Archaeocuma and Schizocuma, new genera of Cumacea from the American tropical waters
Bacescu, M. (1972). Archaeocuma and Schizocuma, new genera of Cumacea from the American tropical waters. Rev. Roum. Biol., Sér. Zool. 17(4): 241-250
In: Revue Roumaine de Biologie. Série de Zoologie. Éditions de l'Académie de la République Socialiste de la Roumanie: Bucarest. ISSN 0035-3922, more
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| Keywords |
Classification > Taxonomy
Taxa > New taxa > New genera
Archaeocuma Băcescu, 1972 [WoRMS]; Schizocuma Băcescu, 1972 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
On the basis of the material captured by R/V Anton Bruun in 1965 from the Peruvian area of the Humboldt cold stream, and on the basis of the material collected by R/V Verna in its 15th expedition from the coasts of Ecuador, the author describes Archaeocuma peruana g.n., sp.n., a Cumacean characterized by the presence of pleopod I in both sexes and by that of a rudimentary penis in males and suggests the setting up of a new family, Archaeocumidae. According to material captured upon the 14th expedition of the Verna vessel, from the waters East of Florida, he describes Schizocuma vernae g.n., sp.n., a Cumacean characterized by a distinct existence of two pseudorostral, widely separated funnels, an optic, blind lobe tilted downwards, and by the extreme length of the abdominal segments and uropods, unique among Cumacea. |
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