A new species of <i>Cerapopsis</i> Della Valle (Amphipoda: Isaeidae) from the Atlantic coast of Morocco

Menioui, Mohamed; Myers, Alan A.

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“…Sexual dimorphism in C. alexandri sp. nov. has been observed also in pereopods 3 and 4, similarly to C. takamado (Menioui & Myers 2001); the morphology of the remaining characters, such as pereopods, mouthparts, general appearance and body shape, seems to be the same in males and females; thus, the female of C. alexandri sp. nov. should be easily recognized whenever present.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Bellan-Santini et al (1989) reported the species in the infralittoral, on sandy bottoms and among algae and Posidonia oceanica meadows. C. takamado was found in shallow waters (12 m), on sandy bottoms of the coast of Marocco (Menioui & Myers 2001). C. alexandri sp.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Additional species: Cerapopsis Della Valle, 1893 contains three species, including the new species described herein: C. longipes Della Valle, 1983; C. takamado Menioui and Myers, 2001; C. alexandri sp. nov.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Current estimates of Mediterranean marine diversity, however, are still incomplete (Coll et al 2010), and undescribed species will likely be added in the future. The new species of amphipod was classified as closely related to Cerapopsis takamado (Menioui & Myers 2001). The genus Cerapopsis was synonymized with Photis Kröyer for nearly a quarter of a century, according to Krapp-Schickel (1976).…”

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“…Afterwards, Barnard and Karaman (1991) recognized the differences between Cerapopsis and Photis, which are mainly based on the anteriorally produced coxa 1 and the grossly expanded dactylus of the male gnathopod 2. I follow the recommendation of Barnard and Karaman (1991) and, according to Menioui and Myers (2001) and Myers and Lowry (2003), I assign the new species (Cerapopsis alexandri sp. nov.; C. Munari August 2011) to this genus.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A new species ofCerapopsis(Amphipoda: Corophiidea: Kamakidae) from the Strait of Messina, central Mediterranean Sea

Cristina

2013

Italian Journal of Zoology

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A new species of Cerapopsis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Kamakidae), C. alexandri sp. nov., is described from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea). The specimens were collected in July 2011 and January 2012, in front of the village of Favazzina (Calabria Region, Southern Italy), from 40 to 50 m depth. C. alexandri sp. nov. is characterized by head lateral cephalic lobe strongly extended forward, eyes completely enclosed within lobe and peduncolate, anteroventral margin strongly recessed and moderately excavate, male gnathopod 1 slender with carpus elongate, male gnathopod 2 grossly enlarged, and propodus enlarged with posterodistal margin complex. C. alexandri sp. nov. shows a strong sexual dimorphism, evident in gnathopods 1 and 2 morphology and size (smaller in females), and pereopods 3 and 4. The new species differs from described species of the genus (C. longipes and C. takamado) by morphological characteristics of mouth parts; male gnathopod 2, in which propodus shows posterodistal teeth long and slender; telson; epimeral plate 3; and uropod 1 and 2 marginal spinulation. Different male paratypes are also described, showing the morphological variability within the species. The main morphological difference between the holotype and paratypes occurred in gnathopod 2. The genus Cerapopsis is now known to contain three species.

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confidence: 95%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%