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<mods:title id="61DD680B970528106BCC172F8FE47D8C">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda), a new species of intertidal Sphaeromatidae from the Andaman Islands, northern Indian Ocean</mods:title>
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(all material is from the South Andaman, Andaman Islands).
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);
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(2.0,
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); 2 ovigerous females (2.8, 3.0 mm); 3 non-ovigerous females (2.1, 2.1,
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), same data as holotype (
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; BAKRZRL 2704, 2705, 2706)
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.
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(2.5,
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);
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males (2.3, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6,
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);
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(2.1, 2.3,
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); 1 ovigerous female (
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); 2 non-ovigerous females (2.2,
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), station Chotta Balu,
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,
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,
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, intertidal, mid-tide line sand, coll.
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(
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,
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; BAKRZRL 2707)
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.
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<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FF40FE5BFEB8DF75" box="[219,341,502,530]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Body 2.5 times as long as wide; head with weakly developed rostrum; pereonites 27 with coxal plate sutures on lateral sides; pleon with posterior margin bearing 2 short, separate sutures at either side; pleotelson posterior margin produced to narrowly rounded apex with 5 setae; epistome widest anteriorly, with broadly rounded anterior margin and sub-parallel lateral margins, anterior margin with widely spaced plumose setae; pereopods 13 with setulose fringe on inferior margins of ischium, merus, carpus, and propodus; uropodal exopod longer than endopod, dorsal surface with 2 deep longitudinal mesial grooves; endopod lateral margin weakly sinuate with long setae, apex with deep mesial groove with plumose setae.
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<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FF2EF8D3FEF9DAF2" bold="true" box="[181,276,1918,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FE8EF8D0FE02DAF2" box="[277,495,1917,1941]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF967246FE68F8D3FDD0DAF2" box="[499,573,1918,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104).
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FC78F8D0FC19DAF2" bold="true" box="[995,1012,1917,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">A</emphasis>
, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FBE2F8D0FB67DAF2" bold="true" box="[1145,1162,1917,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">B</emphasis>
, lateral view;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FA96F8D0FAF2DAF2" bold="true" box="[1293,1311,1917,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">C</emphasis>
, frontal lamina;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FF2FF830FF2ADAD2" bold="true" box="[180,199,1949,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">D</emphasis>
, pleotelson;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF967246FEDDF830FEBBDAD2" bold="true" box="[326,342,1949,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">E</emphasis>
, uropods.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF917241FF40FF35FBDDDC37" blockId="4.[180,806,151,375]" lastBlockId="4.[843,1467,151,336]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FF40FF35FDCCDDD3" box="[219,545,151,180]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
Description of male
<typeStatus id="7C6C883CFF917241FE24FF3AFDCCDDD3" box="[447,545,151,180]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF917241FDA8FF3AFD4CDDD3" box="[563,673,151,180]" captionStart-0="Figure 2" captionStart-1="Figure 3" captionStart-2="Figure 4" captionStart-3="Figure 5" captionStart-4="Figure 6" captionStartId-0="3.[181,250,1918,1941]" captionStartId-1="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" captionStartId-2="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionStartId-3="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionStartId-4="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox-0="[388,1235,652,1890]" captionTargetBox-1="[301,1349,402,1890]" captionTargetBox-2="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetBox-3="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetBox-4="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId-0="figure-200@3.[380,1261,642,1900]" captionTargetId-1="figure-111@4.[293,1355,392,1894]" captionTargetId-2="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetId-3="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetId-4="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="4" captionTargetPageId-2="6" captionTargetPageId-3="7" captionTargetPageId-4="9" captionText-0="Figure 2.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB35104).A, dorsal view; B, lateral view;C, frontal lamina; D, pleotelson; E, uropods." captionText-1="Figure 3. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, ventral view of pleotelson; B, antennula; C, antenna; D, penes." captionText-2="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." captionText-3="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." captionText-4="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904892" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10904892/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Figs. 26</figureCitation>
