Hamaticyclops ahni, a New Genus and Species of the Family Clausidiidae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida) from California, United States

Hamaticyclops ahni is described as a new genus and species from the Californian shore of the United States. It was discovered as a victim of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt). The new genus is closely related to the genus Hemicyclops but possesses, as significant autapomorphies, thr...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 304 - 310
Main Author Kim, Il-Hoi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul 한국동물분류학회 01.10.2015
Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
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Anthopleura elegantissima
Clausidiidae
Copepoda
East Pacific
Hamaticyclops ahni
Hamaticyclops ahni; n. gen.; n. sp.; intertidal; East Pacific
Hemicyclops
intertidal
n. gen
n. sp
Poecilostomatoida
Hamaticyclops ahni
n. gen
East Pacific
n. sp
intertidal
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Summary:Hamaticyclops ahni is described as a new genus and species from the Californian shore of the United States. It was discovered as a victim of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt). The new genus is closely related to the genus Hemicyclops but possesses, as significant autapomorphies, three strong claws on the second endopodal segment of antenna and a markedly elongate exopod of leg 5 with its protopod fused to somite.
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ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2015.31.4.304