Zhongli Sha and Xianqiu Ren (2014)

A new species of the genus Glyptelasma Pilsbry (Cirripedia, Thoracica, Poecilasmatidae) from deep waters in the South China Sea

Crustaceana, 87(10):1185-1191.

Abstract

A new species of deep-water barnacle belonging to the family Poecilasmatidae is described from the South China Sea. Glyptelasma dentatum sp. nov. differs from its congeners in having an inwardly projecting tooth on either side of the internal median concavity of the basally expanded margins of the carina. Information on distribution and a key to the world’s species of Glyptelasma are provided.

Keywords

Cirripedia, deep waters, eaux profondes, espèce nouvelle, Mer de Chine méridionale, new species, South China Sea, Thoracica

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003332
ISSN: 1568-5403

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