A new species and first record of Dracoderes (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida: Dracoderidae) from American waters, with an identification key of the genus

Publication date: Available online 6 June 2019Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Diego Cepeda, Fernando Pardos, Nuria SánchezAbstractA new species of Dracoderes, D. spyro sp. nov., is described from Hispaniola Island (Caribbean Sea), and represents the first record of this genus in American waters. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the presence of lateroventral spines on segments 3–4 and 6–9, lateral accessory spines on segment 5, lateroventral tubes on segments 2, 5 and 10, and laterodorsal tubes on segment 8. Additionally, a dichotomous key to the species level for the genus Dracoderes is included.

Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - June 6, 2019 Category: Zoology Source Type: research