On Laothoes (Crustacea, Amphipoda; Eusiridae) from the North Atlantic Ocean, with description of a new species

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Author: Coleman C. O.

Source: Journal of Natural History, Volume 33, Number 6, 1 June 1999 , pp. 799-811(13)

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Abstract:

Detailed descriptions of Laothoes pallaschi n. sp. and of L othoes macrocheir Oldevig, 1959 are given. The new species can be distinguished by the following characters: carpus and propodus of gnathopod 1 somewhat expanded, but these articles of gnathopod 2 elongate and very slender with very narrow palm, maxillipedal palp shorter than the outer plate, its article 3 about half the length of article 2, mandible with lacinia mobilis bulky. A proposed synonymization of L. macrocheir and Laothoes pacificus is rejected.

Keywords: CRUSTACEA; AMPHIPODA; EUSIRIDAE; LAOTHOES; PALLASCHI; N; SP; LAOTHOES; MACROCHEIR; LAOTHOES; PACIFICUS; TAXONOMY; NORTH; ATLANTIC; ARCTIC