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Ampithoe qeshmensis sp. nov. (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae), a new herbivorous amphipod from the Persian Gulf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2016

Yeganeh Layeghi  and
Farzaneh Momtazi
Yeganeh Layeghi
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
Farzaneh Momtazi*
Affiliation:
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Momtazi, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran email: momtazi.f@gmail.com
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Abstract

Herbivorous amphipods of the family Ampithoidae have an important role in marine ecosystems. Ampithoe qeshmensis sp. nov. is a new member of Ampithoidae from the Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf. The new species resembles A. kava, A. katae and A. cookana based on the second male gnathopod. Ampithoe qeshmensis sp. nov. is characterized by round and reduced distoventral spur on uropod 1 in male, mandibular palp article 3 longer than second one, robust seta on palm of second male gnathopod, and longer flagellum than peduncular article 5 on the second antenna.

Keywords

AmpithoidaePersian Gulfnew speciesherbivorous amphipod
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , May 2018 , pp. 515 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2016 

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