Guipuzcosomatidae

General description: 

The known diversity of the family Guipuzcosomatidae Antić & Mauriès, 2022 amounts to 1 genus and 3 species. Current classification follows Antić & Mauriès (2022)[1]. [26.01.2022]

At least one new genus remains to be described (Antić & Mauriès, 2022: 166[1]). [26.01.2022]


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Diagnostic description: 

Diagnosis from Antić & Mauriès (2022: 146)[1]: Guipuzcosomatidae differs from the member of the superfamilies Anthroleucosomatoidea and Cleidogonoidea by the following combination of characters: male pregonopodal legs 3–7 not incrassate and without tarsal papillae; postgonopodal legs 10 and 11 with coxal sacks, additionally leg 10 with short trochanteral and leg 11 with short coxal process, no other peculiarities; gonopodal sternum of both anterior and posterior gonopods poorly developed and poorly chitinized, mainly membranous; anterior gonopods with striking second pair of angiocoxites starting laterally from coxites, with two branches one with a few very long, flagelliform processes; colpocoxites of the anterior gonopods strongly developed, divided, strongly chitinized, only with rounded membranous remnants; posterior gonopods modified, not leg-like, without articulation and with well-developed, partially chitinized colpocoxites. Fortunately, in many taxa from the superfamilies Anthroleucosomatoidea and Cleidogonoidea vulvae are known, but in none of them they are medially fused, as it is in Guipuzcosomatidae where vulvae are characterized with a striking, chitinized and massive medial bursal structure posteriorly, as one of the possible autapomorphies.


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Distribution: 

Distribution from Antić & Mauriès (2022: 147; 162, Fig. 12, map)[1]: Known only from a few localities in the provinces of Alava, Gipuzkoa and Navarre, northern Spain.


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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith