A new species of amphipod, Photis inornatus sp. nov. (Corophiidea, Photidae) from a ‘ Haploops community’ in Brittany
Author
Myers, Alan A.
Author
Rigolet, Carine
Author
Thiébaut, Eric
Author
Dubois, Stanislas F.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3236
55
61
journal article
45227
10.5281/zenodo.214894
2df7b3d3-d1ab-4b2e-a53a-4e2bc7658bb1
1175-5326
214894
Family
Photidae
Diagnosis.
Body laterally compressed, rostrum short, lateral cephalic lobe weakly or strongly extended, eye, if present, situated proximal to lobe or completely of partially enclosed in extended lobe; anteroventral margin moderately to strongly recessed and moderately excavate. Mandible palp article 3 asymmetrical, distally rounded, setae extending along most of posterior margin or subsymmetrical with setae mostly distal. Gnathopod
2 in
male larger than gnathopod 1, merus not enlarged. Pereopods 5–7 not subchelate. Pereopod 7 slightly longer than pereopod 6; urosomites free. Uropod 3 peduncle short with sides expanded or long, parallel-sided or narrowing distally; telson without hooks or denticles.