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MemoirsofMuseumVictoria66:71-75(2009) ISSN 1447-2546(Print) 1447-2554(On-line) http://museumvictoria.com.au/About/Books-and-Journals/Journals/Memoirs-of-Museum-Victoria Paralampropspoorei sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cumacea: Lampropidae), a new , Australian cumacean. SarahGerken DepartmentofBiologicalSciences,UniversityofAlaska,Anchorage,3211 ProvidenceDr.,Anchorage,AK99508,USA ([email protected]) Abstract Gerken, S. 2009. Paralampropspoorei, sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cumacea: Lampropidae), a new Australian cumacean. MemoirsofMuseumVictoria66:71-75. ParalampropsisasmallgenusinthecumaceanfamilyLampropidae.Anewspecies,Paralampropspooreisp.nov. is describedfromthe southernAustralian continental slope. Paralampropspoorei canbe distinguishedfrom all other Paralampropsbythe combinationofatoothedmarginal carina, subequal antennularflagellae, maxillulewithoutpalp, pereopods3and4inthefemalewithrudimentaryexopods,pereopod5witharticleproportionsasinpereopods3and4, telsonwith5lateralsetaeand3equalterminalsetae,andthemalewiththreepairsofpleopods. Keywords Lampropidae,Cumacea,Paralamprops,Crustacea Introduction Lampropidae The genus Paralamprops Sars, 1887 currently contains 19 ParalampropsSars, 1887 species, with species ascribed to the genus from around the world, with records from 232-5395 m. The difficulties of Paralampropspooreisp.nov. collecting intact deep sea crustaceans are well known, and Paralamprops is particularly difficult to collect in an Figures 1-2 undamaged state, as the pereopods are generally quite long Materialexamined. Holotype.Australia, Victoria,76kmS ofPoint and delicate and prone to damage. Of the 19 species in the Hicks(382920S-382649S, 149 1959E-1492047E), 1840m, genus, 8 were erected on the basis of single specimens, 26/10/1988,col.Poore,GaryCB,NMVJ59990(ovigerousfemale). although P. semiornatus Fage, 1929 has been redescribed Paratypes.Australia,Victoria,76kmSofPointHicks(382920S from ample material by Roccatagliata (1994). Due to the -Po3or8e,26G4a9ryS,CB14,9N19MV59JE59-991249(2s0uba4d7ulEt),fe1m8a4l0e)m;,J5269/91901/1(9s8u8b,adcuollt. incomplete descriptions of some species ascribed to femaledissected);J54394(5subadultmales,2subadultfemales). Paralamprops, the generic diagnosis is quite variable, including presence and absence ofamaxillule palp, and itis Diagnosis. Carapace with strongly toothed marginal carina, likelythatthegenusisnotmonophyletic. withdorsolateral swellings, otherwisewithoutsetae orspines. Antennulemainflagellumandaccessoryflagellumsubequalin Methods length.Maxillulewithoutpalp.Pereopods3and4inthefemale with rudimentary exopods. Pereopod 5 shorter than basis of SampleswerecollectedwithaWHOIepibenthicsled,fixedin pereopod 4, of 6 articles, article proportions similar to formalin on board the RV Franklin and transferred to 70% pereopods3 and4. Malewith3 pairsofpleopods.Telsonwith ethanolattheMuseumVictoria,Melbourne,Australia(NMV). 5lateral setae,3 equal terminal setae. Uropod exopod shorter AllmaterialexaminedbelongstothecollectionoftheMuseum thanendopod. Victoria. Specimens were temporarily mounted in a mixture Description. Holotype ovigerous female, body length 12 mm. odifss1e0c%tinegthmaincolr/os9c0o%pegwliytchercianmaenrdadlruaciwdnawoirtahLaeiLceaicDaMMZL1S62 dCoarrsaopvaecnetraslulryfacfelatstmeonoedt,h,mawrigtihnapalirceadridnoarswoiltatherdailstsinwcetllilnagrsg,e compound microscope with camera lucida. Body length is teeththroughout, antennal notch absent; eyelobe less than 0.1 measured from the tip ofthe pseudorostrum to the posterior carapace length, no lenses present; carapace longer than borderofpleonite6.FigureswerepreparedinAdobeIllustrator thoracicsegmentstogether(fig. 1A). aftertheinstructionsinColeman,2003. Paratypesubadultfemale(fig. IB). 72 S.Gerken Figure1.Paralampropspooreisp.nov.,female:a,sideview,holotypeovigerousfemaleJ5990;b,dorsalviewsubadultfemale,paratypeJ59992; c-i,subadultfemale,paratypeJ59991;c,antennule;d,antenna;e,mandibles,broken;f,maxillule;g,maxilla;h,maxilliped 1;i,maxilliped2. Scalebarsforsideanddorsalview 1.0mm,allotherscalebars0.1mm. Paralampropspoorei,sp.nov.