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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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

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spelling	doaj-6d03fe4df5c94602aa22bd3c8b241c152020-11-24T23:04:52ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702009-08-0118017118010.3897/zookeys.18.1982035Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)Gary PooreA 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 has all the other features of Anthuroidea (cylindrical body, mandibular spine row absent or evident as lamina dentata, maxilla 2 fused with the lower lip as a hypopharynx) and many features of the family Anthuridae (paired statocysts, fused pleonites, compact mandible, pereopods 2 and 3 propodus with single palmar robust seta) and is placed in this family as a new genus and species, Leipanthura casuarina, close to Anthura, Exallanthura and Ptilanthura. Leipanthura casuarina is also unusual in lacking pereopod 7 in the adult.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2035
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title	Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)
title_short	Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)
title_full	Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)
title_fullStr	Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)
title_full_unstemmed	Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)
title_sort	leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (isopoda, cymothoida, anthuroidea)
publisher	Pensoft Publishers
series	ZooKeys
issn	1313-2989 1313-2970
publishDate	2009-08-01
description	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 has all the other features of Anthuroidea (cylindrical body, mandibular spine row absent or evident as lamina dentata, maxilla 2 fused with the lower lip as a hypopharynx) and many features of the family Anthuridae (paired statocysts, fused pleonites, compact mandible, pereopods 2 and 3 propodus with single palmar robust seta) and is placed in this family as a new genus and species, Leipanthura casuarina, close to Anthura, Exallanthura and Ptilanthura. Leipanthura casuarina is also unusual in lacking pereopod 7 in the adult.
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Leipanthura casuarina, new genus and species of anthurid isopod from Australian coral reefs without a "five-petalled" tail (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea)

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