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A new species of Petalophthalmus (Mysidacea) based on specimens from off Puerto Rico, hitherto referred to Petalophthalmus oculatus
Author(s) -
Tattersall Olive S.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1968.tb03052.x
Subject(s) - mysidacea , biology , genus , zoology , ecology , crustacean
A history of the genus Petalophthalmus W.‐Sühm is given and some synonymies are discussed. An amended diagnosis of the genus is given and a full description, with figures, of a new species, P. caribbeanus together with some new figures of P. oculatus Illig drawn by Dr Pillai from material of this species collected to the south of the Gulf of Aden. The distinguishing characters of the two species are given.