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Issue: Vol. 3441 No. 1: 28 Aug. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-08-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3441.1.4
Page range: 47–55
Abstract views: 76
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Coboldus chazaroi, a new species of iphimediid amphipod (Amphipoda, Gammaridea, Iphimediidae) from a submarine cave, north Cuba

Laboratorio de Crustáceos, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM. Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México. C.P. 54090
Laboratorio de Crustáceos, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM. Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México. C.P. 54090
Avenida 21, Número 3605 e/36 y 42, Municipio Playa, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba. C.P. 11300
Crustacea Peracarida Amphipoda Coboldus new species Cuba

Abstract

The amphipods of Coboldus are considered as antipolar members of iphimediids with loss of a maxilla 1 palp article 2. Anew amphipod species of the genus Coboldus (Family Iphimediidae) collected from soft bottom in a submarine cave,Northern Cuba, is described. Coboldus chazaroi sp. nov., differs from all other known species by the following characters:pereonal dorsal processes bifid and equal in length, coxa 1 ventrally acute and bifid, article 5 of gnathopod 2 longer than6, dactylus longer than palm, posterior margin of pleonal epimeron 3 with 3 teeth, mandibular palp article 2 with 1 subdistal plumose seta, molar poorly developed with 1 basal seta, lacinia mobilis rectangular and finely serrate.

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