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

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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.

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Abbreviations

A 1,2:

antenna 1,2

Md:

mandible

Mx1:

maxilla 1

Mxp:

maxilliped

P 1-6:

pereopods 1-6

Plp 1-5:

pleopods 1-5

Tel:

telson

Urp:

uropod

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  1. Arbeitsgruppe Zoomorphologie, Universität Oldenburg, Fachbereich 7, Postfach 2503, D-2900, Oldenburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Johann-Wolfgang Wägele & Angelika Brandt

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Wägele, JW., Brandt, A. Protognathia n. gen. bathypelagica (Schultz, 1977) rediscovered in the Weddell Sea: A missing link between the Gnathiidae and the Cirolanidae (Crustacea, Isopoda). Polar Biol 8, 359–365 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00442027

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