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(
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CBM-ZC 17115,
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locality as holotype:
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CBM-ZC 17117, 1 ovigerous female, cl
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KPM-NH 4518,
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DNA voucher; CBM-ZC 17119, 4 ovigerous females, cl
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,345,1266,1292]" pageId="2" pageNumber="319">Description.</emphasis>
Body (
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,
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) moderately slender, not particularly compressed.
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Carapace (
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,
<figureCitation box="[407,473,1303,1329]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1154,1178]" captionTargetBox="[175,1416,187,1130]" captionTargetId="figure-18@5.[166,1420,181,1130]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., AD, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113; E, paratype, male (cl 3.1 mm), CBM-ZC 17116. A, anterior part of carapace and cephalic appendages, dorsal view; B, same, left lateral view; C, left uropod, dorsal view, perpendicular to horizontal plane (setae omitted); D, telson, dorsal view; E, appendices masculina and interna of left pleopod 2, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780439" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780439/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="319">3A, B</figureCitation>
) smooth, glabrous, becoming slightly deeper posteriorly, subequal in length to anterior 3 pleomeres combined. Dorsum domed owing to development of ovary in females. Frontal margin with rostrum and orbital spines; rostrum triangular, twice as long as basal width, reaching midlength of basal article of antennular peduncle; orbital spines directed forward. Pterygostomial angle with small, anteriorly directed spine. Posterior margin with deep cardiac notch.
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Pleon (
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) with anterior 4 pleura rounded; pleuron 5 with small, acute posteroventral tooth. Pleomere 6 without articulated plate at posteroventral angle; preanal plate rounded. Telson (
<figureCitation box="[1059,1148,1519,1545]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1154,1178]" captionTargetBox="[175,1416,187,1130]" captionTargetId="figure-18@5.[166,1420,181,1130]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., AD, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113; E, paratype, male (cl 3.1 mm), CBM-ZC 17116. A, anterior part of carapace and cephalic appendages, dorsal view; B, same, left lateral view; C, left uropod, dorsal view, perpendicular to horizontal plane (setae omitted); D, telson, dorsal view; E, appendices masculina and interna of left pleopod 2, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780439" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780439/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="319">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
) sub-rectangular, slightly tapering posteriorly; dorsal surface with 2 pairs of strong spiniform setae, first pair inserted at 0.40.5 of telson length, second pair at 0.70.8 length; posterior margin rounded medially, each lateral angle with 2 pairs of strong spiniform setae, mesial setae distinctly longer than lateral setae; median part with 4 long setae; anal tubercles absent.
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Eyestalks (
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) completely concealed in dorsal and lateral views, but visible in anterior view; corneas relatively developed for genus, darkly pigmented, suboval, located in lateral position of eyestalk. Ocellar beak not visible even in anterior view.
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Antennular peduncle (
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) half-length of carapace, distinctly overreaching distal margin of scaphocerite. Basal article with stylocerite reaching beyond midlength of penultimate peduncular article; mesioventral carina with anteriorly directed small tooth. Penultimate article shorter than visible portion of basal article, slightly longer than wide. Ultimate article subequal in length to penultimate article. Lateral flagellum stout, biramous, fused proximal portion consisting of 47 (usually 5) segments; shorter ramus consisting of 911 (usually 10) segments, bearing aesthetascs; longer ramus about 2 times as long as antennular peduncle. Mesial flagellum subequal in length to carapace.
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, habitus in lateral view, showing colouration in fresh condition.A, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113; B, paratype, female (cl 3.5 mm), CBM-ZC 17115; C, paratype, male (cl 3.1 mm), CBMZC 17117; D, paratype, ovigerous female (cl 3.5 mm), CBM-ZC 17119.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,275,972,996]" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. carapace, pleon, uropod and telson, left lateral view.
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Antennal peduncle (
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) with basicerite bearing strong ventrolateral distal spine. Carpocerite distinctly exceeding scaphocerite. Scaphocerite ovate; lateral margin nearly straight, terminating in strong spine slightly overreaching distal margin of rounded lamella. Flagellum about 2 times as long as carapace.