). Body 2.5 times as long as greatest width; head smooth,rostrum weakly developed (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF917241FE32FF48FDE9DC65" box="[425,516,229,258]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="3.[181,250,1918,1941]" captionTargetBox="[388,1235,652,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-200@3.[380,1261,642,1900]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figure 2.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB35104).A, dorsal view; B, lateral view;C, frontal lamina; D, pleotelson; E, uropods." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904892" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904892/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). Coxae 27 subequal, coxae 24 posterior lateral margins triangular, coxae 5 slightly rounded on posterior lateral margin and more rounded laterally in pereonites 67 (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF917241FD25FEF7FCFFDC10" box="[702,786,346,375]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="3.[181,250,1918,1941]" captionTargetBox="[388,1235,652,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-200@3.[380,1261,642,1900]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figure 2.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB35104).A, dorsal view; B, lateral view;C, frontal lamina; D, pleotelson; E, uropods." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904892" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904892/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). Pleotelson 0.9 times wider than long, forming dorsal arch in posterior view and some scattered setae over surface; posterior margin produced to narrowly rounded apex with 5 setae, lateral margins folded ventrally (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF917241FC53FE9EFBF0DC37" box="[968,1053,307,336]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" captionTargetBox="[301,1349,402,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-111@4.[293,1355,392,1894]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figure 3. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, ventral view of pleotelson; B, antennula; C, antenna; D, penes." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="F7A86616FF917241FF2EF8D1FE82DAD4" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" ID-Zenodo-Dep="10904894" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" startId="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" targetBox="[301,1349,402,1890]" targetPageId="4" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="A368369EFF917241FF2EF8D1FE82DAD4" blockId="4.[181,1466,1915,1971]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FF2EF8D1FEFBDAF4" bold="true" box="[181,278,1916,1939]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Figure 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF917241FE81F8D6FE18DAF4" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[282,501,1915,1939]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FE81F8D6FE18DAF4" box="[282,501,1915,1939]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF917241FE61F8D1FDABDAF4" box="[506,582,1916,1939]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104).
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FC68F8D6FBE9DAF4" bold="true" box="[1011,1028,1915,1939]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">A</emphasis>
, ventral view of pleotelson;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FA82F8D6FAC7DAF4" bold="true" box="[1305,1322,1915,1939]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">B</emphasis>
, antennula;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FA38F8D6FA58DAF4" bold="true" box="[1443,1461,1915,1939]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">C</emphasis>
, antenna;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF917241FE8AF836FEC9DAD4" bold="true" box="[273,292,1947,1971]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">D</emphasis>
, penes.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF907240FF40FF3AFE1DD87A" blockId="5.[179,807,151,1932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Antennula basal article about 1.9 times as long as article 2, inferior distal margin with one plumose seta; article 2 short, 0.27 length of article 1, superior margin with 2 widely spaced plumose setae, inferior distal margin with 2 plumose setae and 1 simple seta; article 3 about 1.3 as long as article 2, superior margin with 25 short acute setae, inferior mesial margin with 2 widely spaced plumose setae, distal margin with single plumose seta and dorsal distal margin with 4 long simple slender setae; flagellum 6-articled, extending near to posterior margin of pereonite 1, articles 35 each bearing aesthetascs (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FD99FDEEFDB7DF06" box="[514,602,579,609]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" captionTargetBox="[301,1349,402,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-111@4.[293,1355,392,1894]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figure 3. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, ventral view of pleotelson; B, antennula; C, antenna; D, penes." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
). Antenna with peduncle article 2 being 1.2 times as long as wide, 1.1 as long as article 1, superior distal margin with 4 short acute setae, 1 long plumose seta, inferior distal margin with 1 long slender simple seta; article 3 is 1.4 times as long as wide, 1.2 as long as article 2, superior mesial margin with 2 widely spaced plumose setae, distal margin with single RS uni-serrated, single simple and single widely spaced plumose seta; article 4 1.5 times as long as wide, 1.7 times as long as article 3, superior margin with 3 widely spaced plumose setae, single long seta,dorsal mesial margin with single short widely spaced plumose seta, inferior distal margin with 4 long simple slender setae; article 5 1.9 times as long as wide, 2.0 times as long as article 4, superior mesial margin with 2 short widely spaced plumose setae, distal margin with single RS uni-serrated, single simple seta; flagellum with 10 articles, extending to mid pereonite 2 (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FE1CFAADFE30D87A" box="[391,477,1280,1309]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" captionTargetBox="[301,1349,402,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-111@4.[293,1355,392,1894]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figure 3. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, ventral view of pleotelson; B, antennula; C, antenna; D, penes." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF907240FF40FA8AFE4ADB32" blockId="5.