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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550888EAD8DBFE6BC9C6" bold="true" box="[151,396,1223,1249]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
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(
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)
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550888EAD92BFE6CC876" bold="true" box="[151,395,1335,1361]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Material examined.</emphasis>
All material from the Iranian shores of the Persian Gulf.
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:
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male (
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), Kish Island, Kish Hospital, sandy beaches,
<date id="2F3B30E1FFF455088C49D97DFB3BC85C" box="[1076,1244,1377,1403]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" value="2006-06-24">24 June 2006</date>
, 26°30109” N, 53°57386” E, coll. V. Khalaji (ZMH-42315).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550888B8D9ADFEA3C8EC" bold="true" box="[197,324,1457,1483]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Paratypes</emphasis>
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:
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(
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);
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males (up to
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);
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088BBBD9AEFBADC8EB" box="[966,1098,1458,1484]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="juvenile">3 juveniles</specimenCount>
(up to
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); 1 ovigerous female (
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); 2 non-ovigerous females (up to
<quantity id="9C7DBBC4FFF455088A96D9C4FCADC8D5" box="[747,842,1496,1522]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="2.4">2.4 mm</quantity>
), same data as
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(ZMH-42316); Kish Gas,
<date id="2F3B30E1FFF4550888EADA1EFE9FCB3B" box="[151,376,1538,1564]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" value="2008-12-10">10 December 2008</date>
, 26°29416” N, 53°59494”E, sandy beaches;
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088BEADA1EFC01CB3B" box="[919,998,1538,1564]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="male">2 male</specimenCount>
(up to
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);
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088CD7DA1EFAC5CB3B" box="[1194,1314,1538,1564]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="subadult">6 subadult</specimenCount>
males (up to
<quantity id="9C7DBBC4FFF4550888CBDA35FEF1CB64" box="[182,278,1577,1603]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="2.4">2.4 mm</quantity>
);
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088956DA35FE4BCB64" box="[299,428,1577,1603]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="juvenile">2 juveniles</specimenCount>
(up to
<quantity id="9C7DBBC4FFF455088A7EDA35FD84CB64" box="[515,611,1577,1603]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="2.2">2.2 mm</quantity>
); 11 non-ovigerous females (up to
<quantity id="9C7DBBC4FFF455088C7CDA35FB86CB64" box="[1025,1121,1577,1603]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="2.4">2.4 mm</quantity>
), coll. Lotfallah &amp; Ismaeil Khalaji (ZMH-42317); Harrireh, in clumps of algae,
<date id="2F3B30E1FFF455088B7FDA4EFC73CB4B" box="[770,916,1618,1644]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" value="2009-06-26">26 Jun 2009</date>
, 26°34203” N, 53°57444” E,
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088C80DA4EFABCCB4B" box="[1277,1371,1618,1644]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="adult">10 adult</specimenCount>
male (up to 2,9 mm); 6 non-ovigerous female (up to
<quantity id="9C7DBBC4FFF455088AC1DA65FCFECBB4" box="[700,793,1657,1683]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="2.4">2.4 mm</quantity>
), coll. Reza &amp; Valiallah Khalaji (ZMH-42318);
<collectingCountry id="239256B1FFF455088D34DA65FA7BCBB4" box="[1353,1436,1657,1683]" name="Iran" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Qeshm</collectingCountry>
Island, Sea Cinema, 0
<date id="2F3B30E1FFF4550889D5DABEFD61CB9B" box="[424,646,1698,1724]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" value="2007-12-08">8 December 2007</date>
, 26°56136” N, 56°58296” E, in the tide pools;
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088C9FDABEFADFCB9B" box="[1250,1336,1698,1724]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="adult">1 adult</specimenCount>
male;
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088DF0DABEFF1DCBC4" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="subadult">3 subadult</specimenCount>
males;
<specimenCount id="4D83DDA8FFF455088928DAD5FE3ECBC4" box="[341,473,1737,1763]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34" type="juvenile">3 juveniles</specimenCount>
; 5 non-ovigerous females, coll. V. Khalaji &amp; A. Bahpouri (ZMH-42319).
