Pseudodiastylis benthedii Ledoyer, 1988

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 173-174

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scientific name	Pseudodiastylis benthedii Ledoyer, 1988
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Pseudodiastylis benthedii Ledoyer, 1988 View in CoL

Pseudodiastylis benthedii Ledoyer, 1988: 149–150 View in CoL , fig. 13. Type material. Holotype: MNHN, adult male. Southeast GoogleMaps of the Iles Glorieuses GoogleMaps , Mozambique Channel GoogleMaps , Indian Ocean, 11°44’S, 47°35’E. Not seen.

Diagnosis. Carapace without ridges, covered in spines; pseudorostrum less than 0.5 carapace length. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 3716 m.

Distribution. Mayotte Islands, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean, 11°44’S, 47°35’E.

Remarks. This species is similar to Pseudodiastylis ferox in being covered in spines; however, P. benthedii has a much shorter pseudorostrum, much less than 0.5 the carapace length. In P. ferox the pseudorostrum is more than 0.5 the carapace length.

References

Ledoyer, M. (1988) Cumaces (Crustacea) profonds de la region de l'ile de Mayotte, Canal de Mozambique, Ocean Indien (Campagne benthedi, 1977). Mesogee, 48, 131 - 172.