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Some poorly known Asterocheres species (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) deposited in the Natural History Museum of London

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2008

Eugenia Bandera  and
Conradi Mercedes
Eugenia Bandera*
Affiliation:
Biodiversidad y Ecología de Invertebrados Marinos, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
Conradi Mercedes
Affiliation:
Biodiversidad y Ecología de Invertebrados Marinos, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:Eugenia Bandera, Biodiversidad y Ecología de Invertebrados Marinos, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012-Sevilla, Spain email: ebandera@us.es
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Abstract

A total of seven poorly known species of the genus Asterocheres, the largest genus of the family Asterocheridae, are redescribed based on material deposited in the Natural History Museum of London. Among the material available, there were specimens of both sexes of A. bulbosus, A. ellisi and A. rotundus; the dissected holotypes for A. hongkongensis, A. indicus and A. ovalis which have no other specimens; and only cotype of A. micheli, turned out to be lost. Some taxonomically important appendages of these species are described and illustrated for the first time. Furthermore, discrepancies have been observed in: (1) the general shape of the body; (2) the antennule segmentation; (3) the omission of some elements in various oral appendages; and (4) the segmentation of the mandibular palp. These redescribed species were then compared with their closest congeners.

Keywords

SiphonostomatoidaAsterocheresHong KongGreat BritainJohn Murray Expedition
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 89 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 521 - 533
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2008

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