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<paragraph blockId="4.[151,1437,1079,2041]" box="[199,817,1187,1213]" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">Epistomial sclerite almost flat, not projecting ventrally.</paragraph>
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Mandible (
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) with two-segmented palp, well-developed molar process and incisor process; incisor process bearing 5 distal teeth and prominent dark-brown spot on outer surface proximally. Maxillule (
<figureCitation box="[1284,1372,1259,1285]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1165,1189]" captionTargetBox="[159,1427,191,1135]" captionTargetId="figure-33@6.[151,1436,181,1141]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, right mandible, outer view; B, same, dorsal view; C, same, ventral view; D, right maxillule, lateral view; E, right maxilla, lateral view; F, left maxilliped 1, lateral view; G, left maxilliped 2, lateral view H, left maxilliped 3, lateral view; I, same, ultimate segment, mesial view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780441" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
) with distally bilobed palp, each lobe furnished with 1 stiff apical seta; basial endite with row of spiniform-like setae on distal margin; coxal endite simple, with several setae distally. Maxilla (
<figureCitation box="[946,1031,1331,1357]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1165,1189]" captionTargetBox="[159,1427,191,1135]" captionTargetId="figure-33@6.[151,1436,181,1141]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, right mandible, outer view; B, same, dorsal view; C, same, ventral view; D, right maxillule, lateral view; E, right maxilla, lateral view; F, left maxilliped 1, lateral view; G, left maxilliped 2, lateral view H, left maxilliped 3, lateral view; I, same, ultimate segment, mesial view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780441" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
) with simple endopod; basial endite divided into two rounded lobes; coxal endite simple, contiguous to basial endite; scaphognathite well developed. Maxilliped 1 (
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) with simple, non-segmented endopod; caridean lobe of exopod moderately broad. Maxilliped 2 (
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) without specific features, as illustrated.
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Maxilliped 3 (
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)with rounded lateral plate on coxa.Antepenultimate article long, flattened dorsoventrally. Penultimate article about twice as long as wide. Ultimate article 1.6 times as long as penultimate article, tapering distally, with minute spiniform seta near blunt tip; mesial surface with transverse rows of finely serrulate setae.
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Pereopods 1 (chelipeds) strongly unequal and dissimilar (
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,
<figureCitation box="[999,1070,1582,1609]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1172,1196]" captionTargetBox="[161,1434,188,1143]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1148]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, major (left) cheliped (pereopod1), lateral view; B, minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), lateral view, C, left pereopod 2, lateral view; D, right pereopod 3, lateral view; E, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; F, left pereopod 4, lateral view; G, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; H, left pereopod 5, lateral view; I, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780443" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780443/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">5A, B</figureCitation>
). Major cheliped (
<figureCitation box="[1281,1382,1582,1609]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1172,1196]" captionTargetBox="[161,1434,188,1143]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1148]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, major (left) cheliped (pereopod1), lateral view; B, minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), lateral view, C, left pereopod 2, lateral view; D, right pereopod 3, lateral view; E, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; F, left pereopod 4, lateral view; G, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; H, left pereopod 5, lateral view; I, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780443" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780443/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">Figs. 5A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1106,1130]" captionTargetBox="[160,1428,192,1073]" captionTargetId="figure-33@8.[151,1436,181,1082]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, chela of major (left) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; B, same, extensor view; C, chela of minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; D, same, extensor view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780446" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780446/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">6A, B</figureCitation>
) markedly elongated. Ischium slender, with 811 thick setae on dorsal margin, but without spiniform setae. Merus 2 times as long as ischium, fairly compressed dorsoventrally (cross section ovate), but not forming distinct facet on ventral side, without spiniform setae on ventral margin, distoventral and distodorsal angles blunt. Carpus elongate vase-shaped, widened distally. Chela elongate, twice as long as carpus; palm almost glabrous, elongate, not particularly swollen; fingers 0.3 times as long as palm, unarmed, slightly curved, not crossing for each other distally, bearing sparse long setae.
