Neoarcturus barnardi (Kensley, 1984) Poore, 2003

Poore, G. C. B., 2003, Revision of Holidoteidae, an endemic southern African family of Crustacea, and re-appraisal of taxa previously included in its three genera (Isopoda: Valvifera), Journal of Natural History 37, pp. 1805-1846 : 1820

publication ID	1464-5262
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5260365
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC5987CB-8F6B-AE4D-31DF-FD33FD3DBF77
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Neoarcturus barnardi (Kensley, 1984)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Neoarcturus barnardi (Kensley, 1984) View in CoL comb. nov.

(figure 6A, B)

Microarcturus barnardi Kensley, 1984: 238–240 , figure 11a–f.

Material examined

Holotype ovigerous female, paratype male, SAM A17797 View Materials . Paratypes: five males (one dissected), one ovigerous female, 12 juveniles, SAM A17798 View Materials .

Diagnosis

Eyes pigmented. Dorsum irregularly tuberculate, without dominant spines. Pereonites 2 and 3 of female with convex lateral margins, discontinuous, pereonite 4 tapering posteriorly (parallel-sided in male). Pleotelson apex obtusely angled, not apically produced as spine, posterolateral margins evenly curved. Male pleonite 2 strongly elevated as paired dorsolateral bosses, pleonite 3 with lower dorsomedial boss. Posteroventral margin of pereonite 4 of male with bilobed flat plate. Male to 5.0 mm; female to 5.0 mm.

Remarks

Males and females are evenly tuberculate dorsally and lack posterolateral angles on the pleotelson. The species is known only from off East London, south-eastern South Africa, at 90 m depth.