Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)

A new minute anthurid isopod, 2.7 mm long, is described. It is notable ina uropod with almost cylindrical terminal rami, lacking the typical anthuroid uropodal structure in which the flattened exopod is attached to the peduncle dorsolaterally and more proximal to the terminal endopod. The species ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gary Poore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2035