Thoxancalanus spinatus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

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Thoxancalanus spinatus Markhaseva, Laakmann & Renz, 2013 (2014) (F)

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Marhhaseva & al., 2014 (p.65, Descr. F, Rem., phylogeny)

Species Thoxancalanus spinatus - Plate 1 of morphological figures

Issued from : E.L. Markhaseva, S. Laakmann & J. Renz in Mar. Biodiv., 2014. [p.65, Fig.1].
Female (from 00°01.2'S, 02°28.7'W): a, habitus (dorsal and lateral, respectively); c, forehead with rostrum (lateral); d, rostrum (anteroventral); e, urosome (dorsal); f, posterior prosome and genital double-somite; g, posterior prosome and urosome (lateral); h-i, posterior prosome and genital double-somite (lateral); j, genital double-somite (ventral).
Scale bars: a, b : 0.5 mm; c-i : 0.1 mm.
Holotype: a-e, g, h, j; paratype: f.

Nota:
- Prosome 2.71- 3.3 times as long as urosome.
- Rostrum large,as triangular plate with pair of filaments;
- Cephalosome and pedigerous somite 1 fused and pedigerous somites 4 and 5 nearly completely fused; posterior corners as short rounded lobes.
- Urosome of 4 somites.
- Genital double-somite nearly symmetrical , spermathecae astmmetrical in holotype and symmetrical in other specimens.
- Caudal rami with 1 dorsal seta, 1 ventral seta and 4 terminal setae.
- A1 23-segmented, extending to pedigerous somite 3.

Species Thoxancalanus spinatus - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Issued from : E.L. Markhaseva, S. Laakmann & J. Renz in Mar. Biodiv., 2014. [p.67, Fig.2].
Female: a, A1 articulating segments 1-17 (ancestral segmenyts I-XX); b, A1 articulating segments 18-24 (ancestral segments XXI-XXVIII); c, A2; d, Md (palp); Md (gnathobase); f, same (different view).
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Nota:
- A2: coxa with 1 seta; basis withy 2 setae; exopod of 8 segments with 1, 1-1-1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 and 3 setae; endopodal segment 1 with 2 setae, segment 2 with 8+6 in holotype and 8+7 in paratype.
- Md gnathobase without hump, cutting edge with 8 teeth, dorsal setaz and needle-like spinules; basis with 4 setae; exopod 5-segmented with 1, 1, 1, 1 and 2 setae; endopod segment 1 with 3 setae, segment 2 with 9 long setae and additional 1 short seta in paratype.

Species Thoxancalanus spinatus - Plate 3 of morphological figures

Issued from : E.L. Markhaseva, S. Laakmann & J. Renz in Mar. Biodiv., 2014. [p.68, Fig.3].
Female: a, Mx1; b, Mx2; c, P1 (anterior view); d, P1 exopod segments 1-3 (lateral spines).
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
Paratype: d.

Nota:
- Mx1: Praecoxal arthrite with 9 terminal, 4 posterior and 1 anterior setae; coxal endite with 5 setae (3 long and 2 small); proximal basal endite with 4 setae, distal basal endite with 5 setae; endopod with 11 setae; exopod with 8 setae; coxal epipodite with 7 long and 2 short setae.
- Mx2: Praecoxal endite (previously considered as proximal praecoxal endite) with 5 setae; coxal endite (previously considered as distal praecoxal endite) with 3 setae; basal endites (previously considered as coxal endites) with 3 setae each; enditic-like lobe of proximal endopodal segment (previously considered as proximal basal endite) with 4 setae, 1 is thicker and 1 is sensory; endopod with 3 worm-like, 5 brush-like sensory and 1 small sclerotized setae.
- P1: coxa without medial seta; basis with medial distal seta curved withn setules; endopod 1-segmented with lateral lobe with spinules; exopod segment 1 to 3 with 1 lateral spine each, spines of segments 1 and 2 shorter than spine of segment 3.

Species Thoxancalanus spinatus - Plate 4 of morphological figures

Issued from : E.L. Markhaseva, S. Laakmann & J. Renz in Mar. Biodiv., 2014. [p.69, Fig.4].
Female: a, Mxp; b, Mxp coxal endite; c, P2 (posterior view); d, P3 (posterior view); e, P4 coxa, basis, exopod segment 1 and endopod (posterior view); f, P4 exopod segments 2-3 (posterior view); g, P5; h, P5 exopod.
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
Holotype: a-e, g; paratype: f, h.

Nota:
- Mxp: Syncoxa with 1 partly sensory seta on proximal praecoxal endite (previously considered as praecoxal endite), 2 setae (of them 1 partly sensory seta) on middle praecoxal endite (previously considered as proximal coxal endite) and 2 sclerotized setae and 1 poorly developed brush-like seta on distal praecoxal endite (previously considered as middle coxal endite); coxal endite (corresponds to the distal coxal endite of Huys & Boxshall, 1991) with 3 setae and small rounded attenuation. Basis with 3 proxuimal and 2 distal setae. Endopod 5-segmented with 4, 4, 3, 3+1, and 4 setae.
- P5 3-segmented; coxa naked, basis with lateral scale-like spinules, 3rd segment ornamented with scale-like spinules, 3 unequal articulated distal spines and 1 articulated medial spine longest.

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Distribution map of Thoxancalanus spinatus by geographical zones

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Geographical glossary )

S Atlantic (Brasilian Basin), Atlantic (equatorial), N Atlantic (W Canary Basin).

Type locality: 00°01.2'S, 02°28.7'W.

Lg.:

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References of the authors concerning dimensions )

(1142) F: 3,75-3,80; {F: 3,75-3,80}

Rem.:

Above the sea bed (depth: 5058 m, 5148 m, 4338 m).
After Markhaseva & al. (2014,p.66) ,some morphological differences have been observed: 1- the genital double-somite shows more asymmetry in the holotype than in other specimens; 2- in the holotype the distal part of the left spermatheca is more prolonged and turned anteriorly, than in the right one (versus spermathecae are nearly symmetrical in other specimens); 3- ancestral segments X and XI of A1 have traces of fusion visible in holotype (vs not visible in other specimens)

Last update : 16/12/2021


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