Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region

Abstract. Gnathia bermudensissp. nov. is described from mesophotic coral ecosystems in Bermuda; it is distinguished by pronounced and pointed supraocular lobes, two superior frontolateral processes and a weak bifid mediofrontal process, pereonite 1 not fused dorsally with the cephalosome, and large...

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Autores principales: Hadfield, Kerry A., Schizas, Nikolaos V., Chatterjee, Tapas, Smit, Nico J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31802969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.891.39564
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author Hadfield, Kerry A.
Schizas, Nikolaos V.
Chatterjee, Tapas
Smit, Nico J.
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description Abstract. Gnathia bermudensissp. nov. is described from mesophotic coral ecosystems in Bermuda; it is distinguished by pronounced and pointed supraocular lobes, two superior frontolateral processes and a weak bifid mediofrontal process, pereonite 1 not fused dorsally with the cephalosome, and large eyes. This is the first record of a species of Gnathia from Bermuda. A synopsis and key to the other Gnathia species from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region is provided.
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spelling pubmed-68829272019-12-04 Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region Hadfield, Kerry A. Schizas, Nikolaos V. Chatterjee, Tapas Smit, Nico J. Zookeys Research Article Abstract. Gnathia bermudensissp. nov. is described from mesophotic coral ecosystems in Bermuda; it is distinguished by pronounced and pointed supraocular lobes, two superior frontolateral processes and a weak bifid mediofrontal process, pereonite 1 not fused dorsally with the cephalosome, and large eyes. This is the first record of a species of Gnathia from Bermuda. A synopsis and key to the other Gnathia species from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region is provided. Pensoft Publishers 2019-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6882927/ /pubmed/31802969 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.891.39564 Text en Kerry A. Hadfield, Nikolaos V. Schizas, Tapas Chatterjee, Nico J. Smit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Hadfield, Kerry A.
Schizas, Nikolaos V.
Chatterjee, Tapas
Smit, Nico J.
Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title_full Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title_fullStr Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title_full_unstemmed Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title_short Gnathia bermudensis (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of Bermuda, with a key to Gnathia from the Greater Caribbean biogeographic region
title_sort gnathia bermudensis (crustacea, isopoda, gnathiidae), a new species from the mesophotic reefs of bermuda, with a key to gnathia from the greater caribbean biogeographic region
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31802969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.891.39564
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