Neotanais persephone, a New Species of Hadal Tanaidacean (Crustacea: Peracarida)

Authors

Charles G. Messing, University of MiamiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1977

Publication Title

Bulletin of Marine Science

Keywords

Crustacea

ISSN

0007-4977

Volume

27

Issue/No.

3

First Page

511

Last Page

519

Abstract

Neotanais persephone, a new species of tanaidacean and the first reported from the Puerto Rico Trench, is described and figured. The material represents the greatest depth record for the order from the Atlantic Ocean and for the genus worldwide. The species is placed within the americanus group of species and is most similar to N. hadalis Wolff. Rudimentary oostegites are present on several copulatory males.

Comments

Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions, 123.

NSUWorks Citation

Messing, Charles Garrett. "Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions, 123. Neotanais Persephone, a New Species of Hadal Tanaidacean (Crustacea: Peracarida)." Bulletin of Marine Science 27, no. 3 (1977): 511-519.