A new species of Pantopipetta (Pycnogonida: Austrodecidae) from the North Pacific, with a note on the palp articulation

KAKUI Keiichi

Department of Biological Sciences

Aug. 21, 2020

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Abstract
We describe a new pycnogonid species, Pantopipetta lenis sp. nov., collected from 141–152 m depth in southern Japan, North Pacific Ocean. Pantopipetta lenis closely resembles Pantopipetta auxiliata and Pantopipetta oculata in having auxiliary claws on the legs, but differs from them in lacking dorsodistal tubercles on the lateral processes, having….

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Article information:
Hosoda, Y. and Kakui K. A new species of Pantopipetta (Pycnogonida: Austrodecidae) from the North Pacific, with a note on the palp articulation. Marine Biology Research, 19 August 2020.
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2020.1758946