[179,807,151,1932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Epistome 1.4 times as long for maximum length and width, and 1.6 times as long for median length and width, epistome widest anteriorly, anterior margin broadly rounded with widely spaced plumose setae, lateral margins straight to very weakly concave, postero-lateral margins elongated with weakly concave, posterolateral lobes extending to mid-length of labrum (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FEA6F995FE79DB32" box="[317,404,1592,1621]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="3.[181,250,1918,1941]" captionTargetBox="[388,1235,652,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-200@3.[380,1261,642,1900]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figure 2.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB35104).A, dorsal view; B, lateral view;C, frontal lamina; D, pleotelson; E, uropods." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904892" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904892/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF907240FF40F9F3FABDDF06" blockId="5.[179,807,151,1932]" lastBlockId="5.[841,1469,151,1932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Maxilliped endite lateral margin weakly sinuate, distal margin with 2 blunt RS, set in amongst 7 distal and single sub-distal circumplumose RS; mesial margin with single coupling hook and many short simple setae; palp article 2 mesial margin with 5 slender setae; article 3 mesial margin with 7 slender setae; article 4 mesial margin with 3 slender setae; article 5 mesial margin with 5 slender setae (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FD24F8C2FCFFDAEB" box="[703,786,1903,1932]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionTargetBox="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetId="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). Mandible incisor with 3 cusps, lacinia mobilis with 4 cusps;spine row with 3 serrate, 3 simple spines; molar process round (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FB9AFF48FBBCDC65" box="[1025,1105,229,258]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionTargetBox="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetId="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig.4B</figureCitation>
); palp article 1 about 0.6 times as long as article 2, article 2 distolateral margin with 5 bi-serrate setae becoming progressively longer distally; article 3 with 7 bi-serrate setae, terminal seta being longest (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FC2BFE2CFBEEDCF9" box="[944,1027,385,414]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionTargetBox="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetId="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig.4C</figureCitation>
). Maxillule lateral lobe lateral margin fringed with simple short setae, apical margin with 7 RS, some inferiorly serrate, mesial lobe with 3 comb, 2 simple setae (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FB93FE58FBB2DF74" box="[1032,1119,501,531]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionTargetBox="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetId="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
). Maxilla lateral and middle lobes with 4 curved nodular serrate RS; mesial lobe with 4 serrate RS, 3 pectinate RS (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FB71FDEEFAD1DF06" box="[1258,1340,579,609]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[181,250,1560,1583]" captionTargetBox="[349,1258,167,1521]" captionTargetId="figure-21@6.[337,1314,151,1533]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, maxilliped; B, mandible; C, mandible palp; D, maxillula; E, maxilla." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904896/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF907240FCEAFDC7FA73D9A8" blockId="5.[841,1469,151,1932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Pereopod 1 basis about 2.3 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 3 short sensory palmate setae and many short setae, inferior distal margin with single long simple seta; ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae; ischium about 1.9 times as long as greatest width, inferior margin with several simple setae and many short setae, superior margin with 5 long distally bi-serrate setae; merus 0.4 times as long as ischium, inferior distal margin with 2 RS, superodistal angle with 3 bi-serrate setae; carpus as long as wide, subtriangular, inferodistal angle with single bi-serrate RS; propodus 2.8 times as long as wide, inferior margin with 2 bi-serrate RS and some long setae; dactylus secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with single short seta, distal margin with single long seta (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FAADFB1FFA61D9A8" box="[1334,1420,1202,1231]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionTargetBox="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF907240FCEAFB74FACCDAEB" blockId="5.[841,1469,151,1932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Pereopod 2 basis about 3.9 times as long as wide, superior margin with 2 sensory palmate setae, single simple seta, and many short acute setae, inferodistal angle with single long simple seta; ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae; ischium about 3.2 times as long as greatest width, inferior margin with few long setae and several short setae, superior margin with 9 long distally biserrate setae; merus 0.4 times as long as ischium, inferior margin with 2 long simple setae and distally single RS, superior distal margin with 5 long distally bi-serrate setae; carpus inferior margin with 3 simple long setae, superior distal margin with 4 long distally bi-serrate setae; propodus about 0.6times as long as ischium, supero-distal corner with single long bi-serrate seta and single small short seta;dactylus secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with single short seta, distal margin single long seta (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF907240FB27F8C2FAE3DAEB" box="[1212,1294,1903,1932]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionTargetBox="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A368369EFF937243FF2EF9B5FE48DB28" blockId="6.[181,1466,1559,1615]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FF2EF9B5FEFBDB48" bold="true" box="[181,278,1560,1583]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Figure 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF937243FE82F9BAFE18DB48" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[281,501,1559,1583]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FE82F9BAFE18DB48" box="[281,501,1559,1583]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF937243FE61F9B5FDA8DB48" box="[506,581,1560,1583]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104).
