Platytyphlops cherkii ( Reyss, 1978a ) Gerken, 2018

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 144-145

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2419A7F0-5AED-47EC-86BB-06AADB2A4BD9
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3799213
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD87BA-FF63-2EBB-64FF-F924D719CACF
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Platytyphlops cherkii ( Reyss, 1978a )
status	comb. nov.

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Platytyphlops cherkii ( Reyss, 1978a) View in CoL n. comb.

Paralamprops cherkii Reyss, 1978a: 18–20 View in CoL , fig. 10.

Type material. Deposition unknown. 53°44.9’N, 17°51.8’W. Not seen GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, marginal carina entire, ridges absent on pseudorostrum; eyelobe without lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; accessory flagellum 0.8 main flagellum. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 3 terminal setae, central seta longest. Uropod endopod article 1 1.3 length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 2450 m.

Distribution. Northeast Atlantic, 53°44.9’N, 17°51.8’W.

Remarks. Platytyphlops cherkii is most similar to P. orbicularis ; however, in P. orbicularis the uropod peduncle has more than 10 setae medially, while in P. cherkii the uropod peduncle has only 5 setae medially.