Isopods of the genus "Arcturella" (Valvifera: Arcturidae) from the expedition FAUNA I (S Spain), with description of a new species

  1. Rodríguez Sánchez, L.
  2. Junoy Pintos, Juan María
Revista:
Scientia Marina

ISSN: 0214-8358

Año de publicación: 2002

Volumen: 66

Número: 1

Páginas: 33-41

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3989/SCIMAR.2002.66N133 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Three specimens of the genus Arcturella (Crustacea: Isopoda: Valvifera: Arcturidae) were collected in the oceanographic expedition FAUNA I (S Spain). The specimens are fully described and illustrated, and a new species, Arcturella estherae sp. nov., is established. The two female specimens of this new species can be distinguished from all other species of the genus chiefly by the shape and ornamentation of the pereonite IV. The third specimen resembles Arcturella carlosoteroi, but shows certain anatomical differences from the only known specimen of this species.