Trichoniscoides ouremensis Vandel 1946

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Authors: Julio Cifuentes, Luis P. Da Silva
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Abstract

Trichoniscoides ouremensis Vandel, 1946 Fig. 13; Table 1 Trichoniscoides pseudomixtus ouremensis Vandel, 1946: 177, figs 20–21. Trichoniscoides ouremensis – Vandel 1952: 263, figs 2, 10. Remarks This species is characterized by an integument with weak granulations, 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 notch at the base of the two equal ciliated rami. The male pleopod II endopod has a distal segment 3 × the length of the basal segment, ending in a long, slender and slightly curved tip, the exopod II is trapezoidal. This is a troglobiotic species (Table 1). Distribution This Portugal endemic species is only known from its type locality, Lapa Salgada in Fátima, Santarém district (Vandel, 1946; Fig. 13).

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

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27 January 2026