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550888BBDAF3FEA1CA2E" bold="true" box="[198,326,1775,1801]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Body 2.2 times as long as wide; head with trapeziform rostrum; eyes large, postero-laterally located; pereonite 27 with coxal plate sutures clearly visible on lateral sides; pleon with posterior margin bearing 2 short, separate sutures at either side; pleotelson with faint medial furrow in dorsal view, posterior margin produced to broadly rounded apex; pereopods 13 with setulose fringe on inferior margins of ischium, merus, carpus and propodus; uropod exopod lateral margin and endopod distolateral margin serrate.
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550888BBDBACFE25CAED" bold="true" box="[198,450,1968,1994]" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Description of male.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF4550889B6DBADFDE0CAED" box="[459,519,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">Body</emphasis>
2.2 times as long as greatest width;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF455088BC8DBADFC09CAED" box="[949,1006,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="34">head</emphasis>
smooth, with 2 clear and some faint tubercles in dorsal view, moderately convex with trapeziform rostrum barely visible in dorsal view. Pereonites 17 smooth, or with some very faint tubercles; pereonite 1 with convex depression on each dorsal side anteriorly into which the posterior eye borders fit; pereonites 27 with coxal plate sutures clearly visible on lateral sides; coxae 27 subequal, ventral margin with short setae, coxae 23 subtruncate and lateral margin narrower than others, more rounded laterally in pereonites 46.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8BF2DD10FC34CC02" box="[911,979,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pleon</emphasis>
posterior margin bearing two separate sutures on either side.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B89D1DD2EFDCACC6C" box="[428,557,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pleotelson</emphasis>
wider than long, forming a dorsal arch in posterior view and with faint tubercles over surface, bearing in anterior half a faint dorsomedial furrow; posterior margin produced to broadly rounded apex, lateral margins folded ventrally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550B88B8DDBBFF14CF13" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DDBBFEDBCCE7" box="[197,316,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Antennule</emphasis>
basal article about 2 times as long as article 2, article 3 about 1.4 as long as article 2; flagellum 8articled, extending to posterior margin of pereonite 1, articles 25 each bearing aesthetascs.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8D4BDDD1FA7BCCC1" box="[1334,1436,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Antenna</emphasis>
peduncle article 5 about 1.2 times as long as article 4; flagellum extending to level of pereonite 2, with 11 articles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550B88B8DE5DFD9FCFA5" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DE5DFED3CF7D" box="[197,308,577,602]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Epistome</emphasis>
(
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) with narrowly rounded sub-triangular apex, lateral margins concave, posterolateral lobes extending to mid-length of labrum.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DE93FEDDCF8F" box="[197,314,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Maxillule</emphasis>
lateral lobe mesial margin with some simple setae, apical margin with 8 robust setae, some inferiorly serrate, mesial lobe with 4 comb and 2 simple setae.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8B05DEA9FC34CFE9" box="[888,979,693,718]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Maxilla</emphasis>
lateral and middle lobes with 4 curved nodular serrate robust setae; mesial lobe with 2 serrate robust and 4 stout simple setae, mesial margin with many short simple setae.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B89B7DF1EFD65CE3C" box="[458,642,770,795]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Right mandible</emphasis>
incisor with 4 cusps, lacinia mobilis with 3 cusps; spine row of 4 curved, serrate spines; molar process round, crushing surface ridged; palp article 2 longer than 1, article 2 distolateral margin with 5 biserrate setae becoming progressively longer distally; article 3 with 7 biserrate setae, terminal seta being longest.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8A51DF6BFD4CCEB7" box="[556,683,887,912]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Maxilliped</emphasis>
endite lateral margin weakly sinuate, distal margin with 3 blunt robust setae, set in amongst 5 distal and 1 sub-distal circumplumose robust setae; mesial margin with 1 coupling hook and 2 simple setae; palp articles 15 with about 1, 7, 8, 3 and 6 setae respectively.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550B88B8DFF6FD25C802" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DFF6FEB7C924" box="[197,336,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 1</emphasis>
robust,
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B89CEDFF6FE16C924" box="[435,497,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">basis</emphasis>
about 2.4 times as long as greatest width, distal superior margin fringed with short scale-setae and 2 small sensory palmate seta, inferodistal angle with single long simple setae; on ischium, merus, carpus and propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8C46D82EFB71C96C" box="[1083,1174,1074,1099]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">ischium</emphasis>
