A new species of the generus Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida, Mysidae) has been described based on specimens sampled with a suprabenthic sled near a Posidonia oceànica meadow located near the coastal city of Mataró in 2001 (station Mataró II) and in 2011 (station Mataró III). The new species inhabits the soft-bottom suprabenthic habitat close to this meadow, at depths between 17 and 21 m.
A new species of the generus Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida, Mysidae) has been described based on specimens sampled with a suprabenthic sled near a Posidonia oceànica meadow located near the coastal city of Mataró in 2001 (station Mataró II) and in 2011 (station Mataró III). The new species inhabits the soft-bottom suprabenthic habitat close to this meadow, at depths between 17 and 21 m.
The main distinguishing features of Mysidopsis iluroensis are the small body size, a prominent rostrum, the absence of carapace dorsal nodules, and the armature of the antennule, tèlson and uropod. In this study, the morphology of the new species is compared with other species of Mysidopsis in the Mediterranean Sea.
The taxonomist Carles San Vicente has dedicated this species to the archaeological remains of the ancient Roman city of Iluro preserved around the present village of Mataró. Holotype and paratypes has been deposited at the Biological Reference Collections (CBR) of the Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC).
Publication:
San Vicente C. A new species of Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida, Mysidae) from coastal waters of catalonia (north-western Mediterranean). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation (2013) 36 (1): 101-111
Link: http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/volum-36-1-2013-abc/a-new-species-of-mysidopsis-crustacea-mysida-mysidae-from-coastal-waters-of-catalonia-north-western-mediterranean/