Centropages tenuicornis Brady - Species Card

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Centropages tenuicornis Brady, 1914 (M)

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Ref.:

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List of the studied authors )

Brady, 1914 a (p.25, Descr.M, figs.M); Sewell, 1948 (p.429); Vervoort, 1964 b (p.309, Rem.)

Species Centropages tenuicornis - Plate 1 of morphological figures

Issued from : G.S. Brady in Ann. Durban Mus., 1914, Vol. I. [Pl. VI, figs. 3-6].
Male (from Durban Bay, Natal): 3, right A1; 4, urosome; 5, terminal spines of P4; 6, P5.

Nota:
- Right A1 very slender, the median segments slightly dilated, entirely destitute of serrated plates and bearing only very short, simple setae.
- Endopodites of P1 to P4 bi-segmented.
- Endopod of P5 tri-segmented, terminal spines of the exopod long, slender and quite devoid of marginal serratures; of usual prehensile type.
- Abdomen 4-segmented.
- Caudal rami scarcely longer than the last abdominal segment (= anal segment)

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Distribution map of Centropages tenuicornis by geographical zones

Distribution map of Centropages tenuicornis for the Zone Indian Ocean

Loc:

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Geographical glossary )

Durban Bay, Natal

Lg.:

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References of the authors concerning dimensions )

(1320) M: 1,75; {M: 1,75}

Rem.:

Doubtful form. Cf. ?. Abdomen probably damaged (1st and 2nd segments lacking); A1 and P5 corresponding to adult form.

Last update : 03/12/2020


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