Plesionika semilaevis Bate, 1888

Jiang, Guo-Chen, Landeira, José M., Shih, Tung-Wei & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2018, First zoeal stage of Plesionika crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1991, P. ortmanni Doflein, 1902, and P. semilaevis Bate, 1888, with remarks on the early larvae of Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Crustacea, Decapoda), Zootaxa 4532 (3), pp. 385-395 : 388-389

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4532.3.4

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6494965

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Plesionika semilaevis Bate, 1888
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Plesionika semilaevis Bate, 1888 View in CoL

( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 )

Zoea I. Size: CL, 0.37 mm (0.32-0.39 mm); TL, 2.41 mm (2.30-2.46 mm). (n = 10)

Carapace ( Fig. 3A, B, D View FIGURE 3 ): Slightly dorsoventrally flattened; rostrum slightly curved and slender, shorter than antennular peduncle; dorsal anterior and posterior processes present; anteroventral margin bearing 1 strong pterygostomian spine and 3 denticles; eyes sessile.

Antennule ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ): Peduncle unsegmented, slender and bearing 1 small tubercle; endopod with 1 long, plumose seta; exopod unsegmented with 1 spatulate seta, 3 aesthetascs, 1 plumose seta.

Antenna ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 ): Peduncle unsegmented with 1 sharp basal spine distally; endopod unsegmented, with 1 long plumose seta and 1 sharp, slender spine terminally; exopod 6-segmented, 9 plumose setae on inner margin, 1 seta on apex and 2 plumose setae on outer margin, 1 tubercle on first segment at proximal position in inner margin.

Mandible ( Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ): Palp absent; right and left slightly asymmetrical, right incisor with 3 terminal teeth; left incisor with 4 teeth (1 subterminal + 3 terminal) and lacinia mobilis.

Maxillule ( Fig. 3H View FIGURE 3 ): Coxal endite with 7 (2 simple subterminal + 5 terminal plumose) setae; basial endite with 2 strong, cuspidate setae and 3 simple setae; endopod unsegmented with 6 setae forming 3 groups: basal group with 1 small, simple seta and 2 sparsely plumose setae; median group with 2 sparsely plumose setae; distal group with only 1 long sparsely plumose seta; exopod absent.

Maxilla ( Fig. 3I View FIGURE 3 ): Coxal endite bilobed with 9 + 4 plumose setae; basial endite bilobed with 4 + 4 plumose setae; endopod with 9 (3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2) setae; scaphognathite margin with 5 plumose setae.

First Maxilliped ( Fig. 3J View FIGURE 3 ): Coxa with 4 plumose setae; basis with 12 plumose setae; endopod 4-segmented with 3, 1, 2, 4 (1 outer + 3 terminal) setae; exopod unsegmented, armed distally with 4 (1+3) long, plumose natatory setae.

Second Maxilliped ( Fig. 3K View FIGURE 3 ): Coxa with 1 plumose seta; basis with 7 plumose setae; endopod 4-segmented with 3, 1, 2, 5 (1 outer + 4 terminal) setae; exopod unsegmented, armed distally with 5 (2+3) long plumose natatory setae.

Third Maxilliped ( Fig. 3L View FIGURE 3 ): Coxa without setae; basis with 4 plumose setae; endopod 4-segmented with 2, 1, 2, 4 (1 outer + 3 terminal) setae; exopod unsegmented, armed distally with 5 (2+3) long, plumose natatory setae.

Pereiopods: Absent.

Pleon ( Fig. 3A, C View FIGURE 3 ): With 5 somites, no spines or setae.

Pleopods: Absent.

Uropod: Absent.

Telson ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ): Subtriangular, posterior margin with row of minute spinules as well as 7 + 7 plumose setae, outermost 2 pairs only plumose on inner margin.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Pandalidae

Genus

Plesionika

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