A New Species of Sphaeromopsis Holdich and Jones 1973 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) from the Andaman Islands, Northern Indian Ocean

Autor: Kadeparambil Arjunan Jayaraj, Pathan Anil
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 37:279-285
ISSN: 2366-1674
0212-5919
DOI: 10.1007/s41208-021-00288-2
Popis: Sphaeromopsis sikata sp. nov. is described from intertidal habitats of South Andaman coast, Andaman Islands. Sphaeromopsis sikata sp. nov., the first record of the genus from India, is characterized by the pleotelson lateral margins not being folded ventrally and the uropodal exopod lateral margin proximal to medial smooth; distal margin is serrate with three teeth, apex concave with three setae, and mesial margin smooth. An annotated list of Sphaeromopsis species is provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE