Paractenoscia cavernicola, Taiti & Rossano, 2015
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1009512 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DCBF3103-1463-4A32-9BC0-A4CFE8B762AE |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4337198 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88793-6B50-6475-3987-FA0DFDEEFBC0 |
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Carolina |
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scientific name |
Paractenoscia cavernicola |
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sp. nov. |
Paractenoscia cavernicola View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figures 9–11 View Figure 9 View Figure 10 View Figure 11 )
Material examined
Holotype: ♂, St. 8, leg. S. Taiti and C. Rossano, 28 April 2004 ( MZUF 9473 View Materials ) . Paratypes: 3 ♂, 9 ♀♀, same data as holotype ( MZUF 9473 View Materials ) .
Description
Maximum length: ♂, 3.5 mm; ♀, 4.8 mm. Body outline as in Figure 9A View Figure 9 . Colourless body. Back smooth with some scattered pointed scale-setae ( Figure 9B View Figure 9 ); noduli laterales with b/c and d/c co-ordinates as in Figure 9C View Figure 9 . Cephalon ( Figure 9D, 9E View Figure 9 ) with suprantennal line slightly bent downwards in the middle; eyes absent. Pereonites 1–3 with convex distal margins and rounded posterior corners; pereonites 4–7 with progressively more acute corners ( Figure 9F View Figure 9 ). Telson triangular with slightly convex sides ( Figure 9G View Figure 9 ). Antennule ( Figure 9H View Figure 9 ) with third article longer than first and second; third article with two petaliform apical aesthetascs, two petaliform aesthetascs in the middle and one pointed aesthetasc closer to proximal margin. Antenna ( Figures 9I View Figure 9 , 11A View Figure 11 ) with flagellum slightly longer than fifth article of peduncle; flagellar articles subequal in length; a row of three aesthetascs on second and four aesthetascs on third flagellar article. Mandible with molar penicil consisting of three long and two short setae; left mandible ( Figure 10A View Figure 10 ) with 2 + 1 free penicils and two lines of scales between the two groups of free penicils; right mandible ( Figure 10B View Figure 10 ) with 1 + 1 free penicils. Maxillule outer branch with 4 + 6 (4 pectinate) teeth; inner branch with two short stout penicils ( Figure 10C View Figure 10 ). Maxilla ( Figure 10D View Figure 10 ) deeply bilobate with setose apex, inner lobe slightly larger than outer one, bearing verruca-like protuberances at the base and with tuft of short segmented sticks near medial margin. Maxilliped ( Figure 10E View Figure 10 ) endite with a line of setae in the middle and no penicil; first article of palp with two strong setae. Pereopods with a row of scales on distal margins of ischium, merus and carpus.
Male: Antenna with fifth article of the peduncle distinctly enlarged ( Figure 11A View Figure 11 ). Pereopod 1 ( Figure 11B View Figure 11 ) with no distinct sexual modifications. Pereopod 7 ( Figure 11C View Figure 11 ) ischium with straight sternal margin. Pleopod 1 ( Figure 11D View Figure 11 ) exopod subtriangular; endopod with pointed apical part slightly bent outwards. Pleopod 2 ( Figure 11E View Figure 11 ) endopod with apical part flagelliform, distinctly longer than exopod. Pleopod 3–5 exopods as in Figure 11F–H View Figure 11 .
Etymology
From the Latin ‘ cavernicolus ’ = cavernicolous, cave-dwelling. The name refers to the locality of collection: Ghar-Knadel Cave.
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