(Crustacea:Cumacea: Lampropidae),anewAustraliancumacean 73 Figure 2. Paralampropspoorei sp. nov., subadultfemale, paratypeJ59992: a, maxilliped3; b, pereopod 1; c, pereopod 2; d, pereopod3; e, pereopod4;f,pereopod5;g,telsonanduropods.Allscalebars0.1mm. 74 S.Gerken Antennule extending past pseudorostral lobes; peduncle 1plumoseand1 simplesetae;ischiumwith1 simpleseta;merus article 1 longest, with 2 complex pedunculate setae; article 2 unarmed;carpuswith2annulatesetae;propoduswith1annulate 0.8lengthofarticle 1,withsimplesetae,marginserrate;article seta;dactyluswith3simplesetaeterminally;exopodrudimentary, 3 0.6 length of article 2, with 6 simple and 4 complex of2articles,with3 simplesetaeterminally(fig.2D). pedunculate setae; main flagellum of 5 articles, each article Pereopod 4 basis longer than all other articles together, with 1 simple seta, subterminal article with 2 aesthetascs; margin serrate, with 1 simple and 1 plumose setae; ischium accessory flagellumof3 articles, subequaltomain flagellum, with 1 simple seta; merus unarmed; carpus with 2 annulate withsimplesetae(fig. 1C) setae; propodus with 1 annulate seta; dactylus with 3 simple Antennaof4articles; article 1 with2 simple setae; article setae terminally; exopod rudimentary, of 2 articles, with 2 2 shortest,unarmed; article3 unarmed; article4with6 small simple setaeterminally(fig. 2E). simplesetae(fig. ID). Pereopod 5 entire shorterthan basis ofpereopod4; basis Mandibles navicular (broken in fig.), with row of 10-13 as long as next 4 articles together, with 2 pedunculate, 1 setae,leftmandiblewithlaciniamobilis(fig. IE). plumoseand1simplesetae;ischiumunarmed;merusunarmed; Maxilluleof2endites;outerenditewithrowofstoutsetae carpus with 1 simple and 2 annulate setae; propodus with 1 distally; inner endite with 2 simple and 3 microserrate setae annulateseta; dactyluswith 1 simplesetaterminally(fig. 2F). distally;palpabsent(fig. IF). Telson 2.2 length of pleonite 6; lateral margins serrate Maxilla of 3 endites; broad endite distal margin with anteriorly, with 5 microserrate setae; 3 microserrate setae simple and pappose setae, medial margin with row of setae; terminally(fig. 2G). medialnarrowenditewith4microserratesetae;lateralnarrow Uropod peduncles 2.8 length of pleonite 6, longer than endite with 5 simple setae; both narrow endites extend past telson,with 10-11 medialmicroserratesetaewithsubterminal setaeondistalmargin. setule. Uropod endopod of 3 articles, subequal to uropod Maxilliped 1 basisproduceddistallyasbluntlobe,medial peduncle; article 1 longest, with 7 medial microserrate setae marginwith2 hooksetae, distal marginwith 1 stoutpappose withsinglesubterminal setule,2lateral simplesetae;article2 and4simplesetae;ischiumabsent;meruswith 1papposeseta; with 1 microserratesetawithsinglesubterminalsetule;article carpuswith5comblikesetaemedially,fieldofpappose setae, 3 with 1 microserrate seta with single subterminal setule, and1papposesetalaterally;propoduswithsimpleandpappose terminal seta broken. Uropod exopod of 2 articles, shorter setaemedially,with2plumosesetaelaterally; dactyluswith 1 thanendopod;article 1 0.2lengthofarticle2,unarmed;article longplumose setaand4simple setae(fig. 1H). 2with2 simple setae,terminal setabroken(fig. 2G). Maxilliped2basisaslongasnext4articlestogether,with Subadultmales (notfigured) with3 pairs ofpleopods and 4 plumose seta distally and 2 simple setae laterally; ischium otherwisesimilartofemales. present, unarmed; merus with 1 plumose setamedially and 1 plumose setalaterally; carpus with4plumose setae medially Etymology.ThespeciesisnamedpooreiinhonorofGaryC.B. and 1 plumose setalaterally; propodus with3 plumose and3 Poore on the occasion ofhis retirementfromthe Museum of simple setaemedially, 1 plumoseand 1 simple setaelaterally; Victoria as a tribute to all his many contributions to both dactyluswith2 simplesetaeterminally(fig. II). carcinologyandcarcinologists. Maxilliped3basisaslongasallotherarticlestogether,not Distribution.Victoria,continental slope, 1840m. expanded distally, with plumose setae medially andlaterally; ischium present, unarmed; merus with 2 plumose setae Remarks. There are 8 other species of Paralamprops with a laterally and 1 medial plumose seta; carpus with 4 plumose toothed marginal carina, P. aspera Zimmer 1907, P. setae medially, 2 plumose setae laterally; propodus with 4 carpusserratusMuhlenhardt-Siegel,2005,P.corolliferaGamo, simple and4pappose setaemedially, 1 simple and3 pappose 1990, P. girardi Reyss, 1978, P. margidens Day, 