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Neobrychiopontius gen. nov. Diagnosis—Female. Prosome 4 segmented, with rounded epimeral areas; urosome 5 segmented, consisting of leg 5 bearing somite, genital doublesomite, 2 abdominal somites and telson; telson 2 times longer than second abdominal somite. Rostral area projecting ventrally. Oral cone with distal disk formed by labrum and labium. Furca with 7 setae, 12 times longer than wide. Antennule 21 segmented with aesthetasc on segment 18. Antenna and maxilliped with elongate, bluntpointed, toothed terminally terminal seta. Mandible with 2 segmented palp, each segment armed with 1 seta. First segment of maxilla with inner lobe bearing 2 setae (1 small) near joint with second clawlike segment. Legs 1 to 4 with 3 segmented rami, formula of armature as for the type species. Leg 5 1 segmented, on ventrolateral side, with 4 setae. Leg 6 represented by 2 setae. Male unknown. Etymology—The genus name is a combination of the Greek word “neo” (= new) and the name of the type genus. Type and only species— Neobrychiopontius galeronae sp. nov. Distribution—Only known from the type locality in the Northeast Pacific nodule Province. |
