Allocation of the Mantridae Leigh-Sharpe to the Cyclopoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) with notes on Nearchinotodelphys Ummerkutty
Huys, R. (1990). Allocation of the Mantridae Leigh-Sharpe to the Cyclopoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) with notes on Nearchinotodelphys Ummerkutty. Bijdr. Dierkd. 60(3-4): 283-291
In: Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. Zoologisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra: Leiden. ISSN 0067-8546, more
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Classification > Taxonomy
Copepoda [WoRMS]; Crustacea [WoRMS]; Cyclopoida [WoRMS]; Nearchinotodelphys indicus Ummerkutty, 1961 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Mantra speciosa Leigh-Sharpe, 1934 (ex Poecilostomatoida) collected during the Siboga Expedition is redescribed on the basis of the holotype female. The 15-segmented antennule and the gnathostomous nature of the mouthparts exclude the Mantridae from the Poecilostomatoida and point to a relationship with the tunicate-infesting families Ascidicolidae, Notodelphyidae and Archinotodelphyidae (Cyclopoida). Nearchinotodelphys indicus Ummerkutty, 1960 (ex Archinotodelphyidae) is transferred to the Mantridae. It is suggested that the bivalve-inhabiting mantrids have diverged from the ascidicolous lineage leading to the Notodelphyidae and Ascidicolidae. |
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