Platytyphlops cherkii Gerken 2018, n. comb.
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Description
Platytyphlops cherkii (Reyss, 1978a) n. comb.
Paralamprops cherkii Reyss, 1978a: 18–20, fig. 10.
Type material. Deposition unknown. 53°44.9’N, 17°51.8’W. Not seen.
Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, marginal carina entire, ridges absent on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; accessory flagellum 0.8 main flagellum. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, central seta longest. Uropod endopod article 1 1.3 length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male unknown.
Depth. 2450 m.
Distribution. Northeast Atlantic, 53°44.9’N, 17°51.8’W.
Remarks. Platytyphlops cherkii is most similar to P. orbicularis; however, in P. orbicularis the uropod peduncle has more than 10 setae medially, while in P. cherkii the uropod peduncle has only 5 setae medially.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Lampropidae
- Genus
- Platytyphlops
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Cumacea
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Gerken
- Species
- cherkii
- Taxonomic status
- comb. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Platytyphlops cherkii (Reyss, 1978) sec. Gerken, 2018
References
- Reyss, D. (1978 a) Cumaces de profondeur de l'Atlantique nord, Famille des Lampropidae. Crustaceana, 35, 1 - 21. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 156854078 X 00150