A new species, Gnathia nkulu sp. n. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa.
A new species, Gnathia nkulu sp. n. is described from material collected off the South African coast at 80-200m depth. It differs from the intertidal species Gnathia africana Barnard, 1914 in that the mediofrontal process is not deeply divided into two lobes, article 2 of the pylopod is rounded and small wart-like tubercles and long simple setae are present on both the cephalosome and pereon.
Smit
N J
NJ
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. smitn@dre.nw.uovs.ac.za
Van As
J G
JG
D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008386:Marine Biology; D013019:South Africa