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37°14 
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N
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131°51 
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have been deposited in the 
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is kept in the collection of 
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I.-H. Kim. 
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The
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name 
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refers to the presence of three teeth on the mandibular stylet
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD5FFC0FCF8B37CB3B3634B" bold="true" box="[809,899,294,318]" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Female.</emphasis>
Body (
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) rather broad. Mean body length 815 μm (797-835 μm), based on 
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. Figured and described specimen 835 μm long. Prosome 585 μm long, 0.70 times as long as body length. Cephalothorax 370 × 476 μm; its posterolateral corners angular. Second to fourth pedigerous somite with rounded lateral corners. Urosome (
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) 4-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite slightly wider than genital double-somite 115 μm wide, bearing several spinules on lateral margins. Genital double-somite as long as wide (106 × 106 μm); genital apertures positioned laterally at middle of double-somite length; posterior region posterior to genital apertures gradually narrowing; postgenital lateral margin bearing 2 groups of spinules, proximal group consisting of 2 or 3 longer spinules and distal group consisting of 2-6 shorter spinules (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FB57B153B53E6154" box="[1158,1294,777,801]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27K, L</figureCitation>
). Two free abdominal somites 36 × 62 and 33 × 61 μm, respectively; Anal somite with spinules on posteroventral margin (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FA8AB110B36961F7" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27C</figureCitation>
). Caudal ramus (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FBDFB130B45F61F7" box="[1038,1135,874,898]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27C</figureCitation>
) wider than long (25 × 29 μm), armed with 6 setae and ornamented with spinules (or scales) on lateral and posteroventral margins.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD5FFC0FCEEB191B3B9679D" blockId="43.[809,1415,261,1995]" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">
Rostrum (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FC79B191B43A6196" box="[936,1034,971,995]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27D</figureCitation>
) as tapering ridge, without posteri- or apex. Antennule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FBD1B1B1B46E6676" box="[1024,1118,1003,1027]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27E</figureCitation>
) 324 μm long, 20-segment- ed; 9th, 18th, and terminal segments bearing 7 setae, 2 setae + aesthetasc, and 11 setae, respectively; all other segments each with 2 setae; several setae on proximal segment bearing minute spinules on margins; anterior margin of first segment with fine spinules. Antenna (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FA8BB6D6B36466B0" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27F</figureCitation>
) with short, unarmed coxa; basis 75 μm long, unarmed ornamented with longitudinal row of fine spinules near exopod and several spinules on inner margin; exopod small, 10 × 5.5 μm, bearing 3 setae; first endopodal segment 53 μm long, unarmed but ornamented with 2 rows of fine spinules on outer surface; small second endopodal segment with 1 seta distally; third endopodal segment with 3 setae (including 1 minute seta); terminal claw 83 μm long, 1.62 times longer than first endopodal segment.
</paragraph>
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Oral siphon (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FC18B7B5B419647D" box="[969,1065,1519,1544]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27G</figureCitation>
) 183 μm long, reaching between maxilliped and leg 1. Mandible (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FB58B44AB4DB645D" box="[1161,1259,1552,1576]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27H</figureCitation>
) consisting of stylet and palp; stylet 190 μm long, bearing 3 teeth (2 distal and 1 subdistal); palp 2-segmented; proximal and distal segments 36 and 21 μm long, respectively, 2 distal setae 135 and 64 μm long, feebly pinnate; palp segments plus longer distal seta 193 μm long, as long as stylet. Maxillule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FC70B48BB3CB649C" box="[929,1019,1745,1769]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27I</figureCitation>
) bilobed; smaller outer lobe 25 μm long, with 4 setae, longest one of them 97 μm long; inner lobe about 82 μm long, tipped with 1 small and 4 large setae, longest one of them 105 μm long. Maxilla (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FCE0B508B3B9651F" box="[817,905,1874,1898]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 27J</figureCitation>
) slender, 2-segmented; proximal segment unornamented; distal segment 1.3 times longer than proximal segment, with 1 group of setules near middle followed distally by row of fine spinules. Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD5FFC0FAC8B5E9B54D65BE" box="[1305,1405,1971,1995]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="45.[145,178,1760,1782]" captionTargetBox="[292,1264,265,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-90@45.[206,1381,254,1723]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="Fig. 28. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A-E, 0.05mm; F, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344917" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344917/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="228">Fig. 28A</figureCitation>
) slender, 6-segmented; armature formula 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, and 1 + claw; first segment with 1 patch of spinules at outer subdistal region and several spinules at outer distal corner; inner seta on second segment rudimentary; terminal segment 38 μm long; terminal claw 91 μm long, 2.4 times longer than terminal segment.
