Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982

Serejo, C. S. & Lowry, J. K., 2008, The Coastal Talitridae (Amphipoda: Talitroidea) of Southern and Western Australia, with Comments on Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845), Records of the Australian Museum 60 (2), pp. 161-206 : 196

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.60.2008.1491

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5238605

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039CEE55-5514-FFA6-3BA8-FF5AE765F03A

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scientific name

Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982
status

 

Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982 View in CoL

Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982: 7 View in CoL ; Richardson, 1996: 580 (key).

Type species. Orchestia nitida Dana, 1852 .

Diagnosis. Antenna 2 geniculate and not sexually dimorphic. Mandible left lacinia mobilis 5-dentate. Maxillipedal palp dactylus present, distinct. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; narrow or slightly expanded; propodus palm posterodistal corner without protuberance. Pereopods 3–7 simplidactylate. Pereopod 4 carpus similar in length to pereopod 3 carpus. Pereopods 6–7 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 7 basis lateral sulcus present, slightly pronounced. Gills simple, sac-like and similar in size. Oostegites 2–5 setae curl-tipped. Pleopods all well developed. Uropods 1–2 outer rami without marginal robust setae. Telson as long as or longer than broad without robust setae or with 2–5 robust setae per lobe.

Species composition. Protorchestia contains four species: P. campbelliana (Bousfield, 1964) ; P. ceduna n.sp., P. lakei Richardson, 1996 ; and P. nitida ( Dana, 1852) .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Amphipoda

Family

Protorchestiidae

Loc

Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982

Serejo, C. S. & Lowry, J. K. 2008
2008
Loc

Protorchestia

Bousfield, E 1982: 7
1982
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