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Platytyphlops carpusserratus Gerken 2018, n. comb.

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Platytyphlops carpusserratus (Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 2005) n. comb.

Paralamprops carpusserratus Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 2005: 119–122, figs 4–5.

Type material. Holotype: ZMH K 40,420, subadult female (broken). Paratype: ZMH K 40,421, adult male, damaged. Angola Basin, 22°20.0’– 22°20.20’S, 3°18.3’– 3°18.40’E. Not seen.

Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, marginal carina of blunt teeth, no ridges on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; accessory flagellum 0.6 main flagellum. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, terminal setae equal. Uropod endopod article 1shorter than length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male with long antennal flagellum.

Depth. 5125–5395 m.

Distribution. Angola Basin, 18°18’– 22°20’S, 3°18’– 4°41’E.

Remarks. Only two specimens of this species are known. This species is most similar to Platytyphlops corolliferus, but can be differentiated by the teeth in the marginal carina being of equal size, while in A. corolliferus the teeth decrease in size posteriorly.

Notes

Published as part of Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, pp. 1-192 in Zootaxa 4428 (1) on page 144, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3769771

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ZMH
Material sample ID
K 40,420 , K 40,421
Scientific name authorship
Gerken
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Cumacea
Family
Lampropidae
Genus
Platytyphlops
Species
carpusserratus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Platytyphlops carpusserratus (Muhlenhardt-Siegel, 2005) sec. Gerken, 2018

References

  • Muhlenhardt-Siegel, U. (2005) New Cumacea species (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the deep-sea expedition DIVA- 1 with RV " Meteor " to the Angola Basin in July 2000. Families Lampropidae, Bodotriidae. Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 5, 113 - 130. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ode. 2004.10.008