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Minor cheliped (
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,
<figureCitation box="[494,561,1835,1861]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1106,1130]" captionTargetBox="[160,1428,192,1073]" captionTargetId="figure-33@8.[151,1436,181,1082]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, chela of major (left) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; B, same, extensor view; C, chela of minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; D, same, extensor view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780446" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780446/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="321">6C, D</figureCitation>
) much shorter than major, reaching carpus of major cheliped. Ischium slender, with 411 thick setae on dorsal margin, but without spiniform setae. Merus 1.2 times as long as Ischium, fairly compressed dorsoventrally (cross section ovate), but not forming distinct facet on ventral side, without spiniform setae on ventral margin; distoventral and distodorsal angles blunt. Carpus vase-shaped, widened distally. Chela 1.5 times as long as carpus; palm almost glabrous, not particularly swollen; fingers slightly shorter than palm, slightly curved, not crossing for each other distally, bearing sparse long setae.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,275,1154,1178]" pageId="5" pageNumber="322">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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, AD, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113; E, paratype, male (cl 3.1 mm), CBM-ZC 17116. A, anterior part of carapace and cephalic appendages, dorsal view; B, same, left lateral view; C, left uropod, dorsal view, perpendicular to horizontal plane (setae omitted); D, telson, dorsal view; E, appendices masculina and interna of left pleopod 2, dorsal view.
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Pereopod 2 (
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) slender, distinctly overreaching distal margin of antennular peduncle. Ischium slightly longer than merus. Carpus composed of 5 segments, length ratio of segments equal to 1.0: 0.5: 0.7: 0.4: 0.7 (proximal to distal). Chela 0.2 times as long as carpus; fingers subequal in length to palm.
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Pereopod 3 (
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) slender, reaching distal margin of antennular peduncle. Ischium with 1 or 2 (usually 1) spiniform seta(e) on lateral surface ventrally, rarely unarmed. Merus about 5 times as long as wide, with 24 (most frequently 3) spiniform setae on lateral surface ventrally. Carpus slenderer than merus, unarmed. Propodus slenderer than carpus, with 1 or 2 (usually 1) minute spiniform seta(e) or unarmed on flexor margin, flexor distal margin unarmed or with 1 minute spiniform seta. Dactylus simple, subconical, faintly curved, about 0.25 length of propodus, with minute setae arising at about midlength.
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Pereopod 4 (
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) similar to pereopod 3 but slenderer, reaching distal end of basal article of antennular peduncle; merus with 13 (usually 2) spiniform setae on lateral surface ventrally. Pereopod 5 (
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) generally similar to third and fourth, reaching level of tip of rostrum; ischium unarmed or rarely with 1 spiniform seta on lateral surface ventrally; merus unarmed or armed with 1 or 2 (usually 1) spiniform seta on lateral surface ventrally; propodus with row of minute spiniform setae on distal half of flexor margin, forming grooming apparatus.
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Male pleopod 1 endopod small, less than 0.2 length of exopod; female pleopod 1 endopod relatively long, more than 0.4 length of exopod. Male pleopod 2 with appendix masculina (
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) distinctly longer than appendix interna, bearing at least 3 short stiff setae distally. Pleopods 25 each with appendix interna on endopod.
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<paragraph blockId="5.[151,1437,1332,2043]" pageId="5" pageNumber="322">
Uropod (
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) with distolateral lobe of protopod obscurely bifid, distomesial lobe projecting into strong spine. Exopod with diaeresis bearing large subtriangular tooth adjacent to strong distolateral spiniform seta. Endopod unarmed or with rudimentary tooth on distolateral margin.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,275,1165,1189]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[282,522,1165,1189]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
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, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, right mandible, outer view; B, same, dorsal view; C, same, ventral view; D, right maxillule, lateral view; E, right maxilla, lateral view; F, left maxilliped 1, lateral view; G, left maxilliped 2, lateral view H, left maxilliped 3, lateral view; I, same, ultimate segment, mesial view.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,428,1307,1333]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Coloration in life.</emphasis>
Body and appendages generally semitransparent, with sparse red chromatophores, occasionally forming obscure band along posterior margin of carapace and on each pleomere 15; eggs at non-eyed stage grayish green (
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).
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<paragraph blockId="6.[151,1437,1307,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,353,1415,1441]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Distribution.</emphasis>
Presently known only from three locations on the Pacific side of Honshu,
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, viz., Higashimakado, Numazu City,
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, Oyama-ura, Kihoku Town,
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, and Taso-ura, Minami-ise Town,
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.
