Stephonyx arabiensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Uristidae), a new deep-water scavenger species from the Indian Ocean, with a key to the genus Stephonyx
Stephonyx arabiensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Uristidae), a new deep-water scavenger species from the Indian Ocean, with a key to the genus Stephonyx
The amphipod genus Stephonyx Lowry & Stoddart, 1989, consists of nine species. This paper adds a new species from
the deep Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, based on material collected by baited trap at 1864m off the coast of Pakistan. The
species can be distinguished from the most closely allied species Stephonyx laqueus (Barnard, 1967) by the weakly excavate
palm of gnathopod 2, the pointed lateral cephalic lobe, and the shape of coxa 4. A key to the ten species in the genus
is provided.
Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea, Uristidae, Stephonyx, new species, Indian Ocean, deep-sea
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Diffenthal, M.
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Horton, T.
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December 2007
Diffenthal, M.
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Horton, T.
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Diffenthal, M. and Horton, T.
(2007)
Stephonyx arabiensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Uristidae), a new deep-water scavenger species from the Indian Ocean, with a key to the genus Stephonyx.
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Abstract
The amphipod genus Stephonyx Lowry & Stoddart, 1989, consists of nine species. This paper adds a new species from
the deep Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, based on material collected by baited trap at 1864m off the coast of Pakistan. The
species can be distinguished from the most closely allied species Stephonyx laqueus (Barnard, 1967) by the weakly excavate
palm of gnathopod 2, the pointed lateral cephalic lobe, and the shape of coxa 4. A key to the ten species in the genus
is provided.
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Published date: December 2007
Keywords:
Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea, Uristidae, Stephonyx, new species, Indian Ocean, deep-sea
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Local EPrints ID: 50239
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/50239
ISSN: 1175-5334
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Date deposited: 01 Feb 2008
Last modified: 07 Jan 2022 22:28
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M. Diffenthal
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T. Horton
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