1978, P. setaelaterally;dactyluswith3simplesetaeterminally;exopod semiornatus Fage, 1929, P. serratocostata Sars, 1887, and P. aslongasbasis,basalarticlemarginserrate(fig. 2A). tuberculataRoccatagliata, 1994. ParalampropsasperaandP. Pereopod 1 basisaslongasnext4articlestogether,medial serratocostata are easily separable from P. poorei by the and lateral margins serrate distally, with plumose setae presence of additional toothed carinae on the carapace; in P. medially and laterally; ischium with 1 plumose seta; merus poorei, the only carinais the marginal carina. Paralamprops margin serrate, with 4 plumose setae; carpus with 6 simple carpusserratus can be distinguishedfromthe new species by setae; propodus with 8 simple setae; dactylus with 5 short the nearly circularcarapace, the unequal antennularflagellae, simple setae and 2 long setae terminally; exopod as long as theserratedcarpusofpereopod2,thereducedpereopod5and basis,basalarticlewith4papposesetae(fig. 2B). the 2 lateral setae on the telson; in P. poorei the carapace is Pereopod2basisaslongasnext4articlestogether,lateral longer than wide, the antennular flagellae are subequal, the margin serrate, with 5 simple setae; ischium with 1 simple carpus ofpereopod2isnotserrated,pereopod5hasthe same seta; merus with 1 simple and 1 stout microserrate setae; articleproportionsaspereopods3 and4,and5lateralsetaeare carpus 0.6 basis length, with 9 stout microserrate setae presentonthetelson.Paralampropsgirardicanbedistinguished medially, 1 simple setalaterally;propoduswith 1 simpleseta; fromthenew speciesbytheequal rami oftheuropodandthe dactylus broken, with simple setae; exopod 0.8 basis length, presence of 4 stout setae on the carpus of pereopod 2; in P. basalarticlewith 1 simple seta(fig. 2C). pooreitheuropodexopodisshorterthantheendopodandthere Pereopod3basislongerthanallotherarticlestogether,with are 9 stout setae on the carpus ofpereopod 2. Paralamprops Paralampropspoorei,sp.nov.(Crustacea:Cumacea: Lampropidae),anewAustraliancumacean 75 margidenscanbedistinguishedfromP.pooreibythepresence Day,J. 1978. SouthAfricanCumacea,Part3: FamiliesLampropidae ofatootheddorsal crestonthecarapace,4lateral setaeonthe and Ceratocumatidae. Annals ofthe SouthAfrican Museum76: telsonand3setaemediallyontheuropodpeduncle;inP.poorei 137-189 there is no toothed dorsal crest, 5 lateral setae on the telson, Fage, L. 1929. Cumaces et Leptostraces provenant des campagnes and 10-11medialsetaeontheuropodpeduncle.Paralamprops scientifiques du Prince Albert First de Monaco. Resultats des CampagnesScientifiquesAccompliesSurSonYacht77:3-47. semiornatuscanbedistinguishedfromP.pooreibythetoothed Gamo, S. 1984.Anew abyssal cumacean, Paralamprops corollifera dorsal crest on the carapace and the presence of a maxillule sp.nov.(Crustacea)fromeastoftheJapanTrench.Bulletinofthe palpwith2 setae; inP.poorei,thereisnotootheddorsal crest BiogeographicalSocietyofJapan39:21-25. on the carapace, and the maxillule is without a palp. Miihlenhardt-Siegel, U. 2005. New Cumaca species (Crustacea: ParalampropstuberculatacanbedistinguishedfromP.poorei Peracarida) from the deep-sea expedition DIVA-1 with RV bytheexpanded,“winglike”article 1 presentintheantennules “Meteor”totheAngolaBasininJuly2000.FamiliesLampropidae, (Roccatagliata, 1994); in P. poorei the first article of the Bodotriidae.OrganismsDiversityandEvolution5,supplement1: antennuleisnotexpanded. 113-130. Reyss,D. 1978. Cumaces de profonde de FAtlantiqueNord. Famille Acknowledgements desLampropidae.Crustaceana35: 1-21. Roccatagliata, C. 1994. Two Paralamprops species (Crustacea: Jo Taylor organized this contribution in honor of Gary C.B. Cumacea) from the deep Atlantic. Cahier Biologie Marina 35: Poore’s retirement, and Jordi Corbera provided a thorough 415-430. reviewthatimprovedthemanuscriptgreatly. Sars, G. O. 1887. Report on the Cumacea. Report on the Scientific Results oftheExploring VoyageofH.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 19: 1-73. References Zimmer, C. 1907. Neue Cumaceen von der Deutschen und der Coleman,O.2003.DigitalInking.Howtomakeperfectlinedrawings Schwedischen Siidpolar-expedition aus den Familien der oncomputers. OrganismsDiversityandEvolution3,supplement Cumiden, Vauntompsoniiden, NannastacidenundLampropiden. 14: 1-14. ZoologischenAnzeiger31:367-374.

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