Neobrychiopontius, Mahatma, Radith, Arbizu, Pedro Martínez & Ivanenko, Viatcheslav N., 2008
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.183905 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5694384 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB1157-A81C-C305-0BB1-D6980BD86D2C |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Neobrychiopontius |
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gen. nov. |
Neobrychiopontius gen. nov.
Diagnosis—Female. Prosome 4segmented, with rounded epimeral areas; urosome 5segmented, consisting of leg 5 bearing somite, genital doublesomite, 2 abdominal somites and telson; telson 2 times longer than second abdominal somite. Rostral area projecting ventrally. Oral cone with distal disk formed by labrum and labium. Furca with 7 setae, 12 times longer than wide. Antennule 21segmented with aesthetasc on segment 18. Antenna and maxilliped with elongate, bluntpointed, toothed terminally terminal seta. Mandible with 2 segmented palp, each segment armed with 1 seta. First segment of maxilla with inner lobe bearing 2 setae (1 small) near joint with second clawlike segment. Legs 1 to 4 with 3segmented rami, formula of armature as for the type species. Leg 5 1segmented, on ventrolateral side, with 4 setae. Leg 6 represented by 2 setae. Male unknown.
Etymology—The genus name is a combination of the Greek word “neo” (= new) and the name of the type genus.
Type and only species— Neobrychiopontius galeronae sp. nov.
Distribution—Only known from the type locality in the Northeast Pacific nodule Province.
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