Thermoarcturidae
- Dataset
- Thermoarcturidae, a new crustacean family of three genera (Isopoda: Valvifera)
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Isopoda
- family
- Thermoarcturidae
Thermoarcturidae
Key to genera and species of Thermoarcturidae
1. Pleonite 3 with pair of long acute sublateral spines; male pleopod 1 exopod with area of fine setae about one third along, groove weakly defined.............................................................. Spinarcturus natalensis
- Pleonite 3 without or with short tubercles; male pleopod 1 exopod with well defined groove running to subapical notch.... 2
2. Pereonites and pleonites with transverse rows of submedian, sublateral and lateral tubercles bearing bead-like spheres; male pleopod 1 exopod with groove opening at notch about three-quarters along, without ventral keel or tooth................................................................................................. Califarcturus tannerensis
- Pereonites with simple sublateral spines, pleotelson scarcely ornamented; male pleopod 1 exopod with groove opening at end of subdistal rounded lobe, with prominent keel ending in tooth on anterior (ventral) face...... Thermoarcturus venezuelensis
Name
- Homonyms
- Thermoarcturidae
- Thermoarcturidae