''Zimmeriana'' is a genus of
gynodiastylid cumacean. It is found from
New South Wales to
Western Australia, and in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It contains 6 species, as of March, 2017.
[Gerken, S., 2001. ''The Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea)''. Memoirs of Museum Victoria
59: 1–276.]
Description
''Zimmeriana'' females and sub-adult males have two pseudorostral lobes which are horizontal. The eye lobes have no lenses, and may or may not have a pair of spines. The first antenna
Antenna ( antennas or antennae) may refer to:
Science and engineering
* Antenna (radio), also known as an aerial, a transducer designed to transmit or receive electromagnetic (e.g., TV or radio) waves
* Antennae Galaxies, the name of two collid ...
is small to moderate in size. The first pereopod
The decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various g ...
has a brush of many long setae terminally on the dactyl.[
In males, the pseudorostral lobes are horizontally or vertically directed. Eye lobes with or without lenses. The second antenna's ]peduncle Peduncle may refer to:
*Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed
*Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body
**Peduncle (art ...
has 4 articles, and the flagellum has 7 articles. There are exopods on the third maxilliped
An appendage (or outgrowth) is an external body part, or natural prolongation, that protrudes from an organism's body.
In arthropods, an appendage refers to any of the homologous body parts that may extend from a body segment, including anten ...
and pereopod
The decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various g ...
1-4.[
]
Species
''Zimmeriana'' has 6 currently (March, 2017) accepted species:[
*'' Zimmeriana azumai'' Gamô, 1986
*'']Zimmeriana lasiodactylum
''Zimmeriana lasiodactylum'' is a species of cumacean, in the Gynodiastylidae
Gynodiastylidae is one of the eight most commonly recognised families of crustaceans of the order Cumacea. They are especially prevalent in the southern hemisphere, ...
'' Zimmer, 1914
*'' Zimmeriana longirostris'' Hale, 1946
*'' Zimmeriana robustacrus'' Gerken, 2001
*'' Zimmeriana spinicauda'' Hale, 1946
*'' Zimmeriana vibrissa'' Gerken, 2001
References
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Cumacea