Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). II. The importance of the male antennule in taxonomy

  • Author
    Vernon A. Harris
  • Year
    2014
  • Journal
    Records of the Australian Museum
  • Publisher
    The Australian Museum

Abstract

Nine new species belonging to the Porcellidiidae are described from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Two new genera Ravania gen. nov., and Synurus gen. nov., have been erected to accommodate three new species from Queensland, Ravania wellsi sp. nov., R. doliocauda sp. nov., and Synurus ctenocheirus sp. nov. Two other new species, Acutiramus bipunctatus sp. nov., and Kensakia australis sp. nov., are also described from Queensland. Four new species are added to the New South Wales list, Kushia spathoides sp. nov., Acutiramus edenensis sp. nov., A. cumulus sp. nov., and A. iwasakii sp. nov. A Japanese species, Clavigofera pacifica, is recorded from NSW. This brings the total number of species known for the East coast of Australia to 30. The importance of the male antennule in taxonomy of the family is discussed.

 
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Short Form
Harris, 2014. Rec. Aust. Mus. 66(2): 111–166
Author
Vernon A. Harris
Year
2014
Title
Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). II. The importance of the male antennule in taxonomy
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
66
Issue
2
Start Page
111
End Page
166
DOI
10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1595
Language
en
Date Published
03 April 2014
Cover Date
03 April 2014
ISSN (print)
0067-1975 2201-4349
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
CRUSTACEA: COPEPODA; TAXONOMY; BIOGEOGRAPHY
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03 April 2014
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1595
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