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A new genus of Tainisopidae fam . nov . ( Crustacea : Isopoda ) from the Pilbara , Western Australia
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| Author | Wilson, George D. F. |
| Abstract | Isopod crustaceans from deep bores in calcrete aquifers of the Fortescue River drainages in the Pilbara Region (Western Australia) are found to be closely related to TainisopusWilson and Ponder, 1992, but represent a distinct taxon, Pygolabis humphreysi gen. nov., sp. nov . The two taxa provide information for a diagnosis of a new family of Flabellifera sensu lato, the Tainisopidae. Although similar toTainisopusin many details,Pygolabisgen. nov.has tong-like uropodal endopods and an elongate pleotelson, thus lacking the presumably primitive condition of Tainisopus. The pleotelson of Pygolabisgen. nov.contains powerful muscles that cause the uropods to rotate medially, bringing the tong-like endopods together. Similar structures in other unrelated hypogean crustaceans are noted.Pygolabisgen. nov.has a highly complex appendix masculina on the endopod of male pleopod II, unlike the simple appendix masculina seen in Tainisopus. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00245.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Appendiceal Neoplasms Appendix Body Fluid Discharge Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine GEN1 gene Genus (mathematics) Isopoda Muscle Relationships problem parent/other family Subphylum Crustacea Tainisopidae doxorubicin/floxuridine/mitomycin protocol |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
