Muccanella Perina and Camacho 2019
- Dataset
- The role of allopatric speciation and ancient origins of Bathynellidae (Crustacea) in the Pilbara (Western Australia): two new genera from the De Grey River catchment
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Perina, Giulia, Camacho, Ana I., Huey, Joel, Horwitz, Pierre, Koenders, Annette (2019): The role of allopatric speciation and ancient origins of Bathynellidae (Crustacea) in the Pilbara (Western Australia): two new genera from the De Grey River catchment. Contributions to Zoology 88 (4): 452-497, DOI: 10.1163/18759866-20191412, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18759866-20191412
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- order
- Bathynellacea
- family
- Bathynellidae
- genus
- Muccanella
description
Zoobank: urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 24 FC 9 F 35 - 6 C 73 - 4 B 99 - AD 19 - C 953 E 813 EB 7 F
diagnosis
Antennula seven-segmented. Antenna seven-segmented; third endopodial segment very small. Paragnaths with distal strong claws. Mandibular palp without sexual dimorphisms. Setae of mandibular palp similar in both sexes. Endopod of thoracopods I to VII four-segmented. Male thoracopod VIII compact and trapezoidal with only one small lobe (outer lobe) on penial region (latero external part) and two small projections (frontal and posterior); large rectangular basipod in vertical position with small distal crest; endopod small with one short seta; exopod perpendicular to principal axis of basipod, bearing two distal setae of similar length. Female thoracopod VIII simplified: coxopod without setae; long epipod; basipod slightly longer than coxopod bearing one seta; two-segmented ramus as long as basipod, with two distal setae: one short and one long. Uropod: sympod with four strong and big subequal spines, endopod with two spines, one “ special ” seta and three more setae. Furcal rami with five spines.
type_taxon
Type species: Muccanella cundalinensis gen. nov., sp. nov