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Metambasia Stephensen 1923

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Metambasia Stephensen, 1923

Metambasia Stephensen, 1923: 76.― Dahl, 1959: 217.―J.L. Barnard, 1969: 304, 306, 309, 311, 315 (keys), 350.― Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 503.

Type species. Metambasia faeroensis Stephensen, 1923, by monotypy.

Included species. Metambasia includes one species: M. faeroensis Stephensen, 1923.

Diagnostic description. Antenna 1 flagellum article 1 lacking robust seta on distal margin; accessory flagellum forming cap. Antenna 2 flagellum articles 3–5 slender in female, article 3 enlarged in male; articles 4–5 without brush setae on the anterior margin. Mandibular incisor slightly curved; molar with reduced column and convex triturating surface (button); palp attached midway. Maxilla 1 ST-7 serrate along the entire curved medial margin; ST-D slender, apically cuspidate. Maxilliped outer plate with apical robust setae. Gnathopod 1 parachelate; coxa vestigial; carpus longer than propodus; propodus palm minute, acute. Pereopod 4 coxa with well developed posteroventral lobe. Uropod 2 inner ramus constricted. Uropod 3 rami plumose setae present in male, absent in female. Telson moderately cleft.

Remarks. See remarks under Glorieusella.

Distribution. North Atlantic Ocean.

Notes

Published as part of Kilgallen, N. M. & Lowry, J. K., 2014, The Tryphosa group (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Tryphosinae), pp. 501-545 in Zootaxa 3768 (5) on page 509, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4909684

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.1 (DOI)
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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/5767/taxon/03DE241FFFA6FFBCF0A2FBE25265EA4E.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Lysianassidae
Genus
Metambasia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Amphipoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Stephensen
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Metambasia Stephensen, 1923 sec. Kilgallen & Lowry, 2014

References

  • Stephensen, K. (1923) Crustacea Malacostraca, V: (Amphipoda, I). Danish Ingolf-Expedition, 3, 1 - 100.
  • Dahl, E. (1959) Amphipoda from depths exceeding 6000 meters. Galathea Report, 1, 211 - 241.
  • Barnard, J. L. (1969) The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 271, 1 - 535, 173 figs.
  • Barnard, J. L. & Karaman, G. S. (1991) The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement, 13, 1 - 866. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0812 - 7387.13.1991.367