Verruca linearis Gruvel, 1900

Young, Paulo S., 2002, Revision of the Verrucidae (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from the Atlantic Ocean studied by Abel Gruvel (Travailleur and Talisman scientific expeditions), Zoosystema 24 (4), pp. 771-797 : 794

Verruca linearis Gruvel, 1900 [junior synonym of Metaverruca recta (Aurivillius, 1898) ]

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Verruca linearis Gruvel, 1900: 243 ; 1902: 107, pl. 5, figs 11, 12; 1905: 182, fig. 201. — Hoek 1907: 9.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Lectotype by present designation: Expédition du Talisman, Azores , drag. 128, 32°7’N, 29°32’W, 960-998 m, 1883, 1 spec. rc 4.9 mm ( MNHN Ci 71).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED. — No coordinates, 2018 m, on Caryophyllia sp., 1 spec. rc 9.2 mm ( MNHN Ci 72).

REMARKS

Verruca linearis does not exhibit any characters that differentiate it from Metaverruca recta (Aurivillius, 1898) , even in the appendages. Therefore, I have to confirm the synonymy presented by Gruvel (1920), Nilsson-Cantell (1929, 1938), Southward & Southward (1958), Buckeridge (1994), Foster & Buckeridge (1995a, b) and Young (1998a, b).

Figures

FIG. 21. — Verruca linearis Gruvel, 1900, lectotype, rostrocarinal view. Scale bar: 2 mm.