Two new species of deep-water caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from northeastern Brazil
Two new caprellid species, Liropus nelsonae sp. nov. and Parvipalpus colemani sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on specimens of deep-sea samples collected from northeastern Brazil. Liropus nelsonae is the only species in the genus that has pereopod 5 three-articulate. Parvipalpus colemani...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2003 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/28286 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11441/28286 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Caprellidea Liropus Parvipalpus Amphipoda Deep-sea New species |
| Sumario: | Two new caprellid species, Liropus nelsonae sp. nov. and Parvipalpus colemani sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on specimens of deep-sea samples collected from northeastern Brazil. Liropus nelsonae is the only species in the genus that has pereopod 5 three-articulate. Parvipalpus colemani can be distinguished from the remaining species of Parvipalpus mainly by the presence of abdominal appendages and a mandibular palp with 7-10 apical setae. Liropus nelsonae and Parvipalpus colemani represent the southernmost record of the genera Liropus and Parvipalpus respectively. A key to the world species of the genera Liropus and Parvipalpus and an up-to-date list of the deep-sea caprellidea are included. |
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