Platytyphlops rossi ( Jones, 1971 ) Gerken, 2018

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 163

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3799180
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scientific name	Platytyphlops rossi ( Jones, 1971 )
status	comb. nov.

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Platytyphlops rossi ( Jones, 1971) View in CoL n. comb.

Paralamprops rossi Jones, 1971: 37–39 View in CoL , fig. 3.

Type material. Holotype: NIWA 1634 View Materials , adult female. Ross Sea, 76°6–11’S, 164°46’E.

Diagnosis. Carapace with 2 pairs of lateral ridges, marginal carina entire, ridge present on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; main flagellum broken. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, terminal setae equal. Uropod endopod article 11.8 length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 406–705 m.

Distribution. Ross Sea, Weddell Sea, Antarctic.

Remarks. The most similar species is Platytyphlops racovitzai , which is also known from the Antarctic. However, in P. racovitzai the carapace ridges have a tall, narrow hyaline margin, while in P. rossi the ridges are not tall and do not have a hyaline margin. Platytyphlops crosnieri is also similar to P. rossi ; however, in P. rossi there is a ridge present on the pseudorostrum, while in P. crosnieri there is no ridge on the pseudorostrum.