Litarcturus Brandt 1990
- Dataset
- Litarcturus kexueiae sp. nov., a new deep-sea isopod from the Okinawa Trough (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera, Antarcturidae)
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Isopoda
- family
- Antarcturidae
- genus
- Litarcturus
Litarcturus Brandt 1990
Key to the species of the genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990
1. Pleotelson without caudal spines................................................... L. bicornis (Kensley, 1984)
- Pleotelson with caudal spines............................................................................ 2
2. Head without supraocular spines......................................................................... 3
- Head with supraocular spines........................................................................... 6
3. Pereonites 1–7 with submedial spines............................................ L. americanus (Beddard, 1886)
- Pereonites 1–7 without submedial spines.................................................................. 4
4. Pleotelson with caudal spines not surpassing apex........................................ L. lillei (Tattersall, 1921)
- Pleotelson with caudal spines surpassing apex............................................................... 5
5. Head with supraocular lobe...................................................... L. antarcticus (Bouvier, 1910)
- Head without supraocular lobe..................................................... L. coppingeri (Miers, 1881)
6. Head with supraocular spines surpassing apex............................................................. 7
- Head with supraocular spines not surpassing apex................................. L. granulosus (Nordenstam, 1933)
7. Pleotelson with caudal spines not surpassing apex..................................... L. stebbingi (Beddard, 1886)
- Pleotelson with caudal spines surpassing apex............................................... L. kexueiae sp. nov.