Two New Apseudomorphan Species (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Metapseudidae) From Mo‘orea Island (Society Islands, French Polynesia) With Taxonomic Keys

Authors

Andrés G. Morales-Núñez, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFollow
Richard W. Heard, Gulf Coast Research LaboratoryFollow
Graham J. Bird, Independent

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Department

Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

School

Ocean Science and Engineering

Abstract

Previous information on the taxonomy and distribution of the crustacean order Tanaidacea occurring within the widely-dispersed Polynesian Archipelago has been limited to four nominal species, Apseudes rikiteanus Nobili, Apseudes seurati Nobili, Zeuxo seurati (Nobili) and Tanzanapseudes polynesiensis Müller. Based on specimens collected between 2009 and 2011 from coastal waters of Mo‘orea Island (Society Islands, French Polynesia), two new metapseudid tanaidaceans, Apseudomorpha drummi and Cryptapseudes mamua, are described. Keys to the identification of species currently placed within the genera Apseudomorpha Guţu and Cryptapseudes Băcescu are provided.

Publication Title

Zootaxa

Volume

4564

Issue

1

First Page

213

Last Page

247

Recommended Citation

Morales-Núñez, A., Heard, R., Bird, G. (2019). Two New Apseudomorphan Species (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Metapseudidae) From Mo‘orea Island (Society Islands, French Polynesia) With Taxonomic Keys. Zootaxa, 4564(1), 213-247.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19157