Mesolamprops denticulatus Ledoyer 1988
- Dataset
- The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Cumacea
- family
- Lampropidae
- genus
- Mesolamprops
- species
- Mesolamprops denticulatus
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, dorsal crest denticulate. Pleon not including telson shorter than carapace and pereonites together. Telson with 4 pairs lateral setae, 3 terminal setae. Adult male antennal flagellum short, extending to end of pereon; pleopod rami unequal, lateral ramus biarticulate, shorter than medial ramus. Depth. 259 – 753 m.
discussion
Remarks. This is the only Mesolamprops with a denticulate dorsal crest. Mesolamprops denticulatus was considered a Mediterranean endemic prior to the records from the Faroe-Shetland Channel reported by Shalla & Bishop (2007), although these records were evidently overlooked by Coll et al. (2010) who treated the species as a Mediterranean endemic.
distribution
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel.
materials_examined
Type material. Holotype: MNHN-CU 246, male. Canyon du Planier, off Marseille.