Pulcherella spiniventris ( Dollfus, 1897 ) Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, 2007

Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Magdalena, 2007, Figure 6. Typhlotanais Compactus, Female A In Family Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 And Typhlotanaidae Sieg, 1984, Zootaxa 1598, pp. 1-141 : 60-61

Pulcherella spiniventris ( Dollfus, 1897) n. comb.

( Fig. 29C )

Typhlotanais spiniventris: Dollfus (1897) 22: 210-212; Norman (1899) (7), 3: 340; Tattersall (1904): 601; Tattersall (1905) 2:5; Nierstrasz (1913): 34; Vanhoffen (1914) 15: 472; Dollfus (1938) 97: 94; Belloc (1960) 1188: 2; Lang (1970) (2), 23 (4):277-278, 287.

Material examined: Lectotype: female, 365104, CAM, Hirondelle Station 112, between Pico and Sao-Jorge (Azores), depth 1287 m, fond sable vaseux, 1 Jul 1887 ; Paralectotypes: two females (broken), 365168, one dissected on slides, the same locality ; one female, 365158, Station 226, Pico Faya Strait, depth 130 m, gravel, sand, shell grit .

Distribution: NE Atlantic, Azores, depth 130–1287m.

Remarks: The lectotype and paratypes of Pulcherella spiniventris are covered by crystalline deposits which preclude detailed morphological observations for defining character states and differences from the other members of the genus. The carapace being shorter than pereonite-1, the long dorso-distal seta on pereopod-1 and the flat prickly tubercles on pereopods 4 and 5 undoubtedly classify the species in the genus Pulcherella . Additional material from, or close to, the type locality would help to clarify the taxonomic status of this species versus the similar congener P. pulcher .

Figures

FIGURE 29. Pulcherella pulcher, holotype, female. A) lateral view; B) dorsal view; C) Pulcherella (=Typhlotanais) spiniventris. Scale: 1 mm.