Platysympus depressus Day, 1978

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 136

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scientific name	Platysympus depressus Day, 1978
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Platysympus depressus Day, 1978 View in CoL

Platysympus depressus Day, 1978: 157–160 View in CoL , fig. 7A–L.

Type material. Holotype: SAMC A15683, adult male. Cape Peninsula , South Africa, 34°25’S, 17°45’E. Not seen. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Carapace with branchial swellings, with several short ridges, in lateral view without dorsal humps. Telson 2.0 pleonite 6, 0.7 uropod peduncles, without lateral setae. Adult male carapace with weaker ridges than in female; antennule with group of aesthetascs on main flagellum article 1; antennal flagellum short, not extending to end of pereon, peduncle article 5 encircled with short setae and with 2 larger aesthetascs in each ring.

Depth. 440–850 m.

Distribution. South Africa, 12°14.4’S, 46°41’E and 34°25’S, 17°45’E.

Remarks. The most similar species are Platysympus typicus and P. tricarinatus , which can be differented from P. depressus by the presence of a mid–dorsal ridge. In P. depressus there is no mid–dorsal ridge.