, ZMH K­ 41323. Distribution. NW Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean (Atlantic Sector), 1123 to 2084 m. Measurements (Fig. 43). Holotype, LV, L 1.00mm, H 0.56mm; RV, L 1.00mm, H 0.53mm. Paratypes, LV, L 1.08mm, H 0.62mm; A F L 1.05–1.08 mm, H 0.60–0.62mm; A M L 1.00– 1.05 mm, H 0.56–0.57mm; A (sex indeterminate) L 0.95–1.12 mm, H 0.53–0.64mm; (A– 1) L 0.80–0.87mm, H 0.44–0.49mm; (A– 2) L 0.67 mm, H– 0.39 mm. Diagnosis. Valves large, bairdiid in aspect, with conspicuous lateral punctation; both valves with 8 to 10 short spines on anterior margin; LV with 1 long spine on posterior margin. Podomere VI of AII with 1 long claw, and 1 medium­sized and 1 small setae in males; females present 1 long claw, and 1 medium­sized and 2 small setae. MxI with 7 strahlen. Distal claw of podomere V of ApV robust. Podomere V of ApV to VII with 1 long terminal claw, and 1 vestigial seta. Fu with 2 medium­sized claws, and 2 medium­sized setae. Genital lobe subcircular with short, internal tube. Hemipenis with sub­hemispherical basal capsule, which is distally beaked; short, curved copulatory tube, and one rigid, chitinized, flexibly articulated medial process ending in a slender hook. Description. Valves large, with bairdiid outline in lateral view; lateral surface of valves punctate, except on the anterior and the ventral areas in adults; in juveniles just the central area is punctate; numerous long, conspicuous sensilla present. Dorsal ...