Trichoniscoides ouremensis Vandel 1946
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).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
Crustacean biology and ecology
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Publication details
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026