Redescription of Apseudopsis arguinensis (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from the Coast of Mauritania

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64(2): 21-33, doi: 10.3897/travaux.64.e75611

Redescription of Apseudopsis arguinensis (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from the Coast of Mauritania

Maxim-Jean Bâlcu^‡

‡ "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania

Corresponding author: Maxim-Jean Bâlcu ( max.balcu@antipa.ro )

Academic editor: Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu

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Citation: Bâlcu M-J (2021) Redescription of Apseudopsis arguinensis (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from the Coast of Mauritania. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64(2): 21-33. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.64.e75611

Abstract

In addition to those described by Guţu (2002), the female with eggs of the species Apseudopsis arguinensis is redescribed in detail. Also, some remarks on male morphology are presented.

Keywords

Tanaidacea, Apseudomorpha, Apseudidae, Apseudopsis arguinensis, Coast of Mauritania