Califarcturus tannerensis Schultz 1966
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Califarcturus tannerensis (Schultz, 1966)
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Microarcturus tannerensis Schultz, 1966: 20, 50, 51, pl. 14. Antarcturidae incertae sedis tannerensis.— Stebbins 2012: 1.
Material examined. Holotype. USA, California, Tanner Canyon, 32°33’36”N, 118°55’40”W, 1298 m, green mud, 28 Jan 1960 (Velero IV stn 6832), LACM Cr19600802 (male, 5.5 mm). [LACM label states: 236° from China Pt Light, San Clemente I., Channel Is, CA, 32°31’15”N, 118°54’02”W, 1320 m, Velero IV, 29 Jan 1960].
Supplementary redescription. Pereopod 2 carpus twice as long as merus, convex along flexor margin; propodus as long a carpus, almost linear; dactylus with unguis 0.7 length of dactylus body; ischium–carpus each with few marginal and submarginal setae, propodus with 4 mesial facial setae, dactylus with 1 strong mesial facial seta. Pereopods 3 and 4 similar, slightly shorter. Male pleopod 1 exopod ending in rounded setose lobe; posterior groove ending in deep fissure about 0.7 along length formed by a lateral lobe and a curved secondary lobe mesially; exopod 0.7 times length of endopod. Pleopod 2 endopod slightly longer than exopod; appendix masculina slightly curved, slightly longer than endopod, covered with fine setae. Pleopods 3–5 without marginal long setae. Uropodal endopod broader than long, with subdistal stout seta; exopod narrower than endopod, tapering, with longer distal stout seta.
Distribution. Eastern Pacific Ocean, off USA, California; 1300 m.
Remarks. Schultz (1966) stated that his type was a female but labelled his figure 10 of the fused penes as ‘first male pleopods’. The specimen is clearly a male; a female could be expected to have a wider midpereon. His dorsal habitus figure is reproduced here along with new illustrations of pereopod 2, pleopods 1 and 2, and the uropod, not figured in the original description.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Thermoarcturidae
- Genus
- Califarcturus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Isopoda
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Schultz
- Species
- tannerensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Califarcturus tannerensis Schultz, 1966 sec. Poore, 2015
References
- Schultz, G. A. (1966) Submarine canyons of southern California. Part IV. Systematics: Isopoda. Marine isopods of the submarine canyons of the southern Californian continental shelf. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 27 (Part 4), 1 - 56. Available from: http: // biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 4683460 (accessed 26 July 2015)
- Stebbins, T. D. (2012) Key and notes to California valviferan isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera). In: Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists. Taxonomic toolbox. SCAMIT, Los Angeles. Available from: http: // www. scamit. org / taxontools / (accessed 26 July 2015)