Bythopussella

• Main Author: Brandão, Simone N.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Podocopida; Bythocyprididae; Bythopussella; Scotia Sea; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233680; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B587E96C0CFFC3EB9AFDE09122F86B

Bythopussella sp. aff. B. brandtae (Figs. 43, 45.D–O, 47.F, G) 1969? Anchistrocheles? sp. aff. A. aculeata , Maddocks: 113, Fig. 60m. Material . 1 A F (SNB 0295), ANDEEP I, # 129–2–S, ZMH K­ 41324. Distribution. Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean (Altantic Sector), 3631 to 3637m. Measurements (Fig. 43) . LV, L 1.11mm, H 0.67mm. Description. Valves large, with bairdiid outline in lateral view; entire lateral surface of valves strongly punctate, several conspicuous sensilla present. Dorsal margin of both valves tri­segmented, but LV more smoothly rounded, posterodorsal segment concave; anterodorsal segment of RV also concave; anterodorsal segment of LV slightly convex; anterior margin of both valves with 4 or 5 small spines; ventral margin of RV sinuous with conspicuous concavity in mouth region and upswung posterior; ventral margin of LV fairly straight, except posteriorly. Adductor muscle scars pattern with 3 anterior and 1 posteroventral scars. Labrum and hypostome anteroventrally prolonged. AI robust with 7 podomeres, all sutures between podomeres conspicuous or fairly conspicuous. AII elongated, especially podomeres V. Md and MxI also very elongate. AII and ApV to VII terminal claws with tiny terminal hook. AII with elongate, slender podomeres; exopodite with 1 long and 1 medium­sized setae; podomere VI with 1 long claw, and 1 medium­sized and 2 small setae, all setae articulated. Md with 3 bifurcate teeth on masticatory base, exopodite with 3 long setae. Vibratory plate of MxI with 7 strahlen and more than 20 feathered setae; palp with 2 dorsal, 1 ventral, and 3 or 4 distal, medium­sized setae. ApV robust, vibratory plate with 5 strahlen and around 8 feathered setae. Podomere V of ApV to VII with 2 distal setae on podomere II; 1 long terminal claw, and 1 vestigial seta on podomere V. Exopodite of ApVI and VII without setae. Fu with 1 large and 1 medium­sized claw, and 2 medium­sized setae; 1 short seta between both Fu rods. Remarks . No genital lobe was present in the single female of Bythopussella sp. aff. B. ...