R. Huys et S. Conroydalton, A REVISION OF LEPTOPONTIA T-SCOTT (COPEPODA, HARPACTICOIDA) WITH DESCRIPTION OF 6 NEW SPECIES, Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 118(3), 1996, pp. 197-239
The presumed amphiatlantic distribution of Leptopontia curvicanda T. S
cott, 1902 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) is reviewed and the species being
redescribed on the basis of a single male from the Isle of Sylt. Exam
ination of other material previously attributed to L. curvicanda, coll
ected in South Carolina and a wide range of localities in northwestern
Europe, resulted in the discovery of four new, morphologically simila
r species: L. dovpori sp. nov., L. flandrica sp. nov., L. punctata sp.
nov. and L. americana sp. nov. In addition, two new species, L. medit
erranea sp. nov. and L. breviarticulata sp. nov. are described from th
e Mediterranean and the Galapagos archipelago, respectively. L. curvic
anda sensu Marinov (1971) and sensu Apostolov (1973) from the Black Se
a and sensu Klie (1950) from Helgoland are regarded as species inquire
ndae. A revised diagnosis of the genus Leptopontia T. Scott is present
ed. (C) 1996 The Linnean Society of London