about 2 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 4 long distally biserrate setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8B91D84BFBD2C957" box="[1004,1077,1111,1136]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">merus</emphasis>
0.5 times as long as ischium, superodistal angle with single long distally biserrate and single biserrate robust setae,
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8C00D867FB2AC9B3" box="[1149,1229,1147,1172]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">carpus</emphasis>
approximately as long as wide, subtriangular, inferodistal angle with single biserrate robust seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8C43D883FB4BC99F" box="[1086,1196,1183,1208]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">propodus</emphasis>
2.9 times as long as wide, 2 biserrate robust setae, superodistal corner with single sensory palmate seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8C00D8DFFB07C9FB" box="[1149,1248,1219,1244]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">dactylus</emphasis>
inferior margin with cuticular scales, secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with single seta, distal margin with 2 simple sub-marginal setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550B88B8D933FEF3CBAA" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8D933FEABC86F" box="[197,332,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 2</emphasis>
basis about 4 times as long as wide, superior margin fringed with short scale-setae and single small sensory palmate seta; on ischium to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8CB3D94FFACEC84B" box="[1230,1321,1363,1388]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">ischium</emphasis>
about 3.3 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 4 long distally biserrate setae and single proximal simple seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88A4D987FEC3C893" box="[217,292,1435,1460]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">merus</emphasis>
0.5 times as long as ischium, superodistal angle with 4 long distally biserrate setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8D34D987FA7AC893" box="[1353,1437,1435,1460]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">carpus</emphasis>
superodistal angle with single simple seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8AE9D9A3FCE5C8FF" box="[660,770,1471,1496]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">propodus</emphasis>
0.7 times as long as ischium, superodistal corner with 2 palmate setae(1 long sensory, 1 short);
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8AFBD9FFFD0BC8DB" box="[646,748,1507,1532]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">dactylus</emphasis>
inferior margin with cuticular scales, secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with single scale seta, distal margin with 2 simple submarginal setae.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8933DA37FE32CB63" box="[334,469,1579,1604]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 3</emphasis>
similar to pereopod 2 as illustrated.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8BFDDA37FBE0CB63" box="[896,1031,1579,1604]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 4</emphasis>
ischium without short setae fringe on inferior margin; carpus with 2 palmate setae (1 long sensory, 1 short).
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8B89DA53FB9CCB4F" box="[1012,1147,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 5</emphasis>
similar to pereopod 4 as illustrated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550B88B8DA8BFB0ACA42" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DA8BFEA8CB97" box="[197,335,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 6</emphasis>
basis about 3.6 times as long as greatest width;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8BE5DA8BFC12CB97" box="[920,1013,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">ischium</emphasis>
about 2.6 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 4 long distally biserrate setae; on merus, carpus and propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B89C0DAC3FDE2CBDF" box="[445,517,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">merus</emphasis>
0.5 times as long as ischium, superodistal angle with 6 long distally biserrate setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8899DB1FFED1CA3B" box="[228,310,1795,1820]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">carpus</emphasis>
subequal in length to merus, inferodistal angle with single biserrate robust seta, superodistal angle with 1 biserrate robust and 1 sensory palmate seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8B4FDB3BFC47CA67" box="[818,928,1831,1856]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">propodus</emphasis>
superodistal corner with 3 palmate setae (1 long sensory, 2 short);
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B89DFDB57FDE3CA43" box="[418,516,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">dactylus</emphasis>
inferior margin with cuticular scales, secondary unguis curved.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF7550F88B8DB73FD19CC4B" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,2000]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,152,364]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="39" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B88B8DB73FE69CAAF" box="[197,398,1903,1928]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">Pereopod 7 basis</emphasis>
about 3.8 times as long as greatest width, inferodistal angle with 1 simple setae, superior margin with short fringe scale setae, with 2 small sensory palmate seta, dorsal surface with 6 widely spaced small sensory palmate seta;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF7550B8997DBABFDAFCAF7" box="[490,584,1975,2000]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="35">ischium</emphasis>
