A new species of Ingolfiellidae (Peracarida, Amphipoda, Crustacea) from the Azores, Portugal

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

M Rubal (Author) FCUP; Larsen, K (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Helgoland Marine Research

Vol. 67

Pages: 149-154

ISSN: 1438-387X

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-05K

DOI: 10.1007/s10152-012-0311-6

Abstract (EN): A new species of Ingolfiellid Amphipod Ingolfiella azorensis n. sp. is described from samples collected in a benthic survey off the Azores archipelago, Portugal. The new species is characterized by the lack of ocular lobes, a four-toothed dactylus on the first and second gnathopods, and having dissimilar claws on the third to seventh pereiopods. Individuals were obtained from shallow subtidal samples of sand. The new findings bring the number of Ingolfiellidae from Macaronesia up to six, equalling almost 20 % of the world's known species, suggesting this area as a potential evolutionary centre for Ingolfiellidae.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6