A new species of Sarsinebalia (Crustacea, Leptostraca) from Japan

By

Hirata, Takuma
Kikuchi, Tomohiko

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-26

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1097

Pages

153--165

Subjects

Ago Bay , Biodiversity , Malacostraca , Taxonomic key

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1097.74243

 

Abstract

A new species of Leptostraca, Sarsinebalia agoensissp. nov., from Ago Bay, Japan is described from specimens found at a depth of 120 m. The new species differs from other known Sarsinebalia species as follows: the compound eye has three distal lobes; the anterior margin of the first antennal segment has one distal process covered with setae; and the lateral margin of pleopod 1 exopod bears 5–6 simple, robust spines. A taxonomic key to all species of Sarsinebalia is also provided.