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FC69F9BAFBEEDB48" bold="true" box="[1010,1027,1559,1583]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">A</emphasis>
, maxilliped;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FB18F9BAFB79DB48" bold="true" box="[1155,1172,1559,1583]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">B</emphasis>
, mandible;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FA92F9BAFAF6DB48" bold="true" box="[1289,1307,1559,1583]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C</emphasis>
, mandible palp;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FF2EF99AFF25DB28" bold="true" box="[181,200,1591,1615]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">D</emphasis>
, maxillula;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF937243FEA0F99AFEA6DB28" bold="true" box="[315,331,1591,1615]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">E</emphasis>
, maxilla.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF937242FF40F927FA57DC65" blockId="6.[179,807,1674,1937]" lastBlockId="7.[841,1467,151,258]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Pereopod 3 similar to pereopod 2. Pereopod 4 basis about 3.4 times as long as wide, superior margin with 3 sensory palmate setae and many short acute setae, inferior distal margin with single simple long seta; on ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with many short setae; ischium about 2.9 times as long as greatest width, inferior margin with 3 simple long setae, superior margin with 8 long distally bi-serrate setae; merus about 0.6times as long as ischium, inferior margin with 2 simple long setae and distally single RS, superior distal margin with 7 long distally bi-serrate setae; carpus inferior margin with 3 simple long setae, superior distal margin with single sensory palmate seta and single simple short seta;propodus about 0.7times as long as ischium, inferior margin with 5 long simple setae, superior distal corner with single sensory palmate seta and single simple long seta; dactylus secondary unguis curved, with 3 setae at base and superior mesial margin with 2 short setae distal margin with single long seta (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF927242FC59FF48FBFBDC65" box="[962,1046,229,258]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionTargetBox="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
). Pereopod 5 similar to pereopod 4.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A368369EFF927242FF2EF8D5FE0EDAC8" blockId="7.[181,1467,1911,1968]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FF2EF8D5FEFBDAE8" bold="true" box="[181,278,1912,1935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Figure 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF927242FE81F8DAFE18DAE8" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[282,501,1911,1935]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FE81F8DAFE18DAE8" box="[282,501,1911,1935]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF927242FE61F8D5FDA8DAE8" box="[506,581,1912,1935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104).
