Chalarostylis elegans Norman 1879
- Dataset
- The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Cumacea
- family
- Lampropidae
- genus
- Chalarostylis
- species
- Chalarostylis elegans
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Carapace, pereon and pleon with few or no setae. Carapace dorsal crest serrated. Pereopod 1 with serrate carinae on carpus and propodus. Telson with 3 pairs of lateral setae, with 3 terminal setae. Adult male antennule main flagellum article 1 with cluster of aesthetascs. Telson with 2 pairs of lateral setae. Additional description. Male with pair of penial lobes. Depth. 199 – 3178 m.
discussion
Remarks. Chalarostlyis elegans is similar to C. guanchi, but C. guanchi is covered with long setae on the carapace, pereon and pleon, while C. elegans has only a few setae on the anterior part of the carapace. In addition, in C. elegans the dorsal crest is serrated while in C. guanchi the dorsal crest is entire.
distribution
Distribution. Western North Atlantic, 34 ° 20 ’ – 54 ° 21.6 ’ N, 4 ° 50 ’ – 27 ° 00.2 ’ W.
materials_examined
Type material. Holotype: NHM 1911.11.8.6024, adult male. Off Rockall, Porcupine Bight. Other material. Female, NHM 2006.1187; 2 adult males, MNHN CU- 477; 1 subadult female, MNHN CU- 459.
Name
- Homonyms
- Chalarostylis elegans Norman 1879