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Platysympus compressus Day 1978
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Platysympus compressus Day, 1978
Platysympus compressus Day, 1978: 160–162, fig. 8A–J.
Type material. Holotype: SAMC A15681, adult male. North Natal, South Africa, 27°09’S, 32°50’E. Not seen.
Diagnosis. Carapace with branchial swellings, without ridges, in lateral view without dorsal humps. Telson 2.3 pleonite 6, 0.6 uropod peduncles, without lateral setae. Adult male antennal flagellum short, extending to end of pereon; antennule with group of aesthetascs on main flagellum article 1.
Depth. 800–805 m.
Distribution. South Africa, 27°9’S, 32°50’E.
Remarks. The carapace is unique within the genus, in being compressed laterally above the marginal carina.
Notes
Published as part of Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, pp. 1-192 in Zootaxa 4428 (1) on page 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3769771
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Biodiversity
- Collection code
- SAMC
- Scientific name authorship
- Day
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Cumacea
- Family
- Lampropidae
- Genus
- Platysympus
- Species
- compressus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Platysympus compressus Day, 1978 sec. Gerken, 2018
References
- Day, J. (1978) South African Cumacea, Part 3: Families Lampropidae and Ceratocumatidae. Annals of the South African Museum, 76, 137 - 189.