Antarctodius rauscherti, a new species (Crustacea : Amphipoda : Ochlesidae) from the Antarctic Ocean

Authors
Coleman, CO Kauffeldt, J
Citation
Co. Coleman et J. Kauffeldt, Antarctodius rauscherti, a new species (Crustacea : Amphipoda : Ochlesidae) from the Antarctic Ocean, P BIOL SOC, 114(2), 2001, pp. 427-434
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
427 - 434
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20010525)114:2<427:ARANS(>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The Antarctic amphipod crustacean Antarctodius rauscherti, new species, is described. This species can be distinguished from its hypothetical sister t axon, Antarctodius antarcticus, by its elongate peduncles of the antenna 1 and 2, pointed apical processes on peduncle articles 1 and 2 of antenna 1, the shortened and strongly flexed rostrum and the truncate apices of coxa 2 and 3, and the lack of a dorsal hump on pleonite 3.