Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana

Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana

A new species of hypogean cirolanid isopod, Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. is reported and described from a region located in north-western Algeria. Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. can be distinguished from all other species of the genus especially by the peculiar shape of the mer...

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Main Authors: Abdelhakim Mahi, Amina Taleb, Nouria Belaidi, Giuseppe Messana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11824
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spelling doaj-b2bea7c981774f2cb35c89400a60c5672020-11-24T21:32:20ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1768-14481314-26152017-03-0122274110.3897/subtbiol.22.1182411824 Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian TyphlocirolanaAbdelhakim Mahi0Amina Taleb1Nouria Belaidi2Giuseppe Messana3Biology Dept, University of Tlemcen, AlgerieBiology Dept, University of Tlemcen, AlgerieBiology Dept, University of Tlemcen, AlgerieInstituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi A new species of hypogean cirolanid isopod, Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. is reported and described from a region located in north-western Algeria. Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. can be distinguished from all other species of the genus especially by the peculiar shape of the merus of pereiopod I longer than in any other Typhlocirolana species, and for the presence of 6 molariform robust conical robust setae, the bottle shape of uropods and the aesthetasc formula of flagellum in antennulae. The presence in the same region of the two already known species T. fontis and T. gurneyi is also discussed. http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11824
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Amina Taleb
Nouria Belaidi
Giuseppe Messana
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Amina Taleb
Nouria Belaidi
Giuseppe Messana
Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
Subterranean Biology
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Amina Taleb
Nouria Belaidi
Giuseppe Messana
author_sort Abdelhakim Mahi
title Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
title_short Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
title_full Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
title_fullStr Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
title_full_unstemmed Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from north-western Algerian ground waters with notes on Algerian Typhlocirolana
title_sort typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. (crustacea, isopoda, cirolanidae) from north-western algerian ground waters with notes on algerian typhlocirolana
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Subterranean Biology
issn 1768-1448
1314-2615
publishDate 2017-03-01
description A new species of hypogean cirolanid isopod, Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. is reported and described from a region located in north-western Algeria. Typhlocirolana longimera sp. n. can be distinguished from all other species of the genus especially by the peculiar shape of the merus of pereiopod I longer than in any other Typhlocirolana species, and for the presence of 6 molariform robust conical robust setae, the bottle shape of uropods and the aesthetasc formula of flagellum in antennulae. The presence in the same region of the two already known species T. fontis and T. gurneyi is also discussed.
url http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11824
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