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<subSubSection pageId="6" pageNumber="323" type="biology_ecology">
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,300,1524,1550]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Ecology.</emphasis>
The examined specimens of
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<emphasis box="[626,891,1523,1549]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
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were collected exclusively with small and uniformly sized pebbles (the size is
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in diameter) deposited in the lower intertidal to upper subtidal zones (
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), suggesting that they inhabit interstitial spaces among pebbles. The collection sites are exposed to strong waves at high tide. No other decapod species was seen in the areas where the present new species occurred. Other organisms sympatrically found with
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<emphasis box="[550,700,1667,1693]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel box="[704,764,1668,1694]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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included:one unidentified species of lineid heteronemertean; two unidentified species of polychaetes, representing Gonidaididae and
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; two unidentified species of amphipods,
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gen. sp. and
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<emphasis box="[594,736,1740,1765]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Pontogeneia</emphasis>
sp.
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(
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); one species of gastropod,
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<emphasis box="[1302,1394,1740,1766]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Caecum</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
(
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); and five species of the earthworm goby genus
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<emphasis box="[808,946,1775,1801]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Luciogobius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Teleostei:
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).
</paragraph>
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Ovigerous specimens of
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<emphasis box="[490,647,1811,1837]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[659,726,1812,1838]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">
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</emphasis>
were encountered between June and September at Numazu,
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, and June at Minami-Ise,
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. Those carried rather few and large eggs (
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number and
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in diameter), suggesting abbreviated larval development as in the congeneric
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">M. mcphersonae</emphasis>
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(cf.
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph blockId="6.[151,1437,1307,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,334,1956,1982]" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name
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<emphasis box="[564,679,1955,1981]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="323">lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is derived from the Latin word meaning “dweller of pebbles”, in reference to the habitat of this new species. Used as a noun in apposition.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,275,1172,1196]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[282,523,1172,1196]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, major (left) cheliped (pereopod1), lateral view; B, minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), lateral view, C, left pereopod 2, lateral view; D, right pereopod 3, lateral view; E, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; F, left pereopod 4, lateral view; G, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; H, left pereopod 5, lateral view; I, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,315,1386,1412]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">Remarks.</emphasis>
The present new species is assigned to
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<emphasis box="[753,896,1386,1412]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">Metabetaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
because of the following diagnostic features (cf.
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): (1) carapace with orbital teeth; (2) pleomere 6 lacking articulated plate at posteroventral angle; (3) eyes concealed in dorsal and lateral views, visible in frontal view; (4) incisor process of mandible with prominent dark brown spot, visible through carapace; (5) pereopod 2 with 5-segmented carpus, first segment longest, third segment longer than second or fourth; (6) pereopods 3 and 4 meri bearing spiniform seta(e) on ventrolateral surface, and with simple, conical dactyli bearing stiff setae at about 0.7 length; (7) uropodal exopod with diaeresis bearing strong sharp tooth adjacent to strong distolateral spiniform seta. In particular, the features of the mandible (4) and the pereopod 2 carpus (5) are unique to
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<emphasis box="[602,745,1638,1664]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">Metabetaeus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
. Nevertheless, the new species is distinctive in
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<emphasis box="[151,294,1674,1700]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">Metabetaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the following characters, requiring emendation to the generic diagnosis proposed by
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(see below): (1) the carapace has a small pterygostomial spine in
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<emphasis box="[899,1053,1710,1736]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1061,1125,1710,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1061,1125,1710,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, whereas in the other three congeneric species, the pterygostomial margin is unarmed (
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,
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versus
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: figs. 1B, 9B); (2) the orbital spines on the carapace are directed forward in
<taxonomicName authority="Yamashita &amp; Komai &amp; Kon, 2023" authorityName="Yamashita &amp; Komai &amp; Kon" authorityYear="2023" box="[749,901,1782,1808]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Metabetaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lapillicola" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[749,901,1782,1808]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[908,970,1782,1808]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[908,970,1782,1808]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, rather than directed mesially in the other three species (
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versus
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: figs. 1A, 8A); (3) the pereopods 1 are greatly unequal and dissimilar, with the major one is substantially elongate in
