Abstract
A new genus, 'Saurodocus' gen. nov., and two new species, 'S. hobbit' sp. nov. and 'S. minimarenus' sp. nov. are described from Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, collected from coarse coral sands with coral rubble in shallow water. 'Saurodocus' belongs to the 'Ceradocus' group - a group of genera within the Melitidae allied to 'Ceradocus' Costa, 1853, united by a widened triangular inner plate on maxilla 2 and setation on the inner margin of the inner plates of both maxillae. The combination of an un-produced anteroventral corner on coxa 1, lack of posteroventral lobe on coxa 4 and a deeply cleft telson separates 'Saurodocus' from all other genera in the 'Ceradocus' group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-66 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Issue number | 1820 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
Keywords
- Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis
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