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Protognathian. gen.bathypelagica(Schultz, 1977) rediscovered in the Weddell Sea: A missing link between the Gnathiidae and the Cirolanidae (Crustacea, Isopoda)

✍ Scribed by Johann-Wolfgang Wägele; Angelika Brandt

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Weight: 513 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0722-4060
DOI: 10.1007/bf00442027

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✦ Synopsis

A new genus (Protognathia) and family (Protognathiidae) are described for Cirolana bathypelagica Schultz, 1977. The morphology of this unique species proves that the Gnathiidae are closely related to the Cirolanidae. The characters of P. bathypelagica are intermediate between the carnivorous cirolanids and the highly specialized gnathiid fish parasites.