New deep-sea Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the eastern Pacific collected by RV 'Vema'

Authors
Petrescu, I
Citation
I. Petrescu, New deep-sea Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the eastern Pacific collected by RV 'Vema', J NAT HIST, 35(11), 2001, pp. 1657-1680
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
ISSN journal
00222933 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1657 - 1680
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2933(200111)35:11<1657:NDN(CF>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Five new species of Procampylaspis Bonnier, 1896 (P. cornuta, P. jonesi, P. ledoyeri, P. muradianae and P. spinosa) and a new genus and species, Vemac umella heardi, are described from material collected by RN. 'Vema' from the eastern Pacific coast of South America from 1958 to 1962. The new species of Procampylaspis are compared to congeners from the Atlantic. Vemacumella n. gen. is closely related to Styloptocuma Bacescu and Muradian, 1974, but also possesses a few characters in common with Cumella Sars, 1865; Bate, 18 56.