A new species of Gastrosaccus (Crustacea, Mysidacea) from Algoa Bay (South Africa)
Deprez, T.; Wooldridge, T.; Mees, J. (2006). A new species of Gastrosaccus (Crustacea, Mysidacea) from Algoa Bay (South Africa), in: Deprez, T. Taxonomy and biogeography of the Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): a global approach through the biological information system NeMys = Taxonomie en biogeografie van de Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): een globale aanpak via het biologisch informatiesysteem NeMys. pp. 160-170 In: Deprez, T. (2006). Taxonomy and biogeography of the Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): a global approach through the biological information system NeMys = Taxonomie en biogeografie van de Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): een globale aanpak via het biologisch informatiesysteem NeMys. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. ISBN 90-87556001-5. XVI, 510 pp., more |
Keywords | Animal appendages Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology Classification > Taxonomy Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species Gastrosaccus wittmanni Deprez, Wooldridge & Mees, 2000 [WoRMS]; Mysida [WoRMS]; Mysida [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal | Author keywords | Gastrosaccus wittmanni; mysid; surface water; South Africa |
Abstract | Gastrosaccus wittmanni sp. nov. was collected from surface-waters near Kings Beach in Algoa Bay (South Africa). Morphologically, it is characterised by having seven strong spines on each side of the telson. In between the strong spines, spinules are present except between the first most proximal pair. The endopod of the first female pleopod bears one terminal plumose seta. Most of the setae on antennules, antennae, thoracopods, pleopods and uropods are jointed. |
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