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биота российских вод японского моря - Materials of Alexey Shipunov

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8. Nymphon uniunguiculatum Losina-Losinsky, 1933(Pl. VI, figs. 9–16)Losina-Losinsky, 1933: 62–64, fig. 12; 1961: 72; Hedgpeth, 1949: 263, fig. 29; Kim,1984: 534, fig. 3a–f; Hong & Kim, 1987: 161; Turpaeva, 2004a: 1096.Description. Trunk smooth; cephalic segment longer than three other segmentscombined; anterior part <strong>of</strong> it greatly expanded; neck slender, tapering toward base.Lateral processes long, twice as long as broad; intervals between them equal or longerthan their own diameters. Proboscis cylindrical, considerably shorter than cephalicsegment. Ocular tubercle low, cylindrical, with flat top and two bumps on sides; eyeslarge. Abdomen short, pointed obliquely upward. Chelifore almost 3 times longer thanproboscis; scape much longer than proboscis, thin; chela thin, too, slightly shorter thanscape; palm almost cylindrical; fingers slightly shorter than palm, thin, bearingnumerous densely placed teeth on inner margins. Palp very thin, 3 times longer thanproboscis, like chelifore; segment 2 longest; segment 3 slightly shorter; equalsegments 4 and 5 slightly shorter than segment 3. Oviger in males twice longer thantrunk; segment 5 longest, segments 7 to 10 almost equal in length, bearing welldevelopeddensely set lanceolate, serrate compound spines, having two lateral teetheach. Compound spines on distal ends <strong>of</strong> segments <strong>of</strong>ten without lateral teeth.Terminal claw with small denticles. Legs thin, male legs 7 times longer than trunk,bearing few setae; 1st coxa shortest; 2nd coxa 4 times longer than 1st one, havingdistal projection with genital pore; 3rd coxa more than 1.5 times longer than 1st one;femur much shorter than tibia 1; female femur expanded; tibia 1 shorter than tibia 2;tarsus in males almost 4 times (in females – 3 times) shorter than tibia 2; propodus 1.5times shorter than tarsus; tarsus and propodus both thin and straight. Propodal solecovered with minute setules, devoid <strong>of</strong> even small spines. Main claw slightly longerthan half <strong>of</strong> propodus, no auxiliary claws. Measurements <strong>of</strong> male (holotype): trunk5.3 mm, proboscis 1.75 mm, chelifore 5.05 mm, palp 5.15 mm, 3rd leg 37.5 mm.Female (paratype) larger than male: trunk 6.15 mm, chelifore 5.95 mm, palp 6.3 mm,3rd leg 51.05 mm.Geographical distribution. In the Russian waters <strong>of</strong> the Sea <strong>of</strong> Japan N.uniunguiculatum is found in Peter the Great Bay. It also occurs near the coasts <strong>of</strong>Hokkaido and Honshu islands, the north-western coast <strong>of</strong> Korea, and <strong>of</strong>f the SouthKurils.Vertical distribution. The species has been recorded at depths <strong>of</strong> 150–770 m.*Nymphon albatrossi Hedgpeth, 1949(Pl. VIII, figs. 6–10)Hedgpeth, 1949: 263–266, fig. 30.N. albatrossi occurs in the south-eastern part <strong>of</strong> the Sea <strong>of</strong> Japan near the westerncoast <strong>of</strong> Honshu Island, from Toyama Bay to the Korea Strait, also south and west <strong>of</strong>Kyushu Island in depths from 150 to 800 m.104

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