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Issue: Vol. 4407 No. 1: 9 Apr. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-04-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.8
Page range: 117–129
Abstract views: 139
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A new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle, Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin

Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
Department of Marine Recreation, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Magong City 880, Taiwan.
Crustacea Scalpelliformes Vulcanolepas hydrothermal vent taxa Lau Basin

Abstract

The present study describes a new species of Vulcanolepas from the Lau Basin in the South Pacific. The basal angle of the tergum of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is elevated from the capitular-peduncular margin at ~1/6 of the capitular height. The mandibles of V. buckeridgei sp. nov. are tridentoid; the cutting margins of the second and third teeth are long and each tooth possesses 18–20 sharp spines. The proximal segments of the anterior and posterior rami of cirrus I are protuberant and with dense, simple setae. DNA barcode sequences of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. are similar to Vulcanolepas sp. 1 collected from the Lau Basin (Herrera et al. 2015). Vulcanolepas buckeridgei is morphologically similar to Vulcanolepas ‘Lau A’ collected in the Lau Basin (Southward & Newman 1998). This suggests that Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is widespread in the Lau Basin.

 

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