| _version_ | 1866901676996165632 |
|---|---|
| author | Kim, Il-Hoi Boxshall, Geoff A. |
| author_facet | Kim, Il-Hoi Boxshall, Geoff A. |
| contents | <p><b><i>Aplodelphys</i> gen. nov.</b></p><p><b>Diagnosis</b>. Body cylindrical, consistingof unsegmented prosome and small urosome. Body surface covered with fine spinules. Urosome unsegmented, positioned at posterior end of prosome, bearing lobate caudal rami. Caudal setae absent. Rostrum and antennules lacking. Antenna small, 2-segmented with terminal claw. Labrum large, conical, posteriorly-directed, extending slightly beyond distal tip of leg 1 rami. Mouthparts absent. Legs 1 and 2 positioned ventrally and directed posteriorly. Leg 1 biramous; rami digitiform, unsegmented and conical; both rami equal in length. Leg 2 as in leg 1 but with slightly smaller rami. Legs 3–5 absent.</p><p><b>Type species</b>. <i>Aplodelphys conica</i> <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> by original desgination.</p><p><b>Etymology</b>. The name is derived from the Greek <i>apl</i> (=simple) and - <i>delphys</i>, referring to the simple body structure of the new genus.</p><p><b>Remarks</b>. <i>Aplodelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. shows extreme reduction in appendages, a feature that it shares with <i>Socotradelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. and <i>Paranoplodelphys</i>. <i>Aplodelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. lacks ventrolateral processes on the cephalosome and bears biramous legs 1 and 2, which separates it from <i>Scocotradelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. It lacks antennules but has paired antennae and a biramous leg 2, which serve to distinguish it from <i>Paranoplodelphys</i>.</p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_4591404 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
| record_format | zenodo |
| spellingShingle | Aplodelphys Kim & Boxshall 2020, gen. nov. Kim, Il-Hoi Boxshall, Geoff A. Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Copepoda Cyclopoida Notodelphyidae Aplodelphys <p><b><i>Aplodelphys</i> gen. nov.</b></p><p><b>Diagnosis</b>. Body cylindrical, consistingof unsegmented prosome and small urosome. Body surface covered with fine spinules. Urosome unsegmented, positioned at posterior end of prosome, bearing lobate caudal rami. Caudal setae absent. Rostrum and antennules lacking. Antenna small, 2-segmented with terminal claw. Labrum large, conical, posteriorly-directed, extending slightly beyond distal tip of leg 1 rami. Mouthparts absent. Legs 1 and 2 positioned ventrally and directed posteriorly. Leg 1 biramous; rami digitiform, unsegmented and conical; both rami equal in length. Leg 2 as in leg 1 but with slightly smaller rami. Legs 3–5 absent.</p><p><b>Type species</b>. <i>Aplodelphys conica</i> <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> by original desgination.</p><p><b>Etymology</b>. The name is derived from the Greek <i>apl</i> (=simple) and - <i>delphys</i>, referring to the simple body structure of the new genus.</p><p><b>Remarks</b>. <i>Aplodelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. shows extreme reduction in appendages, a feature that it shares with <i>Socotradelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. and <i>Paranoplodelphys</i>. <i>Aplodelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. lacks ventrolateral processes on the cephalosome and bears biramous legs 1 and 2, which separates it from <i>Scocotradelphys</i> <b>gen. nov</b>. It lacks antennules but has paired antennae and a biramous leg 2, which serve to distinguish it from <i>Paranoplodelphys</i>.</p> |
| title | Aplodelphys Kim & Boxshall 2020, gen. nov. |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Copepoda Cyclopoida Notodelphyidae Aplodelphys |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4591404 |