Platytyphlops cherkii (Reyss 1978) Gerken 2018
- Dataset
- The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Gerken, Sarah (2018): The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World. Zootaxa 4428 (1): 1-192, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Cumacea
- family
- Lampropidae
- genus
- Platytyphlops
- species
- Platytyphlops cherkii
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, marginal carina entire, ridges absent on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; accessory flagellum 0.8 main flagellum. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, central seta longest. Uropod endopod article 1 1.3 length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male unknown. Depth. 2450 m.
discussion
Remarks. Platytyphlops cherkii is most similar to P. orbicularis; however, in P. orbicularis the uropod peduncle has more than 10 setae medially, while in P. cherkii the uropod peduncle has only 5 setae medially.
distribution
Distribution. Northeast Atlantic, 53 ° 44.9 ’ N, 17 ° 51.8 ’ W.
materials_examined
Type material. Deposition unknown. 53 ° 44.9 ’ N, 17 ° 51.8 ’ W. Not seen.