Redescription of Dynameniscus carinatus (Richardson, 1900) (Crustacea : Isopoda : Sphaeromatidae)

Authors
Kensley, B Bruce, NL
Citation
B. Kensley et Nl. Bruce, Redescription of Dynameniscus carinatus (Richardson, 1900) (Crustacea : Isopoda : Sphaeromatidae), P BIOL SOC, 114(1), 2001, pp. 188-196
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
188 - 196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20010419)114:1<188:RODC(1>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Dynameniscus carinatus, originally described one hundred years ago from a s ingle female from deep water off Georgia, U.S.A., is redescribed, based on an additional male and two females, all from the Caribbean. The genus is re defined, and its affinities briefly discussed. Its subfamilial placement re mains uncertain, however, given a number of unusual features in the mouthpa rts, pleopods, and uropods.