0.7 times as long as basis, 3 times as long as greatest width, superior margin with 4 long distally biserrate setae; on merus to propodus inferior margin fringed with short setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F88EADCA1FF38CDF1" box="[151,223,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">merus</emphasis>
0.5 times as long as ischium, superior distal margin with 3 long distally biserrate setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F8CA0DCA1FACACDF1" box="[1245,1325,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">carpus</emphasis>
subequal in length to merus, inferodistal angle with 2 biserrate robust seta, superodistal angle with 2 biserrate robust setae;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F8896DD14FEBDCC06" box="[235,346,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">propodus</emphasis>
superodistal corner with 3 palmate setae (1 long sensory, 2 short);
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F8C01DD14FB38CC06" box="[1148,1247,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">dactylus</emphasis>
inferior margin with cuticular scales, secondary unguis curved, with 3 simple setae at base, superior margin with single scale seta, distal margin with 2 simple sub-marginal setae.
</paragraph>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFF6550A88EADBB5FE53CAC4" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275371/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="36" targetBox="[184,1403,233,1909]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF6550A88EADBB5FE53CAC4" blockId="3.[151,1436,1961,2019]" pageId="3" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF6550A88EADBB5FEFECAE6" bold="true" box="[151,281,1961,1985]" pageId="3" pageNumber="36">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFF6550A895DDBB5FE1ECAE7" box="[288,505,1961,1984]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="3" pageNumber="36" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF6550A895DDBB5FE1ECAE7" box="[288,505,1961,1984]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="36">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFF6550A8A7DDBB5FDB2CAE6" box="[512,597,1961,1985]" pageId="3" pageNumber="36" rank="species">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF6550A8A7DDBB5FDB2CAE6" bold="true" box="[512,597,1961,1985]" pageId="3" pageNumber="36">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (male). A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, antenna; D, antennule; E, ventral view of pleotelson.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFF1550D88EADBB8FA69CA9B" box="[151,1422,1956,1980]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275372/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="37" targetBox="[167,1381,219,1883]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF1550D88EADBB8FA69CA9B" blockId="4.[151,1422,1956,1980]" box="[151,1422,1956,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF1550D88EADBB8FEFECA9B" bold="true" box="[151,281,1956,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFF1550D895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF1550D895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="37">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF1550D8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" bold="true" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="37">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFF1550D8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="37" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype (male). A, maxillule; B, right mandible; C, maxilla; D, maxilliped.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFF0550C88EADBB8FB77CA9B" box="[151,1168,1956,1980]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275373/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="38" targetBox="[201,1402,229,1924]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF0550C88EADBB8FB77CA9B" blockId="5.[151,1168,1956,1980]" box="[151,1168,1956,1980]" pageId="5" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF0550C88EADBB8FEFECA9B" bold="true" box="[151,281,1956,1980]" pageId="5" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFF0550C895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="38" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF0550C895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="38">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF0550C8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" bold="true" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="5" pageNumber="38">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFF0550C8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="5" pageNumber="38" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype (male). AD, pereopods 14, respectively.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFF3550F88EADBD6FB69CAC5" box="[151,1166,1994,2018]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275374/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="39" targetBox="[213,1362,417,1960]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF3550F88EADBD6FB69CAC5" blockId="6.[151,1166,1994,2018]" box="[151,1166,1994,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F88EADBD6FEFECAC5" bold="true" box="[151,281,1994,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFF3550F895DDBD7FE1ECAC5" box="[288,505,1995,2018]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F895DDBD7FE1ECAC5" box="[288,505,1995,2018]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF3550F8A7DDBD6FDB2CAC5" bold="true" box="[512,597,1994,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="39">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFF3550F8A7DDBD6FDB2CAC5" box="[512,597,1994,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="39" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype (male). AC, pereopods 57, respectively.