Cymbasoma turcorum Suárez-Morales & Üstün 2020
- Dataset
- Validation of Cymbasoma turcorum and Monstrillopsis pontoeuxinensis, two monstrilloids from Turkey described by Suárez-Morales & Üstün in 2018 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Monstrilloida)
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Suárez-Morales, Eduardo, Üstün, Funda (2020): Validation of Cymbasoma turcorum and Monstrillopsis pontoeuxinensis, two monstrilloids from Turkey described by Suárez-Morales & Üstün in 2018 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Monstrilloida). Zootaxa 4779 (1): 149-150, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.1.12
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Maxillopoda
- order
- Monstrilloida
- family
- Monstrillidae
- genus
- Cymbasoma
- species
- Cymbasoma turcorum
diagnosis
Diagnosis. (Female) Body length excluding antennules and caudal rami 0.933 mm (67.2 % cephalothorax, 11 % urosome). Oral papilla at 26 % of cephalothorax length. Ventral part of “ forehead ” with few shallow, transverse striations. Antennules 38 % as long as cephalothorax, three-segmented (fusion of segments 3 and 4). Among antennular setae, elements of 2 v group remarkably long, element 3 long and setiform, element IIId reduced, elements b 1 - 5 unbranched. Outer apical exopodal setae of legs 1 – 4 spinulose externally, bearing short setules internally. Endopodal lobes of fifth legs unarmed, asymmetrical; exopodal lobes subrectangular, with two large, subequally long apical setae and one small medial seta, latter not exceeding exopodal lobe in length. Ovigerous spines separated at base, 70 % as long as body. Anal somite smooth, lateral margins expanding posteriorly.
discussion
Remarks. A full description and taxonomic illustrations of C. turcorum, including comparisons to known congeners, was provided by Suárez-Morales & Üstün (2018).
etymology
Etymology. A genitive plural noun honoring the people of Turkey, the country of the type locality.
materials_examined
Type material. Holotype adult female deposited in collection of Zooplankton held at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECO- SUR), in Chetumal, Mexico (ECO-CHZ- 10336), collected from plankton on 6 June 2016 at station B, Hamsilos Bay, Sinop, Turkish coast of the Black Sea (35 ° 02 ’ 36 ” E, 42 ° 03 ’ 36 ” N); specimen partially dissected, with selected appendages mounted on slide in glycerine, sealed with Entellan ®.