Heterocuma

Bochert, Ralf & Zettler, Michael L., 2011, Cumacea from the continental shelf of Angola and Namibia with descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 2978, pp. 1-33 : 31

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.200990

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5617855

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E274752B-386D-FFBF-3BE6-2F44FA7AD0EA

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Plazi

scientific name

Heterocuma
status

 

Key to Heterocuma View in CoL (adapted from Corbera et al., 2005)

1 Dorsal plate of telsonic somite truncate posteriorly. Endopod of pleopod with narrow external process. External distal portion of basis of third maxilliped not produced, carpus straight.......................................... genus Cumopsis View in CoL

- Dorsal plate of telsonic somite excavated posteriorly. Endopod of pleopod without external process. External distal portion of basis of third maxilliped produced as a prominent lobe, carpus internal dilated..................... genus Heterocuma View in CoL ...2

2 Endopod of uropod distinctly shorter than peduncle.......................................................... 3

- Endopod of uropod at least as long as peduncle.............................................................. 5

3 Pereopod 2 and 3 with uniarticulate exopods.................................. H. africanum africanum Zimmer, 1920 View in CoL

- Pereopod 2 and 3 with biarticulate exopods................................................................. 4

4 Pereopod 1 carpus subequal to propodus....................................... H. africana intermedia ( Fage, 1924)

- Pereopod 1 carpus distinctly longer than propodus....................................... H. ambrizetensis View in CoL sp. nov.

5 Uropod endopod article 1 shorter than article 2.............................................................. 6

- Uropod endopod article 1 longer than article 2............................................... H. sarsi Miers, 1879 View in CoL

6 Pleonites without carinae........................................................... H. armatum Kurian, 1954 View in CoL

- Pleonites with carinae.................................................................................. 7

7 Pereonites 2 and 3 with a paired dorsal carina, anterolateral margin of carapace smooth................................................................................................ H. inerme Corbera, Trirado & Martin, 2005 View in CoL

- Pereonites 2 and 3 with a median dorsal carina and prominent dorsolateral and lateral carinae, anterolateral margin of carapace serrated........................................................................ H. andamani Kurian, 1954 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Cumacea

Family

Bodotriidae

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