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFF2550E88EADBB8FABACA9B" box="[151,1373,1956,1980]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275375/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="40" targetBox="[184,1394,218,1907]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFF2550E88EADBB8FABACA9B" blockId="7.[151,1373,1956,1980]" box="[151,1373,1956,1980]" pageId="7" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF2550E88EADBB8FEFDCA9B" bold="true" box="[151,282,1956,1980]" pageId="7" pageNumber="40">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFF2550E895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF2550E895DDBB9FE1ECA9B" box="[288,505,1957,1980]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="40">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFF2550E8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" bold="true" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="7" pageNumber="40">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFF2550E8A7DDBB8FDB2CA9B" box="[512,597,1956,1980]" pageId="7" pageNumber="40" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype (male). AE, pleopods 15, respectively; F, uropod; G, penes.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="0FFA46A9FFFD550188EADAB0FA9DCA2E" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/275376/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="41" targetBox="[193,1394,206,1670]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFD550188EADAB0FA9DCA2E" blockId="8.[151,1436,1708,1801]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD550188EADAB0FEFDCBE3" bold="true" box="[151,282,1708,1732]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
AB,
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFFD5501891DDAB0FDDECBE4" box="[352,569,1708,1731]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD5501891DDAB0FDDECBE4" box="[352,569,1708,1731]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD55018A3DDAB0FD71CBE3" bold="true" box="[576,662,1708,1732]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFFD55018A3DDAB0FD71CBE3" box="[576,662,1708,1732]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(paratype); A, frons and anterior of head in ventral view; B, dorsal view of pleotelson. CF,
<taxonomicName id="9C856DA2FFFD5501890DDAD3FD7ACBC1" box="[368,669,1743,1766]" class="Malacostraca" family="Sphaeromatidae" genus="Sphaeromopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="persikolpos" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD5501890DDAD3FD7ACBC1" box="[368,669,1743,1766]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">Sphaeromopsis persikolpos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD55018AD9DAD2FD1ACBC1" bold="true" box="[676,765,1742,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C27748FFFD55018AD9DAD2FD1ACBC1" box="[676,765,1742,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(paratype); C, frons and anterior of head in ventral view; D, dorsal view of pleotelson; E, a foraminate tubular seta on pleotelson; F, hand-like scales on distal third of penes rami.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFD550188B8DB27FC2ACA5B" blockId="8.[151,1436,1851,2032]" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD550188B8DB27FEECCA73" box="[197,267,1851,1876]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">Penes</emphasis>
5.3 as long as basal width, fused along basal 0.37 of length, widening slightly, reaching maximum width at two-fifth length and then tapering to acute and curved apices.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFD550088B8DB95FB1ACCE7" blockId="8.[151,1436,1851,2032]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,152,1183]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="42" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFD550188B8DB95FEA6CA85" box="[197,321,1929,1954]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="41">Pleopod 1</emphasis>
exopod and endopod with 20 and 14 plumose marginal setae respectively; endopod lateral margin proximally truncate and rest of margin concave, mesial margin with short fringe setae; exopod lateral margin proximally with single long, distally biserrate seta, distal margin subtruncate; sympodite mesial margin extended, with 3 coupling hooks and some toothed scales.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008BCADC84FBD6CD96" box="[951,1073,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Pleopod 2</emphasis>
exopod and endopod equal in length, margin with 21 and 13 plumose setae respectively;
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008B1CDCA3FBB3CDFF" box="[865,1108,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">appendix masculina</emphasis>
bearing tiny short setae on proximal medial margin, arising sub-basally, single plumose seta on narrowly rounded apex; sympodite with 3 distomesial coupling hooks.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008A7ADD10FD97CC02" box="[519,624,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Pleopod</emphasis>
3 exopod and endopod with 22 and 12 plumose marginal setae respectively; sympodite with 3 distomesial coupling hooks, lateral margin with fringe of thin setae and single long simple seta on distolateral corner; endopod mesial margin straight with fringe of thin setae.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008D5FDD45FA62CC55" box="[1314,1413,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Pleopod</emphasis>
4 both rami subequal in length, mesial margins with some fine simple setae.
