Redescriptions of 5 arcturid species from the Strait of Magellan are presented, the validity of the genus Rectarcturus is discussed. Platidotea magellanica n.gen. n.sp. is described. It is a new type of idoteid isopod, with flattened body and antennae, probably adaptated to life in sandy bottoms.

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Park, J.-Y., & Wägele, J. W. (1995). On a small collection of Valvifera (Crustacea Isopoda) from the Magellan Strait, with description of Platidotea magellanica n.gen. n.sp. Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 14(6), 57–99.