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<emphasis box="[687,841,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[850,915,1854,1880]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[850,915,1854,1880]" pageId="7" pageNumber="324" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, rather than subequal and similar in the other three species (
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,
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versus
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: figs. 6A, B, 9C, 10A, C); (4) the uropodal endopod is devoid of a distinct distolateral spine (or at most a rudimentary spine is present) in
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<emphasis box="[945,1097,1926,1952]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="324">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, while there is a distinct distolateral spine on the uropodal endopod in the other three species (
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,
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versus
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: figs. 1F, 8F).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,276,1106,1130]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[283,523,1106,1130]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[531,588,1106,1130]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[531,588,1106,1130]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, chela of major (left) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; B, same, extensor view; C, chela of minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), flexor view; D, same, extensor view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis box="[199,464,1248,1274]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[472,535,1248,1274]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[472,535,1248,1274]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
further differs from
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<emphasis box="[767,954,1248,1274]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. mcphersonae</emphasis>
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, a congeneric species also occurring in the marine habitat, as follows: (1) the distolateral spine of the antennal scaphocerite clearly overreaches the distal margin of lamella in
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, rather than falling short of it in
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<emphasis box="[875,1061,1320,1346]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. mcphersonae</emphasis>
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(
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versus
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: figs. 1A, 4A); an arthrobranch is absent on the maxilliped
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<emphasis box="[795,947,1356,1382]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
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, but present in
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<emphasis box="[1189,1376,1356,1382]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. mcphersonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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versus
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: fig. 2G). the merus of the pereopod 1 has a rounded, unarmed ventral surface in both sides in
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<emphasis box="[181,334,1428,1454]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
, rather than having a flat ventral surface with a row of spiniform setae on the ventromesial margin in
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<emphasis box="[266,452,1464,1490]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. mcphersonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation box="[468,587,1464,1491]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1172,1196]" captionTargetBox="[161,1434,188,1143]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1148]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp., holotype, ovigerous female (cl 3.8 mm), CBM-ZC 17113. A, major (left) cheliped (pereopod1), lateral view; B, minor (right) cheliped (pereopod 1), lateral view, C, left pereopod 2, lateral view; D, right pereopod 3, lateral view; E, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; F, left pereopod 4, lateral view; G, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view; H, left pereopod 5, lateral view; I, same, distal part of propodus and dactylus, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7780443" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7780443/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">Fig. 5A, B</figureCitation>
versus
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: figs. 3A, 4B).
</paragraph>
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Other differentiating characters between the new species and
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<emphasis box="[910,1026,1500,1526]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis box="[1086,1215,1501,1526]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. minutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are as follows: (1) the cornea is better developed in the new species than in
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<emphasis box="[796,910,1536,1562]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis box="[967,1094,1537,1562]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. minutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, perhaps reflecting the habitat difference (the latter two species exclusively occur in aphotic anchialine environment) (cf.
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versus
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: figs. 8A, 9A, 10AC); (2) the propodi of the pereopods 3 and 4 are unarmed or armed at most with two spiniform setae on the flexor margins in
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<emphasis box="[608,761,1644,1670]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel box="[768,831,1644,1670]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, rather than armed with a row of numerous spiniform setae in
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<emphasis box="[244,357,1680,1706]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis box="[413,540,1681,1706]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. minutus</emphasis>
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(cf.
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versus
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: figs. 8D, 9F). In addition,
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<emphasis box="[1237,1350,1680,1706]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. minutus</emphasis>
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attain larger size than
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<emphasis box="[499,652,1716,1742]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
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does (the maximum cl is 6.0 and
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in
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<emphasis box="[1235,1349,1716,1742]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
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and
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respectively, while
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in
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).