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FC68F8DAFBE9DAE8" bold="true" box="[1011,1028,1911,1935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">A</emphasis>
, pereopod 1;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FB17F8D5FB70DAF7" bold="true" box="[1164,1181,1912,1936]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">B</emphasis>
, pereopod 2;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FABEF8DAFADADAE8" bold="true" box="[1317,1335,1911,1935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">C</emphasis>
, pereopod 4;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FF2EF835FF25DAD7" bold="true" box="[181,200,1944,1968]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">D</emphasis>
, pereopod 6;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF927242FECAF835FE8CDAD7" bold="true" box="[337,353,1944,1968]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">E</emphasis>
, pereopod 7.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFF40FF3AFCF2DE44" blockId="8.[180,806,151,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Pereopod 6 basis about 3.5 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 4 sensory palmate setae and many short acute setae, inferior distal margin with single long seta; on ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae; ischium about 2.5 times as long as greatest width, inferior margin with 3 simple long setae, superior margin with short acute setae and 7 long distally bi-serrate setae; merus 0.4 times as long as ischium, inferior margin with 2 simple long setae, superior distal margin with 6 long distally bi-serrate setae; carpus subequal in length to merus, inferior margin with 2 simple long setae and single uni-serrated RS; propodus about 0.8 times as long as ischium, superior distal margin with 2 long distally bi-serrate setae; dactylus secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with 2 short setae, distal margin single long seta (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFD2EFCABFCE1DE44" box="[693,780,774,803]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionTargetBox="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 5D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFF40FC80FEB1DB48" blockId="8.[180,806,151,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Pereopod 7 basis about 3.7 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 5 sensory palmate setae and many short acute setae, inferior distal margin with single long seta; ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae; ischium0.6 times as long as basis, 6 times as long as greatest width, inferior margin with 2 simple long setae, superior margin with 6 long distally bi-serrate setae; merus 0.4 times as long as ischium, inferior distal margin with single long simple seta, superior distal margin with 4 long distally bi-serrate setae; carpus subequal in length to merus, superior distal margin with 2 long distally bi-serrate setae, 4 bi-serrate RS, inferior distal margin with 2 uni-serrated RS; propodus about 0.9 times as long as ischium, inferior margin with single simple long seta, superior distal margin with single sensory palmate seta and single simple long seta; dactylus secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with 2 short setae, distal margin single long seta (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFF6CF9BCFEA4DB49" box="[247,329,1553,1582]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="7.[181,250,1912,1935]" captionTargetBox="[268,1374,317,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-21@7.[260,1387,306,1878]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 5. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 2; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 6; E, pereopod 7." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904898/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 5E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFF40F994FDC7DBAC" blockId="8.[180,806,151,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Penes elongate, slender, tapering to narrowly rounded apices, length more than 6 times basal width, lateral margins with proximally directed hand-like scales on distal third (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFE5BF900FDFBDBAC" box="[448,534,1709,1739]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="4.[181,250,1916,1939]" captionTargetBox="[301,1349,402,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-111@4.[293,1355,392,1894]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figure 3. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, ventral view of pleotelson; B, antennula; C, antenna; D, penes." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904894" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904894/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFF40F979FADED9EB" blockId="8.[180,806,151,1972]" lastBlockId="8.[841,1468,151,1164]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Pleopod 1 exopod and endopod with 22 and 10
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respectively; exopod 1.4 times as long as wide, lateral margin weakly straight, distally narrowly rounded and mesial margin weakly convex; endopod 1.3 times as long as wide, distally narrowly rounded, lateral margin strongly convex with short setae and mesial margin concave; sympodite0.6 times as wide as long, mesial margin with 3 coupling hooks (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFACFFF13FA45DDBC" box="[1364,1448,190,219]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
). Pleopod 2 exopod and endopod with 23 and 9
<collectionCode id="C5C6AE5BFF9D724DFAE5FF4BFA57DC64" box="[1406,1466,230,259]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/9hjz-r0xi" name="Peabody Essex Museum" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">PMS</collectionCode>
respectively; appendix masculina arising sub-basally, straight with parallel lateral margins from proximal to mesial, distally broad with rounded apex, appendix masculina 0.8 as long as endopod, projects slightly beyond by one third of its length; sympodite with 3 distomesial coupling hooks (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFB51FE7FFACCDC88" box="[1226,1313,466,495]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Pleopod 3 exopod and endopod with 22and 10
<collectionCode id="C5C6AE5BFF9D724DFB71FE57FAC8DF70" box="[1258,1317,506,535]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/9hjz-r0xi" name="Peabody Essex Museum" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">PMS</collectionCode>
respectively; sympodite with 2 distomesial coupling hooks (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFA16FD8CFC80DF02" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
). Pleopod 4endopod narrower than exopod, mesial margins with some fine simple setae (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFB69FDC2FAA9DFEB" box="[1266,1348,623,652]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig.6D</figureCitation>