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD2FFC7FF7FB5D8B0C665E2" bold="true" box="[174,246,1922,1944]" pageId="44" pageNumber="229">Fig. 27.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD2FFC7FF2FB5D8B1EC65E2" box="[254,476,1922,1943]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="229">Asterocheres tridentatus</emphasis>
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, female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05 mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02 mm.
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD3FFC6FF40B4BAB0E96480" bold="true" box="[145,217,1760,1782]" pageId="45" pageNumber="230">Fig. 28.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD3FFC6FF31B4BAB18D6480" box="[224,445,1760,1781]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="230">Asterocheres tridentatus</emphasis>
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, female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars: A- E, 0.05 mm; F, 0.02 mm.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD3FFC4FCEEB5CBB09F602A" blockId="45.[809,1414,1871,1992]" lastBlockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" lastPageId="47" lastPageNumber="232" pageId="45" pageNumber="230">
Leg 1 (
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), 2 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD3FFC6FBCCB5CAB4B065DD" box="[1053,1152,1936,1960]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="45.[145,178,1760,1782]" captionTargetBox="[292,1264,265,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-90@45.[206,1381,254,1723]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="Fig. 28. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A-E, 0.05mm; F, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344917" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344917/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="230">Fig. 28C</figureCitation>
), 3, and 4 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD3FFC6FB28B5CAB56865DD" box="[1273,1368,1936,1960]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="45.[145,178,1760,1782]" captionTargetBox="[292,1264,265,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-90@45.[206,1381,254,1723]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="Fig. 28. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A-E, 0.05mm; F, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344917" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344917/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="230">Fig. 28E</figureCitation>
) biramous with 3-segmented rami. Posterior margin of intercoxal plate smooth in all swimming legs. Inner coxal seta small, naked in leg 1, large and pinnate in legs 2 and 3, but absent in leg 4. Leg 3 same as leg 2, except bearing 1 spine plus 5 setae on third endopodal segment (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FD10B33CB0F163EB" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="45.[145,178,1760,1782]" captionTargetBox="[292,1264,265,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-90@45.[206,1381,254,1723]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="Fig. 28. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A-E, 0.05mm; F, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344917" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344917/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 28D</figureCitation>
). Inner distal corner of basis of leg 1 spinulose, but naked in other swimming legs. Inner distal seta on basis of leg 1 slender, not broadened at its proximal region, pinnate along both margins. Second endopodal segment of all swimming legs bearing bicuspid outer distal corner. Armature formula for legs 1-4 as in 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FD9AB072B2E1604A" box="[587,721,552,575]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. processus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD0FFC5FF7FB5DCB0C465EE" bold="true" box="[174,244,1926,1948]" pageId="46" pageNumber="231">Fig. 29.</emphasis>
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, male. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm; C- G, 0.02 mm.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF77B032B11B6117" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
Leg 5 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FF29B032B16E60F5" box="[248,350,616,640]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 27B</figureCitation>
) consisting of dorsolateral seta on fifth pedigerous somite and free exopod; exopodal segment (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FF05B0F2B10560B4" box="[212,309,680,705]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="45.[145,178,1760,1782]" captionTargetBox="[292,1264,265,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-90@45.[206,1381,254,1723]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="Fig. 28. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A-E, 0.05mm; F, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344917" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344917/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 28F</figureCitation>
) fusiform with convex, spinulose outer and inner margins, 2.07 times longer than wide (58 × 28 μm), armed with 3 setae; these setae 59, 38, and 31 μm long, respectively, from outer to inner. Leg 6 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FD55B153B0936137" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[265,1349,273,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-13@44.[188,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 27. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, right caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, maxillule; J, maxilla; K, L, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, D, E, G, H, J, 0.05mm; C, F, I, K, L, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344915" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344915/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 27K, L</figureCitation>
) represented by 2 naked setae and 1 denticle on genital operculum.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF41B130B1666611" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FF41B130B0E061F7" bold="true" box="[144,208,874,898]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Male.</emphasis>
Body (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FECCB130B14F61F7" box="[285,383,874,898]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29A</figureCitation>