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008C58DD9CFB6ECCBE" box="[1061,1161,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Pleopod</emphasis>
5 exopod with 3 scale patches (2 distally of and 1 under transverse suture), mesial margin with some fine simple setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFC550088B8DDD1FE5ACF7C" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1183]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550088B8DDD1FEF8CCC1" box="[197,287,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Uropod</emphasis>
extending to distal margin of pleotelson; endopod longer than exopod, lateral and medial margins with fringe of fine short setae and some long simple seta on apical margin, distolateral margin serrate; exopod lateral margin serrate bearing some simple or palmate setae (single seta on each notch), medial margin with fringe of fine short setae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="139F45AAFFFC550088BBDE7BFD10CF8F" pageId="9" pageNumber="42" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFC550088BBDE7BFD10CF8F" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1183]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550088BBDE7BFEB4CFA6" bold="true" box="[198,339,615,641]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named for Dr. Alireza Sari, to acknowledge many years of contributions to the zoology of
<collectingCountry id="239256B1FFFC55008961DE92FEA9CF8F" box="[284,334,654,680]" name="Iran" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Iran</collectingCountry>
, especially his work on crustaceans.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="139F45AAFFFC550088BBDEA9FCE6CEB7" pageId="9" pageNumber="42" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="5B3A1621FFFC550088BBDEA9FCE6CEB7" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1183]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">
<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550088BBDEA9FEA7CFE8" bold="true" box="[198,320,693,719]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Remarks.</emphasis>
This species can be easily recognized by the dorsomedial furrow on the pleotelson. Among all known
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC5500888ADEC0FE5CCFD2" box="[247,443,732,757]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Sphaeromopsis</emphasis>
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species, only
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008A0ADEC0FCEBCFD2" box="[631,780,732,757]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. sulcifera</emphasis>
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has a faint longitudinal, dorsomedial furrow on the pleotelson.
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008A0FDF1EFC8DCE3C" box="[626,874,770,795]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008B0EDF1EFC33CE3B" bold="true" box="[883,980,770,796]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, is the second species exhibiting this feature, but is readily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008A06DF35FD19CE65" box="[635,766,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. sulcifera</emphasis>
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by its long, slender penes that are fused basally, tapering to rounded apices with patches of tiny setules around the margins of their anterior half. Both species differ also in the shape and setation of pleopods 2, 4 and 5.
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550088B8DF81FE26CE91" box="[197,449,925,950]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550089B7DF81FDCACE90" bold="true" box="[458,557,925,951]" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is closely related to
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008B4FDF81FC22CE91" box="[818,965,925,950]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. amathitis</emphasis>
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. Based on the description of
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008939DFD8FE35CEFA" box="[324,466,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. amathitis</emphasis>
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given by
<bibRefCitation id="3F146BD0FFFC55008A37DFD8FC42CEF9" author="Holdich" box="[586,933,964,990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" refString="Holdich, D. M. &amp; Harrison, K. (1981) The sphaeromatid isopod genus Sphaeromopsis Holdich &amp; Jones in African, Australian and South American waters. Crustaceana, 41 (3), 286 - 300." type="journal article" year="1981">Holdich and Harrison (1981)</bibRefCitation>
and on examination of topotypic material (MTQ W14091, Museum of Tropical Queensland), the new species differs from
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008C11DFF6FB1AC924" box="[1132,1277,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. amathitis</emphasis>
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, which has a broadly truncate pleotelson, an epistome with a trapezoid apex and more foraminate tubular setae, as well as differently shaped penes.
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC550089B9D824FD53C976" box="[452,692,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">Sphaeromopsis sarii</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="69F1CA33FFFC55008B33D824FC2EC976" box="[846,969,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="42">S. minutus</emphasis>
Javed &amp; Yousuf, 1995
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(from
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), which has a broadly rounded pleotelson with setules on the apex, an epistome with a subacute apex, and penes with curved rami, that taper inwards in their proximal part and form narrow and outwardly directed apices.
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