Two New Deep-Sea Tanaidacean Genera, Isopodidus and Cetiopyge (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Gulf of Mexico
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2-2002
Department
Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Abstract
Two new genera and species, Isopodidus janum and Cetiopyge mira were found during an investigation of the deep-sea tanaidacean fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. Isopodidus janum is characterized by an isopod-like body shape and fused abdomen. Cetiopyge mira superficially resembles Expina typica and Mirandotanais vorax due to the enlarged abdomen, but is unique in that the abdomen is laterally compressed in Cetiopyge and cylindrical in the two other taxa. Despite the unresolved nature of tanaidacean phylogeny, both new genera can tentatively be assigned to the family Colletteidae.
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
Volume
115
Issue
2
First Page
403
Last Page
411
Recommended Citation
Larsen, K.,
Heard, R. W.
(2002). Two New Deep-Sea Tanaidacean Genera, Isopodidus and Cetiopyge (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 115(2), 403-411.
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