Segadilha, J. L.; Serejo, C. S.; Błażewicz, M. (2019). New species of Typhlotanaidae (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from the Brazilian coast: genera Hamatipeda, Meromonakantha and Paratyphlotanais, with description of Targaryenella gen. nov. Zootaxa. 4661(2): 309-342.
New species of Typhlotanaidae (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from the Brazilian coast: genera <em>Hamatipeda</em>, <em>Meromonakantha</em> and <em>Paratyphlotanais</em>, with description of <em>Targaryenella</em> gen. nov.
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4661(2): 309-342
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Benthic samples collected along the Brazilian coast yielded the description of four new species from three genera of Typhlotanaidae: one Hamatipeda (H. prolata), one Meromonakantha (M. mauri) and two Paratyphlotanais (P. apletos and P. bessai). A new genus Targaryenella is erected to accommodate Meromonakantha anarsios and differences between Targaryenella and Meromonakantha are given. This study increases the total number of Tanaidacea species known for Brazil by 8% (50 to 54 species); the family Typhlotanaidae off the coast of Brazil is now represented by four known genera. Identification keys to the three genera are provided.