<documentid="2299B97A6EADABDB68207A3F9AAB7356"ID-DOI="10.12651/JSR.2024.13.2.185"ID-ISSN="2713-8615"ID-Zenodo-Dep="13344859"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="carolina"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe"IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="GgImagineBatch"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="felipe"checkinTime="1722550107885"checkinUser="felipe"docAuthor="Lee, Il-Hoi Kim and Taekjun"docDate="2024"docId="ED1887CBFFEFFFFFFF41B508B4B260D5"docLanguage="en"docName="JSpeciesRes.13.2.185-254.pdf"docOrigin="Journal of Species Research 13 (2)"docStyle="DocumentStyle:4D398BFF45FF8CA9E08F546BB06AE372.2:JSpeciesRes.2012-.journal_article"docStyleId="4D398BFF45FF8CA9E08F546BB06AE372"docStyleName="JSpeciesRes.2012-.journal_article"docStyleVersion="2"docTitle="Asterocheres processus Lee, 2024, n. sp."docType="treatment"docVersion="3"lastPageNumber="205"masterDocId="1121FFB3FFFEFFEBFFD1B25AB0306275"masterDocTitle="Copepods of the genus Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) from Korean waters"masterLastPageNumber="254"masterPageNumber="185"pageNumber="202"updateTime="1724091014337"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CC-BY-4.0">
<mods:titleid="77B868A56697B5525AD7C65CE6A3DB1C">Copepods of the genus Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) from Korean waters</mods:title>
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEFFFFAFDE6B508B263651F"box="[567,595,1874,1898]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="17"pageNumber="202">10</figureCitation>
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<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEFFFFAFB9EB1F1B48561B6"box="[1103,1205,939,963]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="17"pageNumber="202">Fig. 10G</figureCitation>
) 338 μm long, 20-segmented; 9th, 18th, and terminal segments armed with 7 setae, 2 setae + aesthetasc, and 11 setae, respectively, all other segments each with 2 setae; several setae on proximal segments feebly pinnate; first segment ornamented with several setules. Antenna (
) consisting of coxa, basis, small exopod, and 3-segment- ed endopod; coxa short, unarmed; basis 57 μm long, with longitudinal row of minute spinules; exopod twice longer than wide (10 × 5 μm), with 3 setae (2 unequal distal and 1 small proximal); first endopodal segment 49 μm long, unarmed but with row of spinules along outer margin; short second endopodal segment with 1 spiniform seta; third endopodal segment slightly longer than wide with 2 unequal setae distally; terminal claw straight, spiniform, 39 μm long.
), proximal one of them broader than others; palp segment 40 μm long, with 2 unequal setae distally, longer pinnate seta 167 μm long, smaller naked seta 64 μm long; palp segment plus longer seta 207 μm long, 0.91 times as long as stylet. Maxillule (
) 2-segmented; distal segment (basis) as long as, but much slender than, proximal segment (syncoxa), with row of minute spinules along convex but margin of curved distal part. Maxilliped (
) consisting of coxa, basis, 4-segmented endopod, and terminal claw; coxa with 1 small seta at inner subdistal region; basis with 1 vestigial seta on inner margin and several minute spinules on outer margin; 4 endopodal segments with 2, 1, 1, and 1 setae, respectively; terminal endopodal segment 30 μm long; terminal claw relatively short, 55 μm long, 1.83 times longer than terminal segment.
, female. A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm.
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFEC8B0D2B14B60D5"box="[281,379,648,672]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFE78B0D2B23A60D5"box="[425,522,648,672]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10C</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFD50B0D2B2EE60D5"box="[641,734,648,672]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFDF7B093B2B46094"box="[550,644,713,737]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10B</figureCitation>
) 48 μm long (excluding outer distal process), characteristically bearing elongated, spiniform outer distal process of 27 μm long. Intercoxal plate and inner distal corner of legs 1-3 with several spinules. Outer margin of basis of legs 2-4 with spinules. Outer seta on basis of legs 1-4 well developed. Leg 3 similar to leg 2, except bearing 1 spine and 5 setae on third endopodal segment (
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFE22B1F1B26B61B6"box="[499,603,939,963]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10D</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFEC2B6B7B1436770"box="[275,371,1261,1285]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10F</figureCitation>
) consisting of 1 dorsolateral seta on fifth pedigerous somite and free exopod; exopodal segment 2.18 times longer than wide (37 × 17 μm), with sub-parallel lateral margins, 3 unequal setae distally, and row of fine spinules on outer margin; midterminal seta longest, 65 μm long; outer seta second longest. Leg 6 (
<figureCitationid="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFF18B7F5B11E67B2"box="[201,302,1455,1479]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="19.[144,177,1926,1948]"captionTargetBox="[239,1317,262,1873]"captionTargetId="figure-10@19.[153,1408,254,1892]"captionTargetPageId="19"captionText="Fig. 10. Asterocheres processus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, third endopodal segment of leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344881/files/figure.png"pageId="20"pageNumber="205">Fig. 10G</figureCitation>
may be differentiated from its congeners by two diagnostic features revealed in leg 1. Firstly, the coxa lacks an inner seta. Secondly, the third endopodal segment bears a prolonged outer distal process. The first feature is shared with five species in the genus:
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. The second feature is shared with four species (
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by these authors (
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). In the latter species, the female antennule is 19-segmented, the mandibular palp is 2-segmented, the oral siphon extends to the insertions of the maxillipeds, the distal setae on the inner lobe of the maxillule are shorter than the distal seta of the outer lobe and one of the setae on the outer lobe is specialized with long setules, and the fourth leg has an inner coxal seta. These features of