Chan Benny K K, Chang Yen-Wei
Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan..
Zootaxa. 2018 Apr 9;4407(1):117-129. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.8.
The present study describes a new species of Vulcanolepas from the Lau Basin in the South Pacific. The basal angle of the tergum of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is elevated from the capitular-peduncular margin at ~1/6 of the capitular height. The mandibles of V. buckeridgei sp. nov. are tridentoid; the cutting margins of the second and third teeth are long and each tooth possesses 18-20 sharp spines. The proximal segments of the anterior and posterior rami of cirrus I are protuberant and with dense, simple setae. DNA barcode sequences of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. are similar to Vulcanolepas sp. 1 collected from the Lau Basin (Herrera et al. 2015). Vulcanolepas buckeridgei is morphologically similar to Vulcanolepas 'Lau A' collected in the Lau Basin (Southward Newman 1998). This suggests that Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is widespread in the Lau Basin.
本研究描述了一种来自南太平洋劳盆地的新种火神藤壶。新种布氏火神藤壶（Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov.）背板的基部角度从头部 - 柄部边缘升起，高度约为头部高度的1/6。新种布氏火神藤壶的下颌呈三叉形；第二和第三齿的切割边缘很长，每颗牙齿有18 - 20根尖锐的刺。触须I的前支和后支的近端节段突出，有密集的简单刚毛。新种布氏火神藤壶的DNA条形码序列与从劳盆地采集的火神藤壶1号种（Vulcanolepas sp. 1）（赫雷拉等人，2015年）相似。布氏火神藤壶在形态上与在劳盆地采集的“劳A火神藤壶”（Vulcanolepas 'Lau A'）（索思沃德·纽曼，1998年）相似。这表明新种布氏火神藤壶在劳盆地广泛分布。
