Neoarcturus nordenstami (Kensley, 1984) Poore, 2003

Poore, G. C. B., 2003, Revision of Holidoteidae, an endemic southern African family of Crustacea, and re-appraisal of taxa previously included in its three genera (Isopoda: Valvifera), Journal of Natural History 37, pp. 1805-1846 : 1828

Neoarcturus nordenstami (Kensley, 1984) comb. nov.

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Microarcturus nordenstami Kensley, 1984: 248–250 , figure 17a–f.

Material examined Paratype male dissected, SAM A17814 ; paratype female, SAM A17813 .

Diagnosis

Eyes pigmented. Dorsum irregularly tuberculate, without dominant spines but with granulate tubercles in pairs. Pereonites 2–4 of female with convex, obtusely angled lateral wings, contiguous and forming lateral plate (male without lateral wings). Pleotelson apex almost right-angled, not apically produced as spine, posterolateral margins with well-defined angular flanges. Male pleonites 1 and 2 weakly elevated as paired dorsolateral bosses, pleonite 3 with lower dorsomedial boss. Posteroventral margin of pereonite 4 of male with bilobed flat plate. Male to 5.4 mm; female to 7.0 mm.

Remarks

The female of N. nordenstami has granulate dorsal tubercles on pereonites 2 and 3. The species is found in the East London area, south-eastern South Africa, at 90 and 710– 775 m.