Litarcturus kexueiae sp. nov., a new deep-sea isopod from the Okinawa Trough (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera, Antarcturidae).

نویسندگان

  • Wenliang Liu
  • Zhongli Sha
چکیده

A new species of the genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990, L. kexueiae sp. nov., collected from deep sea of the Okinawa Trough, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguished from the other seven species of the genus by bearing long supraocular spines about as long as the head and posterolateral pleotelsonic spines overreaching the pleotelson apex.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 4013 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015