Agathotanaidae
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Description
Key to the identification of Agathotanaidae from the Iceland-Faroes-Shetlands sector of the North-east Atlantic.
1 Antennule three-articled; antenna one-articled; cuticle densely pitted.............................. Agathotanais ingolfi
- Antennule four-articled; antenna six-articled; cuticle shiny or weakly pitted....................................... 2
2 Uropods largely concealed beneath pleotelson, exopod very small or absent........................ Paragathotanais...3
- Uropods visible from dorsal view, exopod a short or prominent fused process......................... Paranarthura...5
3 Cephalothorax longer than pereonites 1–2....................................... Paragathotanais vikingus sp. nov.
- Cephalothorax shorter than pereonites 1–2.................................................................. 4
4 Pereonites 4–5 shorter than broad, pleotelson with pointed apex............................. Paragathotanais robustus
- Pereonites 4–5 as long as or longer than broad, pleotelson bulbous, with rounded apex............. Paragathotanais nanus
5 Uropod endopod two-articled, pereonites with distinct ‘shoulders’............................. Paranarthrura insignis
- Uropod endopod one-articled, pereonites without ‘shoulders’...................................................6
6 Cephalothorax as long as pereonites 1–2 combined; uropod endopod about twice as long as basal article; pereopod-1 with dis- tal propodal seta.................................................................... Paranarthrura borealis
- Cephalothorax shorter than pereonites 1–2 combined; uropod endopod only just longer than basal article; pereopod-1 without distal propodal seta................................................................... Paranarthrura subtilis
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.200143 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/AD2AC602B07489454156C16BD958FFC4 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/5113BE7AB079894841C1C551DCC3F9F2 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Agathotanaidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Tanaidacea
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Taxon rank
- family