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Eocuma dimorphum Fage 1928

Description

Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928

Eocuma dimorpha Fage, 1928 a: 180, fig. 4; Fage, 1928 b: 333, fig. 1; Jones, 1956: 197.

Material examined. 1 male; 3 females (St. 8: grab sampling; 12°05.273´S, 13°42.047´E); 2 males; 1 female (St. 29: grab sampling; 17°23.415´S, 11°43.432´E); 1 female (St. 10: grab sampling; 13°56.059´S, 12°23.838´E); 4 males; 6 females; 1 juvenile (St. 11: grab sampling; 13°57.470´S, 12°23.680´E)

Remarks. E. dimorphum occurred widely on the West African coast, and was sampled not only with single specimens like other Eocuma species. The carapace with one pair of lateral horns, the appearances of maxilliped 3 and pereopod 1 and the short pereopod 2 in females distinguish this species from other Eocuma species, especially from Eocuma ferox.

Distribution. West Africa, Morocco, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Angola; 19–50 m

Notes

Published as part of Bochert, Ralf & Zettler, Michael L., 2011, Cumacea from the continental shelf of Angola and Namibia with descriptions of new species, pp. 1-33 in Zootaxa 2978 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200990

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Fage
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Cumacea
Family
Bodotriidae
Genus
Eocuma
Species
dimorphum
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928 sec. Bochert & Zettler, 2011

References

  • Fage, L. (1928 a) Cumaces de la cote Atlantique du Maroc. Bulletin de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc, 8 (7 - 9), 173 - 181.
  • Fage, L. (1928 b) Voyage de la Goelette " Melita " au Senegal (1889 - 1890). Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France Paris, 53, 331 - 339.
  • Jones, N. S. (1956) Cumacea from the west coast of Africa. Atlantide Report No. 4 Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945 - 6, 4, 183 - 212.