Trichoniscoides bellesi Reboleira & Taiti 2015

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Authors: Julio Cifuentes, Luis P. Da Silva
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Abstract

Trichoniscoides bellesi Reboleira & Taiti, 2015 Fig. 1; Table 1 Trichoniscoides bellesi Reboleira & Taiti, 2015: 9, figs 4–6. Remarks This species is characterized by a granulated dorsal integument, antennae with tubercles bearing scale-setae, and pereopod 7 without sexual dimorphism (Table 1). The male pleopod I endopod lacks a distal lobe, and the exopod is triangular with a rounded external edge and without any notch at the base of the two equal ciliated rami. The male pleopod II endopod has a distal segment 2.2 × the length of the basal segment, which is very thick with a tapered tip. This is a troglobiotic species (Table 1). Distribution This species is only known from a single cave in Portugal, Algar do Javali (Lisbon, Montejunto Massif) (Reboleira et al. 2015; Fig. 1).

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Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Crustacean biology and ecology Marine Biology and Ecology Research

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27 January 2026