Opisa
Description
Key to the species of Opisa modified from Bousfield (1987)
1 Posterior margin of epimeral plate 3 crenulated or denticulated; outer plate of maxilliped almost reaching distal margin of palp article 3............................................................................................................................................................................ O. tridentata
- Posterior margin of epimeral plate 3 smooth; outer plate of maxilliped not reaching distal margin of palp article 3...................... 2
2 Dactylus of gnathopod 1 short, nearly straight, posterior margin dentate; palm of propodus of gnathopod 1 straight, lined with close-set “palisade” robust setae; rami of uropod 3 without marginal setae............................................................... O. odontochela
- Dactylus of gnathopod 1 large, strongly curved, posterior margin smooth; palm of propodus of gnathopod 1 concave, with few slender setae.......................................................................................................................................................................................3
3 Lacinia mobilis of left mandible developed; posterior lobe of coxa 5 weakly developed; inner ramus of uropod 2 with robust setae ......................................................................................................................................................................................... O. eschrichti
- Lacinia mobilis of left mandible vestigial; posterior lobe of coxa 5 well developed; inner ramus of uropod 2 without robust setae................................................................................................................................................................ O. takafuminakanoi sp. nov.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.9 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/182285 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/D53CED47FFF6FF84CD39C11DFFDE9303 (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/3632C868-9887-4021-81FF-81360C1DA59E (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/2905953FFFF5FF87CDAEC5F0FA429549 (URL)
Biodiversity
References
- Bousfield, E. L. (1987) Amphipod parasites of fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 217, 1 - 37. Derzhavin, A. (1929) [Arctic elements in the fauna of peracarids of the Sea of Japan]. Russische hydrobiologische Zeitschrift, 8, 326 - 329. [In Russian]