) similar in form to that of female. Body length 582 μm. Prosome 387 μm long. Cephalothorax 237 × 294 μm, bearing angular posterolateral corners. Urosome (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FED1B191B1546196" box="[256,356,971,995]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29B</figureCitation>
) 5-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite 77 μm wide. Genital somite 76 × 96 μm; with well-developed genital operculum. Three abdominal somites 22 × 53, 24 × 46, and 22 × 46 μm, respectively. Caudal ramus 18× 23 μm.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF77B637B1846733" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
Rostrum as in female. Antennule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FDF4B636B2B966F1" box="[549,649,1132,1156]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29C</figureCitation>
) 17-segmented, slightly geniculate between 15th and 16th segments; 9th, 12th,16th, and terminal segments bearing 6 setae, 4 setae, 1 seta + aesthetasc, and 11 setae, respectively; anterodistal corner of 16th segment pointed; aesthetasc on penultimate segment constricted at 60% region. Antenna as in female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF77B714B1B76792" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
Oral siphon, mandible, maxillule, and maxilla as in female. Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FEBAB734B1FF67F3" box="[363,463,1390,1414]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29D</figureCitation>
) with 1 guttiform process near inner distal seta of first segment (indicated by arrowhead); second segment bearing 2 small pronouncements on inner margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF77B7AAB1ED649C" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
Legs 1 and 2 showing sexual dimorphisms. Second endopodal segment of leg 1 (
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) bearing produced, distally directed outer distal corner and 3 rows of small spinules on outer surface. Third exopodal segment of leg 2 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FF01B42AB11E64FC" box="[208,302,1648,1673]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29F</figureCitation>
) expanded; its second outer spine bearing subsidiary denticle on outer margin; third outer spine bearing membrane on distal part of inner margin; both spines naked, without spinules.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF77B4ABB23165FE" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
Exopodal segment of leg 5 (
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) 1.77 times longer than wide (23 × 13 μm), bearing few spinules on out- er and inner margins and 3 unequal naked setae. Leg 6 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFD1FFC4FF49B508B0CB651F" box="[152,251,1874,1898]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[174,207,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[208,1345,266,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-13@46.[184,1446,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 29. Asterocheres tridentatus n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, medial side of leg 1; F, exopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344919" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344919/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Fig. 29B</figureCitation>
) probably represented by 2 unequal setae on distal region of genital operculum.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="2DAB6556FFD1FFC4FF41B5C9B4B861D7" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFD1FFC4FF41B5C9B4B861D7" blockId="47.[144,750,261,1995]" lastBlockId="47.[809,1416,261,930]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FF41B5C9B0CF65DE" bold="true" box="[144,255,1939,1963]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Remarks.</emphasis>
Nine species of 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FE6BB5C9B27465DE" box="[442,580,1939,1963]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Asterocheres</emphasis>
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are selected as relatives of 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FEDEB5E9B19165BE" authorityName="Lee" authorityYear="2024" box="[271,417,1971,1995]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridentatus" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FEDEB5E9B19165BE" box="[271,417,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tridentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4CF657B4FFD1FFC4FE76B5EEB1D165BE" box="[423,481,1972,1995]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
after comparing the new species with its congeners based on the character states of 17 characters (
<tableCitation id="28330366FFD1FFC4FC32B37FB4086348" box="[995,1080,293,317]" captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="2.[92,145,474,499]" captionText="Table 2. A character matrix of Asterocheres species (“-” indicates missing data)." pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Table 2</tableCitation>
). These nine species are 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FA9BB37FB3E66328" authority="Eiselt, 1965" authorityName="Eiselt" authorityYear="1965" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="alter">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FA9BB37FB3776328" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. alter</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFD1FFC4FC81B31FB3E66328" author="Eiselt, J." box="[848,982,325,349]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" pagination="151 - 169" refId="ref37192" refString="Eiselt, J. 1965. Revision und Neubeschreibung weiterer siphonostomer Cyclopoiden (Copepoda, Crust.) aus der Antarktis. Sitzungsberichten der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Abteilung I 174 (3 / 4): 151 - 169." type="journal article" year="1965">Eiselt, 1965</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FC32B31CB40F6328" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" box="[995,1087,326,349]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="canui">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FC32B31CB40F6328" box="[995,1087,326,349]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. canui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FB9EB31CB551632B" authority="Varela, 2010" authorityName="Varela" authorityYear="2010" box="[1103,1377,325,350]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cubensis">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FB9EB31CB4FB6328" box="[1103,1227,325,349]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. cubensis</emphasis>
Varela, 2010
