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Bradleya albatrossia Benson, 1972
461410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:461410)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Benson, R.H. (1972). The <i>Bradleya</i> Problem, with descriptions of two new psychrospheric ostracode genera, <i>Agrenocythere</i> and <i>Poseidonamicus</i> (Ostracoda: Crustacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (12), 1-138., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/1879 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in China Sea
type locality contained in China Sea [details]
Description "The reticulum of Bradleya albatrossia has been formed into a bold, box-work frame similar to that of B. andamanae, new...
Etymology "Named for the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross, which worked in the western Pacific in 1900 and again in 1908."...
Description "The reticulum of Bradleya albatrossia has been formed into a bold, box-work frame similar to that of B. andamanae, new species, yet it lacks any of the major structural members, such as the median ridge complex or the dorsal carina, found in other species of Bradleya. This species maintains a strong reticulum by forming high mural webs at right angles to the main carapace wall whereas other species may accomplish the same function through the formation of massive muri, celate muri, reduction in relative size, forming major reticular members of increasing the thickness of the carapace wall. Bradleya albatrossia is very similar in many respects to the larger form B. japonica, new species, in the development of high muri, at least in the central and posterior regions. B. japonica, however, is devoid of reticular development in the anterior and posterior regions, and both the dorsal and ventrolateral carinae are much more evident. Bradleya normani is generally larger but also differs from B. albatrossia in the degree of reticular development. These two species may represent parts of a morphological series of which B. japonica and B. nuda, new species, could also be components. More discussion of these relationships is given elsewhere. This species was found in two localities including the type-locality and in the North Fiji Basin (AlexaPenguin Bank, lat. 11 ° 5'S, long. 175° lO'E; 2560 meters). It is probable that this species is widely distributed over the western Pacific at the present time." (Benson, 1972: 39) [details]
Etymology "Named for the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross, which worked in the western Pacific in 1900 and again in 1908."...
Etymology "Named for the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross, which worked in the western Pacific in 1900 and again in 1908." (Benson, 1972: 39) [details]
Brandão, S.N.; Antonietto, L.S; Nery, D.G.; Pereira, J.S.; Praxedes, R.A.; Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Bradleya albatrossia Benson, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=461410 on 2025-04-06
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Benson, R.H. (1972). The <i>Bradleya</i> Problem, with descriptions of two new psychrospheric ostracode genera, <i>Agrenocythere</i> and <i>Poseidonamicus</i> (Ostracoda: Crustacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (12), 1-138., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/1879 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description "The reticulum of Bradleya albatrossia has been formed into a bold, box-work frame similar to that of B. andamanae, new species, yet it lacks any of the major structural members, such as the median ridge complex or the dorsal carina, found in other species of Bradleya. This species maintains a strong reticulum by forming high mural webs at right angles to the main carapace wall whereas other species may accomplish the same function through the formation of massive muri, celate muri, reduction in relative size, forming major reticular members of increasing the thickness of the carapace wall. Bradleya albatrossia is very similar in many respects to the larger form B. japonica, new species, in the development of high muri, at least in the central and posterior regions. B. japonica, however, is devoid of reticular development in the anterior and posterior regions, and both the dorsal and ventrolateral carinae are much more evident. Bradleya normani is generally larger but also differs from B. albatrossia in the degree of reticular development. These two species may represent parts of a morphological series of which B. japonica and B. nuda, new species, could also be components. More discussion of these relationships is given elsewhere. This species was found in two localities including the type-locality and in the North Fiji Basin (AlexaPenguin Bank, lat. 11 ° 5'S, long. 175° lO'E; 2560 meters). It is probable that this species is widely distributed over the western Pacific at the present time." (Benson, 1972: 39) [details]Diagnosis "Distinguished from other known species of Bradleya by its bold, high, yet nonexcavate muri; the lack of a conspicuous discrete bridge structure or median ridge complex; its sharp, angled reticulum in the region of the dorsal carina, which fails to form a continuous ridge; the presence of relic mural struts crossing enlarged fossae; and the absence of a prominent ocular ridge or an eye tubercule." (Benson, 1972: 39) [details]
Etymology "Named for the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross, which worked in the western Pacific in 1900 and again in 1908." (Benson, 1972: 39) [details]
