Neoleptastacus rectus, Sak & Karaytuğ & Huys, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5525.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C916BDF2-CD13-421B-A8C2-8DFDE9D80D9F |
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Neoleptastacus rectus |
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sp. nov. |
Neoleptastacus rectus sp. nov.
https://zoobank.org/ C916BDF2-CD13-421B-A8C2-8DFDE9D80D9F
Arenopontia? gussoae Cottarelli, 1973a sensu Mielke (1982b) View in CoL [partim: material from Isla Nalunega, Panamá]
Original description. Mielke (1982b —as Arenopontia? gussoae View in CoL ): 204; Figs 4I View FIGURE 4 , 6D View FIGURE 6 , 7D View FIGURE 7 ).
Type locality. Panamá, Atlantic seaboard; Comarca de Guna Yala, San Blas Islands , Isla Nalunega ; sandy beach, fine-medium sand with medium amount of detritus .
Body length. 360–380 μm (♀), 310–330 μm (♂) [ Mielke 1982b].
Etymology. The specific epithet (derived from the Latin rectus , meaning straight) refers to the shape of the paired anal processes which are not dorsally recurved as in most other members of the gussoae -subgroup (except N. longiremis ).
Remarks. Mielke (1982b) recorded “ Arenopontia? gussoae ” from both oceanic seaboards of Panamá. His specimens from the Atlantic seaboard are similar to N. gussoae in the relative length of the caudal spinous process (45% of ramus length) and the length ratio of the rami of P1 (endopod 1.3 times longer than exopod) but differ from the Cuban population in (1) the paired anal processes are straight and pointed, (2) the caudal ramus is more angular and its terminal process is not recurved in its distal half, (3) P1 enp-1 is 1.45 times longer than enp-2 (vs 1.25), and (4) the female P5 is atypically short and broad (length/maximum width 1.7 vs at least 2.0 in other members of the gussoae -subgroup ( Table 4). Mielke (1982b) also mentioned that the rostrum is less tapered towards its apex (compared to N. abbreviatus sp. nov.) and that the free endopodal segment of the antenna has long hairs on its posterior surface (this feature possibly refers to the endopodal surface frill) but both characters are of limited value for comparing N. gussoae with the Isla Nalunega population. Note that Mielke (1982b: Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ) illustrated a fine outer seta on the basis of P1 but this must be an observational error.
The differences displayed by the Isla Nalunega population are here considered as sufficient evidence to accord it distinct specific rank. The female specimen illustrated by Mielke (1982b: Figs 4I View FIGURE 4 , 6D View FIGURE 6 , 7D View FIGURE 7 ) and deposited in the Zoologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Göttingen is here designated as the holotype of N. rectus sp. nov. in accordance with ICZN Arts 16.4, 72.5.6 and 73.1.4. The species can be differentiated from its congeners in the gussoae -subgroup by the characters listed above (ICZN Art. 13.1).
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Neoleptastacus rectus
Sak, Serdar, Karaytuğ, Süphan & Huys, Rony 2024 |
Arenopontia? gussoae Cottarelli, 1973a sensu Mielke (1982b)
Cottarelli, 1973 a sensu Mielke 1982 |
Arenopontia? gussoae
Cottarelli, 1973 a sensu Mielke 1982 |