A REVISION OF LEPTOPONTIA T-SCOTT (COPEPODA, HARPACTICOIDA) WITH DESCRIPTION OF 6 NEW SPECIES

Citation
R. Huys et S. Conroydalton, A REVISION OF LEPTOPONTIA T-SCOTT (COPEPODA, HARPACTICOIDA) WITH DESCRIPTION OF 6 NEW SPECIES, Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 118(3), 1996, pp. 197-239
Citations number
35
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
ISSN journal
0024-4082
Volume
118
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
197 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-4082(1996)118:3<197:AROLT(>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The presumed amphiatlantic distribution of Leptopontia curvicanda T. S cott, 1902 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) is reviewed and the species being redescribed on the basis of a single male from the Isle of Sylt. Exam ination of other material previously attributed to L. curvicanda, coll ected in South Carolina and a wide range of localities in northwestern Europe, resulted in the discovery of four new, morphologically simila r species: L. dovpori sp. nov., L. flandrica sp. nov., L. punctata sp. nov. and L. americana sp. nov. In addition, two new species, L. medit erranea sp. nov. and L. breviarticulata sp. nov. are described from th e Mediterranean and the Galapagos archipelago, respectively. L. curvic anda sensu Marinov (1971) and sensu Apostolov (1973) from the Black Se a and sensu Klie (1950) from Helgoland are regarded as species inquire ndae. A revised diagnosis of the genus Leptopontia T. Scott is present ed. (C) 1996 The Linnean Society of London