Austroarcturus quadriconus (Kensley, 1975) 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 : 1815

publication ID	1464-5262
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5260355
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC5987CB-8F70-AE56-31FC-FEEBFB8FB9EB
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Austroarcturus quadriconus (Kensley, 1975)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Austroarcturus quadriconus (Kensley, 1975) View in CoL comb. nov.

(figure 1G, H)

Microarcturus quadriconus Kensley, 1975: 52–54 ; Kensley, 1978b: 28, figure 13b–c; Kensley, 1984: 252–255, figure 20a–e.

Material examined

Eight males (one dissected), 12 ovigerous females, 22 juveniles, SAM A17825 View Materials . Two males, two females, NMV J47030 View Materials .

Diagnosis

Body with pair of submedial dorsal rows of tubercles, a pair of conical spines on head and each pereonite, plus pair of dorsolateral conical spines on most pereonites. Pereonites 2 and 3 with lateral triangular wings (more prominent in female), margin discontinuous; pereonite 4 slightly exanded, 5 and 6 less so; pleonites not expanded. Pleonite 3 without mid-dorsal spine on dorsal dome. Male to 4.0 mm; female to 5.6 mm.

Remarks

The four conical tubercles in a row across each pereonite are diagnostic. The species occurs off Still Bay, southern South Africa, at 80 m depth.