Published August 16, 2023 | Version v1
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Lophogaster inermis Casanova 1996

  • 1. Biology Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Ketintang Campus, Surabaya 60231, East Java, Indonesia
  • 2. Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand & Department of Earth Science and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia & Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3. Department of Biology, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
  • 4. Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentónicos, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mazatlán Sinaloa, 82000, Mexico

Description

Lophogaster inermis Casanova, 1996

Record from Indonesia. Arafura Sea. Depth range: 179–180 m (Casanova 1996).

Remarks. This species is morphologically similar to L. typicus. However, L. inermis can be recognized by its apical antennal scale bearing a strong, straight spine with 2 serrate small spines on the distal part of the outer margin. The lateral margin of the telson is slightly narrowing from the middle to posterior parts and is armed with a few short setae; the apical plate bears 4 apical spines and the middle part is armed with 4 short spinules and 2 long bristles (Casanova 1996).

Notes

Published as part of Yolanda, Rofiza, Lheknim, Vachira, Price, W. Wayne & Hendrickx, Michel E., 2023, The lophogastrids (Crustacea: Peracarida: Lophogastrida) of Indonesia and its adjacent waters. An updated checklist, pp. 413-429 in Zootaxa 5330 (3) on page 418, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/8254853

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References

  • Casanova, J. - P. (1996) Crustacea Mysidacea: Les Lophogastrides d'indonesie, de Nouvelle- Caledonie et des iles Wallis et Futuna. In: Crosnier, A. (ed.), Resultats des Campagnes Musorstom. Vol. 15. Memoires du Museum national d´Histoire naturelle, 168, 125 - 146.