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We sequenced partial fragments of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI genes from
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of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel box="[275,339,1824,1850]" pageId="8" pageNumber="325" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(
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). Seven 16S rRNA gene sequences from the three known species of
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<emphasis box="[1230,1373,1824,1850]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">Metabetaeus</emphasis>
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were available in the GenBank database (
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). With regard to the barcoding segments of the COI gene, as mentioned above, we selected one and two registered sequences from
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<emphasis box="[831,947,1896,1922]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. lohena</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis box="[1006,1134,1897,1922]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="325">M. minutus</emphasis>
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respectively to reduce the number of sequences included in the genetic analysis (
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). The topology of ML tree based on the 16S rRNA gene (
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) shows that
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</taxonomicName>
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is sister to the clade of
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+
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,
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although bootstrap support is low (49%). Genetic divergences between the new species and the other three species are high (15.8 21.1%) (
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), well supporting the status of the new taxon. Whereas genetic divergence among the
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of
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<emphasis box="[305,457,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">M. lapillicola</emphasis>
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is low (00.3%;
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), indicating that the voucher specimens represent a same species. Genetic divergences of the COI gene between the new species and
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and
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<emphasis box="[1162,1287,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">M. minutes</emphasis>
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are also high (23.625.5%;
<tableCitation box="[313,401,259,285]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="9.[151,239,1414,1438]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="TABLE 3. Genetic divergence of the mitochondrial COI gene among three species (six sequences) of Metabetaeus based on Kimura 2-parameter model. The rate variation among sites was modeled with a gamma distribution (shape parameter = 1). All ambiguous positions were removed for each sequence pair (pairwise deletion option). There was a total of 657 bp in the final dataset." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF0CC6CD1A66FFCEFF5EFA15FE45F9FE" pageId="9" pageNumber="326" tableUuid="DF0CC6CD1A66FFCEFF5EFA15FE45F9FE">Table 3</tableCitation>
), whereas intraspecific genetic divergence within the new species is also low (0.30.6%;
<tableCitation box="[151,237,295,321]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="9.[151,239,1414,1438]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="TABLE 3. Genetic divergence of the mitochondrial COI gene among three species (six sequences) of Metabetaeus based on Kimura 2-parameter model. The rate variation among sites was modeled with a gamma distribution (shape parameter = 1). All ambiguous positions were removed for each sequence pair (pairwise deletion option). There was a total of 657 bp in the final dataset." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF0CC6CD1A66FFCEFF5EFA15FE45F9FE" pageId="9" pageNumber="326" tableUuid="DF0CC6CD1A66FFCEFF5EFA15FE45F9FE">Table 3</tableCitation>
). There is generally, but not totally defined, a threshold to delimit species of decapod crustaceans of about 3% genetic divergence for the barcoding segment of COI gene (e.g.,
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Lefébure
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2006
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;
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Rodríguez-Flores
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2019
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), and the genetic divergence between the new species and the other three
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<emphasis box="[1032,1175,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus</emphasis>
species
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is substantially higher than the general threshold value.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,266,471,495]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Genetic divergence of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene among four species of
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(10 sequences) based on Kimura 2-parameter model. The rate variation among sites was modeled with a gamma distribution (shape parameter = 1). There was a total of 386 bp in the final dataset.
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<th box="[1245,1315,583,607]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">8</th>
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1.
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<emphasis box="[191,431,624,648]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[437,494,624,648]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
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(LC744376)
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2.
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<emphasis box="[191,431,700,724]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[437,494,700,724]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
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(LC744377)
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<th box="[166,494,776,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
3.
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<emphasis box="[191,431,776,800]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus lapillicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[437,494,776,800]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[437,494,776,800]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(LC744378)
</th>
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<th box="[166,494,852,913]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
4.
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<emphasis box="[191,462,852,876]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus mcphersonae</emphasis>
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(KC879831)
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<th box="[166,494,928,989]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
5.
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<emphasis box="[191,396,929,953]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus lohena</emphasis>
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(KC879830)
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<th box="[166,494,1005,1065]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
6.
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<emphasis box="[191,396,1005,1029]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus lohena</emphasis>
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(MZ661695)
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7.
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<emphasis box="[191,407,1081,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus minutus</emphasis>
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8.
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<emphasis box="[191,407,1157,1181]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus minutus</emphasis>
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(KC879828)
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<th box="[166,494,1234,1294]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">
9.
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10.
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<emphasis box="[204,419,1310,1334]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">Metabetaeus minutus</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,265,1414,1438]" pageId="9" pageNumber="326">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Genetic divergence of the mitochondrial COI gene among three species (six sequences) of
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1.
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2.
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3.
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5.
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6.
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It is remarkable that the present new species occurs exclusively in gravely beaches composed of small pebbles (
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). Although it is generally known that diverse and numerous micro invertebrates inhabit the interstitial spaces among pebbles (
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), such interstitial habitats, which are influenced by strong waves, are generally considered too dynamic for macro- and mega-benthos to inhabit (
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). In fact, we have not encountered other decapods in the study sites during field surveys.
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