Description of a new stygobiont harpacticoid, Parastenocaris aberrans sp. n. from France (Atlantic part of the Pyrenees region). The new species belongs to the fontinalis group and is morphologically similar to Parastenocaris fontinalis and P. meridionalis. The new species differs from these two taxa by the structure of the endopod of P2-P4 and P5.
Description of a new stygobiont harpacticoid, Parastenocaris aberrans sp. n. from France (Atlantic part of the Pyrenees region). The new species belongs to the fontinalis group and is morphologically similar to Parastenocaris fontinalis and P. meridionalis. The new species differs from these two taxa by the structure of the endopod of P2-P4 and P5.
Apostolov, A. 2004. Copépodes harpacticoïdes stygobies de France. 6. Description d'un nouveau représentant du genre <i>Parastenocaris</i> Kessler, 1913. Crustaceana, 77(2): 197-203.