Quadrimaera
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Key to species of Quadrimaera from Atol das Rocas
1. Palm of gnathopod 2 transverse, with two U-shaped medial concavities and a distal elliptical concavity preceding the palmar corner; telson deeply cleft........................................................................................ 2
- Palm of gnathopod 2 obtuse, with a large medial concavity and palmar corner produced into a stout process slightly surpassing dactylus articulation ................................................................ Q. chaelata sp. nov.
2. Palm of gnathopod 2 with proximal concavity shorter than the next one; dactylus with inner margin naked; pereopods 5–7 with posterodistal lobe well developed; telson with four distal setae and two plumose small setae on lateral margin........................................ Q. cristianae Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000
- Palm of gnathopod 2 with proximal concavity longer than the next one; dactylus with inner margin bearing a stout spine opposite the proximal concavity on the palm; pereopods 5–7 with posterodistal lobe not well developed; telson with four setae and an apical nail and three small setae on lateral margin................................................................................................................................................. Q. rocasensis sp. nov.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.178616 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/4777FFB3FFC458434E07A31D3207FF95 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/BB4E87CBFFCF58484E90A242379EFCC1 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119373154 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/49146/taxon/BB4E87CBFFCF58484E90A242379EFCC1.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Melitidae
- Genus
- Quadrimaera
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Krapp-Schickel, T. & Ruffo, S. (2000) The Maera quadrimana complex (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae) demands a new concept: Quadrimaera n. gen. (with description of three new species from Western Atlantic). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, 24, 193 - 214.