). Pleopod 5, exopod longer than endopod, with incomplete transverse suture distally, bearing 3 scale patches (2 distally and 1 above the transverse suture) (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFACDFD48FA45DE65" box="[1366,1448,741,770]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="9.[181,250,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[333,1321,471,1866]" captionTargetId="figure-123@9.[318,1334,450,1878]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 6. Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104). A, pleopod 1; B, pleopod 2; C, pleopod 3; D, pleopod 4; E, pleopod 5." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904900" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904900/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 6E</figureCitation>
). Uropodal exopod lateral margin straight, smooth with plumose setae, apex concave with 3 plumose setae and mesial proximal margin weakly convex with simple setae, distal margin concave with plumose setae;dorsal surface of the exopod with2 deep mesial longitudinal grooves; endopod lateral margin weakly sinuate with long setae, apex with deep mesial groove and plumose setae, mesial anterior proximal margin weakly concave with long setae, distal margin convex with plumose and simple setae (
<figureCitation id="3BEC2A1BFF9D724DFB56FBC2FACDD9EB" box="[1229,1312,1135,1164]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="3.[181,250,1918,1941]" captionTargetBox="[388,1235,652,1890]" captionTargetId="figure-200@3.[380,1261,642,1900]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figure 2.Sphaeromopsis jayaraji sp. nov., holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB35104).A, dorsal view; B, lateral view;C, frontal lamina; D, pleotelson; E, uropods." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10904892" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10904892/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 2E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFCEAFB18FB6CD808" blockId="8.[843,1467,1205,1391]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9D724DFCEAFB18FC2BD9B5" box="[881,966,1205,1234]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Female</emphasis>
. Slightly differs from male, particularly pleotelson posterior margin elongation less than in male, uropod rami are smaller than in male, exopod subequal or smaller than endopod and differs from male in sexual characters.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724DFCEAFA35FC11DA70" blockId="8.[841,1467,1432,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9D724DFCEAFA35FC34D8D2" box="[881,985,1432,1461]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Remarks</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9D724DFC72FA35FB17D8D2" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[1001,1274,1432,1461]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9D724DFC72FA35FB17D8D2" box="[1001,1274,1432,1461]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF9D724DFA98FA35FA8DD8D3" box="[1283,1376,1432,1460]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be recognized by the epistome being widest anteriorly, with a broadly rounded anterior margin and sub-parallel lateral margins; the anterior margin has widely spaced plumose setae; the uropodal exopod is longer than the endopod and the dorsal surface has two deep mesial grooves running from anterior to posterior margin; the endopod lateral margin is weakly sinuate with long setae, apex has deep mesial groove with plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9D724CFCEAF88CFB0DDC10" blockId="8.[841,1467,1432,1972]" lastBlockId="9.[841,1466,151,375]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9D724DFCEAF88CFB93DA59" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[881,1150,1825,1854]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9D724DFCEAF88CFB93DA59" box="[881,1150,1825,1854]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF9D724DFB1EF88FFB0DDA59" box="[1157,1248,1826,1854]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9D724DFCD7F8E4FC5DDA01" authorityName="Anil and Jayaraj" authorityYear="2021" box="[844,944,1865,1894]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sikata">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9D724DFCD7F8E4FC5DDA01" box="[844,944,1865,1894]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">S. sikata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which was also described from intertidal habitats of South Andaman. Both species share some characters such as pleotelson posterior margin produced with narrow apex and pleon with posterior margin bearing two sutures at either side. The new species differs from
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9C724CFE21FF48FDCFDC65" authorityName="Anil and Jayaraj" authorityYear="2021" box="[442,546,229,258]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sikata">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFE21FF48FDCFDC65" box="[442,546,229,258]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">S. sikata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in pleotelson lateral margins being folded ventrally(
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFD80FEA0FDDADC4E" box="[539,567,269,297]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">vs.</emphasis>
not folded ventrally), epistome apical margin broadly rounded with plumose setae and straight lateral margins (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFDD3FEF6FD88DC10" box="[584,613,347,375]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">vs.</emphasis>
triangular apex, lateral margins distinctly concave), uropodal exopod lateral margin smooth with plumose setae (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFAD6FF35FA87DDD3" box="[1357,1386,152,180]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">vs.</emphasis>
lateral distal margin is serrate with three teeth), exopod dorsal surface with two deep mesial longitudinal grooves (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFC23FEA0FC39DC4E" box="[952,980,269,297]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">vs.</emphasis>
dorsal surface smooth, without grooves), and appendix masculina distally broad with rounded apex (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFC08FEF6FC5DDC10" box="[915,944,347,375]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">vs.</emphasis>
narrowly rounded apex).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A368369EFF9C724CFF2EF8D6FE47DAD5" blockId="9.[181,1467,1914,1970]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFF2EF8D6FEFADAF5" bold="true" box="[181,279,1915,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figure 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9C724CFE87F8D7FE15DAF5" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[284,504,1914,1938]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFE87F8D7FE15DAF5" box="[284,504,1914,1938]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF9C724CFE66F8D6FDA4DAF5" box="[509,585,1915,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (2.9 mm) (PUMB 35104).
