A new species of Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864 from the Atlantic coast of South Africa, with supplementary descriptions of two additional species and notes on colour and feeding apparatus (Mysida: Mysidae). Issue 2 (15th February 2018)
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- Title:
- A new species of Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864 from the Atlantic coast of South Africa, with supplementary descriptions of two additional species and notes on colour and feeding apparatus (Mysida: Mysidae). Issue 2 (15th February 2018)
- Main Title:
- A new species of Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864 from the Atlantic coast of South Africa, with supplementary descriptions of two additional species and notes on colour and feeding apparatus (Mysida: Mysidae)
- Authors:
- Wittmann, Karl J
Griffiths, Charles L - Abstract:
- Abstract: Surveys of species diversity in sublittoral waters along the coasts of the Cape Peninsula on the Atlantic coast of South Africa yielded three species of Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864 . A new species, M. abbreviata n. sp., is described, a supplementary description is given for M. similis (Zimmer, 1912 ), and the female of M. zsilaveczi Wittmann & Griffiths, 2014 is described for the first time. The new species is characterized, among other characters, by a transversely shortened rostrum. Field observations of M. zsilaveczi and M. abbreviata n. sp. showed the greatest intraspecific diversity of colour patterns ever documented for mysids. Stomach contents, together with differences in the armature of perioral mouthparts and in the foregut, suggest that all three species are specialized predators, mainly of crustaceans. An updated key to the species of Mysidopsis in southern Africa is given.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of crustacean biology. Volume 38:Issue 2(2018)
- Journal:
- Journal of crustacean biology
- Issue:
- Volume 38:Issue 2(2018)
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- Volume 38, Issue 2 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0038-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 215
- Page End:
- 234
- Publication Date:
- 2018-02-15
- Subjects:
- colour adaptations -- foregut structure -- new species -- perioral structures -- predation -- taxonomy
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- 0278-0372
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