Published May 11, 2009 | Version v1
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Macrostylis G. O. Sars 1864

  • 1. Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, Biological Centre, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, Haren, The Netherlands Abt. DZMB, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

Description

Key to the Southern Ocean species of Macrostylis

1 Pleotelson rounded laterally.......................................................................................................................................... 4

- Pleotelson not rounded laterally................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Pleotelson laterally straight, with plumose setae................................................................................. M. hirsuticaudis

- Pleotelson not laterally straight, without plumose setae............................................................................................... 3

3 Cephalon quadrate, pleotelson with lateral indentation............................................................................ M. bifurcatus

- Cephalon triangular, pleotelson slightly produced.................................................................................... M. spiniceps

4 Pereonites 5–7 and pleotelson dorsally setulose.......................................................................................... M. setulosa

- Pereonites 5–7 and pleotelson not dorsally setulose..................................................................................................... 5

5 Pereonite 7 and pleotelson with dorsal spine-like setae................................................................................... M. sarsi

- Pereonite 7 and pleotelson without dorsal spine-like setae.......................................................................................... 6

6 Pereonites 1–7 subequal, 5–7 with postero-lateral spines.............................................................. M. cerritus sp. nov.

- Anterior pereonites wider than posterior pereonites..................................................................................................... 7

7 Distinct postero-lateral spines on pereonites 4–7, cephalon anterior edge straight............................ M. vinogradovae

- Small postero-lateral spines on pereonites 4–7, cephalon anterior edge slightly rounded.................... M. bipunctatus

Notes

Published as part of Vey, Aidan & Brix, Saskia, 2009, Macrostylis cerritus sp. nov., a new species of Macrostylidae (Isopoda: Asellota) from the Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean *, pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 2096 (1) on page 367, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.21, http://zenodo.org/record/5322601

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Macrostylis
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Sapindales
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Scientific name authorship
G. O. Sars
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Macrostylis Sars, 1864 sec. Vey & Brix, 2009