Laophontodes norvegicus, George, 2018

George, Kai Horst, 2018, Laophontodes typicus T. Scott (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontodinae) - discovering a species complex by morphology, European Journal of Taxonomy 439, pp. 1-43 : 34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.439
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6486185
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E55261-2258-FFD8-6E43-FEDB6A9A5739
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Laophontodes norvegicus
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Laophontodes norvegicus sp. nov.

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Laophontodes typicus – Sars 1908: 270, pl. CLXXXVII (non T. Scott, 1894).

Etymology

The epitheton ‘norvegicus‘ refers to the region where the species was first recorded (cf. Sars 1908).

Under examination for the present study, it transpires that the detailed description of Laophontodes typicus presented by Sars (1908) was in fact an account of a new species, proposed here as Laophontodes norvegicus sp. nov. A redescription to establish the new species was not possible here, as the original material is not available (Wilhelmsen, pers. comm.), and no additional material has been reported to date. Thus, a holotype specimen is not available; however, Sars’ (1908) detailed description provides all species information. The type locality is the Norwegian coast, Sars (1908) having found specimens on the southern coast (Bukken) and in the northern Salten fjord.