A new species of the family Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Mediterranean Sea, Paranamixis fishelsoni sp. nov.
Author
Kaim-Malka, R. A.
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Zootaxa
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2024-06-06
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.9
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Paranamixis fishelsoni
sp. nov.
Figures 1–3
Type material.
Male anamorph,
HOLOTYPE
:
One male
anamorph. Length:
3.13 mm
. Station
AM 02
(Acre),
24 June 1976
, between
Laurencia
algae on
Rocky
substrate.
The
specimen is deposited in the
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona
MSNVRCr480. slides 7830.
Female and male leucomorph, one individual: length
1.39 mm
; three individuals: length between 1 and
2 mm
. Station
AM 02
(Acre),
24 June 1976
between
Laurencia
algae on
Rocky
substrate.
The
material is deposited in the
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona
MSNVRCr480, and slides 7831
.
Ethymology.
This species is dedicated to the Professor Lev Fishelson (
Tel Aviv
University) who kindly provided the author with the specimens, and the informations about the sampling area.
Diagnosis.
(anamorph males) Gnathopod 1 absent; Coxa 2 oval; Gnathopod 2 propodus regularly ovoid, palm with one distal triangular protrusion; Posterior margin of epimeral plate 3 straight.