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FAA1B31CB45F630B" authority="Varela, 2010" authorityName="Varela" authorityYear="2010" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fernadezmilerai">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FAA1B31CB3E6630B" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. fernadezmilerai</emphasis>
Varela, 2010
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FBAEB33CB35263EB" authority="Stock, 1966" authorityName="Stock" authorityYear="1966" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="halichondriae">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FBAEB33CB509630B" box="[1151,1337,358,382]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. halichondriae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFD1FFC4FA90B33CB35263EB" author="Stock, J. H." pageId="47" pageNumber="232" pagination="145 - 194" refId="ref38392" refString="Stock, J. H. 1966. Cyclopoida siphonostoma from Mauritius (Crustacea, Copepoda). Beaufortia 13 (159): 145 - 194." type="journal article" year="1966">Stock, 1966</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FCA1B3DCB55063EB" authority="Thompson &amp; A. Scott, 1903" authorityName="Thompson &amp; A. Scott" authorityYear="1903" box="[880,1376,390,414]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manaarensis">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FCA1B3DCB42963EB" box="[880,1049,390,414]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. manaarensis</emphasis>
Thompson &amp; A. Scott, 1903
</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FABFB3DCB38763CB" authorityName="Stock" authorityYear="1966" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="proboscideus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FABFB3DCB38763CB" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. proboscideus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FC16B3FDB47063CB" box="[967,1088,423,446]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tenuipes</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFD1FFC4FB9BB3FCB4F263CB" author="Kim, I. - H." box="[1098,1218,422,446]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" pagination="1 - 176" refId="ref37840" refString="Kim, I. - H. 2010. Siphonostomatoid Copepoda (Crustacea) associated with invertebrates from tropical waters. Korean Journal Systematic Zoology, Special Issue 8: 1 - 176." type="journal article" year="2010">Kim, 2010</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; and 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FB2EB3FDB3C763AA" authority="Johnsson, 1999" authorityName="Johnsson" authorityYear="1999" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tetrasetosus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FB2EB3FDB37B63AB" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tetrasetosus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFD1FFC4FC83B39DB3C763AA" author="Johnsson, R." box="[850,1015,455,479]" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" pagination="61 - 99" refId="ref37602" refString="Johnsson, R. 1999. Six new species of the genus Asterocheres (Copepoda; Siphonostomatoida) associated with sponges in Brazil. Nauplius 6: 61 - 99." type="journal article" year="1999">Johnsson, 1999</bibRefCitation>
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and distinguished from the new species by their different features. The oral siphon extends before the maxilliped in 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FBE4B05DB4B4606A" authorityName="Eiselt" authorityYear="1965" box="[1077,1156,519,543]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="alter">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FBE4B05DB4B4606A" box="[1077,1156,519,543]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. alter</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, to the maxilliped in 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FAA1B05DB354604A" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="canui">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FAA1B05DB354604A" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. canui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FCA2B072B419604A" authorityName="Stock" authorityYear="1966" box="[883,1065,551,575]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="halichondriae">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FCA2B072B419604A" box="[883,1065,551,575]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. halichondriae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FBB9B072B536604A" box="[1128,1286,552,575]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tetrasetosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, to leg 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FCFAB012B394602A" box="[811,932,584,607]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tenuipes</emphasis>
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, and over leg 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FBACB012B51D602A" box="[1149,1325,583,607]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. proboscideus</emphasis>
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(vs. the oral siphon extends between the maxilliped and leg 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FC97B0D2B3E960D5" box="[838,985,648,672]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. tridentatus</emphasis>
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). Therefore, these six species are distinguished from the new species by having different lengths of the oral siphon. 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFD1FFC4FB9CB093B5086094" authorityName="Varela" authorityYear="2010" box="[1101,1336,713,737]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="47" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cubensis">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FB9CB093B5086094" box="[1101,1336,713,737]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">Asterocheres cubensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFD1FFC4FAA1B093B3D46174" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="232">A. fernandezmilerai</emphasis>
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both described from the West Indies (
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) have 19-segmented female antennule (vs. 20-segmented in 
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) and an inner coxal seta on leg 4 (vs. the seta is absent in 
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). Therefore, the latter two species are also distinguished from the new species.
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