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

Wenliang Liu, Zhongli Sha

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Abstract

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 supraoc-ular spines about as long as the head and posterolateral pleotelsonic spines overreaching the pleotelson apex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)531-540
Number of pages10
JournalZootaxa
Volume4013
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • Deep-sea
  • Litarcturus
  • New species
  • Okinawa Trough
  • Taxonomy

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