Tasmanida, Ahyong, Shane T., 2007
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.178624 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5030671 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0395878E-FFAF-6A79-FF47-FA19FBEB57A5 |
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Tasmanida |
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gen. nov. |
Tasmanida View in CoL gen. nov.
Diagnosis. Carapace with distinct transverse striae; with epigastric and postcervical spines; with prominent median gastric process; cardiac region unarmed. Rostral spine stout, longer than supraocular spines; orbit deeply concave; anterolateral spines stout; branchial and anterior postcervical marginal spines present. Abdominal tergites with transverse striae; tergites 2–4 with spines. Telson subdivision complete. Sternite 4 with broad, straight, anteromedian margin, contiguous with posterior margin of sternite 3. Ocular peduncle dorsoventrally flattened; cornea dilated. Basal antennular segment with distomesial and 2 distolateral spines. Antennal basal segment with long mesial spine. Maxilliped 3 merus slightly exceeding twice as long as high. Pereopod 2–4 dactyli with row of small, movable flexor spines. Pereopod 5 propodus with brush of simple setae on flexor surface.
Etymology. An arbitrary combination of Tasman and the Latin suffix - ida. Gender feminine.
Type species. Tasmanida norfolkae gen. et sp. nov., by present designation.
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