A new species of Ampelisca Krøyer, 1842 (Amphipoda, Ampeliscidae) from Potiguar Basin, Brazil
A new species, Ampelisca milenae sp. nov., is described from Potiguar Basin, Northeastern Brazil. The new species is similar to A. romigi Barnard (1954), however differs from it in having: antenna 1 overreaching peduncular article 5 of antenna 2, urosomite 1 dorsal carina raised into a dorsal sinuous process ending a pointed posterodorsal corner, and inner ramus of uropod 3 not distally uncinate. The new species was collected between 168 and 186 m depth. An updated key to all Ampeliscidae species recorded from Brazilian waters is provided.
Authors
- Jesser F. Souza–Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-2134)
- Rômulo Marinho
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.1.8
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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