Platytyphlops tuberculatus Gerken 2018, n. comb.

Platytyphlops tuberculatus (Roccatagliata, 1994) n. comb.

Paralamprops tuberculatus Roccatagliata, 1994: 416–420, figs 1–14.

Type material. Holotype: NHM 1994.2140, adult male. Paratype: NHM 1994.2139, juvenile. Rockall Trough, 54°40’N, 12°16’W. Not seen.

Diagnosis. Female unknown. Adult male carapace without lateral ridges, subrectangular in dorsal view with rounded corners, marginal carina dentate, carapace covered in small blunt tubercles dorsal of marginal carina, ridge absent on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 expanded, more than twice as wide as article 2; accessory flagellum 1.0 main flagellum; with cluster of aesthetascs on first article of main flagellum. Telson less than 0.5 uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, central seta longest. Uropod endopod article 11.7 length of articles 2 and 3 together.

Depth. 2900–4125 m.

Distribution. Rockall Trough, North-east Atlantic, 47°34.9’– 55°7.7’N, 9°40.9– 12°16’W.

Remarks. This species is unique among species of Platytyphlops or Paralamprops in the expanded article 1 of the antennule peduncle. In addition, the carapace is subrectangular in dorsal view.