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFC62F8D7FBE7DAF5" bold="true" box="[1017,1034,1914,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A</emphasis>
, pleopod 1;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFB1DF8D7FB7ADAF5" bold="true" box="[1158,1175,1914,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">B</emphasis>
, pleopod 2;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFA8FF8D7FACBDAF5" bold="true" box="[1300,1318,1914,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">C</emphasis>
, pleopod 3;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFA39F8D7FA58DAF5" bold="true" box="[1442,1461,1914,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">D</emphasis>
, pleopod 4;
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9C724CFEBDF837FEDBDAD5" bold="true" box="[294,310,1946,1970]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">E</emphasis>
, pleopod 5.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9F724FFF40FF3AFD97DC1F" blockId="10.[181,805,151,493]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9F724FFF40FF3AFE0BDDD3" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[219,486,151,180]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFF40FF3AFE0BDDD3" box="[219,486,151,180]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF9F724FFE70FF35FDA9DDD3" box="[491,580,152,180]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is also similar to
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9F724FFC94FF35FED8DDBC" authorityName="Khalaji-Pirbalouty and Wagele" authorityYear="2009" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="persikolpos">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFC94FF35FED8DDBC" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">S. persikolpos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, both species with a produced pleotelson (which is also shared with
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9F724FFD9CFF4BFDACDC65" authorityName="Storey" authorityYear="2002" box="[519,577,230,258]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sei">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFD9CFF4BFDACDC65" box="[519,577,230,258]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">S. sei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), but differ in the pleon posterior margin bearing two sutures at either side (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFF6EFE98FEFFDC36" box="[245,274,309,337]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">vs.</emphasis>
single suture), epistome with straight lateral margins (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFEB2FEF1FEAADC1F" box="[297,327,348,376]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">vs.</emphasis>
concave lateral margins).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9F724FFF40FE2FFE1BDC8A" blockId="10.[181,805,151,493]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9F724FFF40FE2FFE0FDCF8" authority="Anil, 2022" authorityName="Anil" authorityYear="2022" box="[219,482,386,415]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jayaraji" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFF40FE2FFE0FDCF8" box="[219,482,386,415]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Sphaeromopsis jayaraji</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="8A9057F7FF9F724FFE7DFE2EFDD0DCF8" box="[486,573,387,415]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="64D74D1DFF9F724FFD49FE2FFCE5DCF8" authorityName="Storey" authorityYear="2002" box="[722,776,386,415]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sei">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFD49FE2FFCE5DCF8" box="[722,776,386,415]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">S. sei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having uropodal exopod lateral margin smooth with plumose setae (
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFEEBFE7CFE60DC8A" box="[368,397,465,493]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">vs.</emphasis>
serrate).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9F724FFF40FDBBFCC8DF54" blockId="10.[181,805,534,602]" box="[219,805,534,563]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFF40FDBBFE87DF54" box="[219,362,534,563]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known only from the
<typeStatus id="7C6C883CFF9F724FFD1CFDBBFD53DF55" box="[647,702,534,562]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">type</typeStatus>
locality,
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9F724FFF2EFD90FD85DF3D" blockId="10.[181,805,534,602]" box="[181,616,573,602]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">South Andaman, Andaman Islands.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A368369EFF9F724FFF40FD2FFDBDDE5B" blockId="10.[180,806,642,828]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="91A3EA8CFF9F724FFF40FD2FFEBADFF8" box="[219,343,642,671]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Etymology</emphasis>
. This species is named in honour of Dr. K.A. Jayaraj, Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology,
<collectingCountry id="DBC0760EFF9F724FFD15FD7DFCC8DF8A" box="[654,805,720,749]" name="India" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Pondicherry</collectingCountry>
University, the mentor of the author and a well-known ecologist and taxonomist in
<collectingCountry id="DBC0760EFF9F724FFD93FCB2FDA1DE5B" box="[520,588,799,828]" name="India" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">India</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
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