Typhlocirolana cf. gurneyi Racovitza, 1912

Mahi, Abdelhakim, Taleb, Amina, Belaidi, Nouria & Messana, Giuseppe, 2017, Typhlocirolanalongimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana, Subterranean Biology 22, pp. 27-41 : 32

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Typhlocirolana cf. gurneyi Racovitza, 1912
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Typhlocirolana cf. gurneyi Racovitza, 1912 View in CoL

Typhlocirolana gurneyi , Racovitza 1912: 261-266, figs 54-63; Monod 1930: 148, 152-155; Nourisson 1956:103, 110-113, 121.

Material examined.

Ain Temouchent 8 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, July 2012, A. Mahi legit, MZUF Coll. Crust. 4753.

Remarks.

The specimens of the Ain Temouchent region are most similar to Typhlocirolana gurneyi by the shape of uropod that is shallower, the pleotelson bearing 12 long plumose setae on the distal margin in male, 3 strong setae with additional setula on propodus of pereiopod 1 and the endite of maxilliped with 1-2 hooks and 3-4 plumose setae (Fig. 6).