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) from washings of unidentified sponges,
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(
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33°20
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17
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N
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126°33
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48
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), trimix diving, depth
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, coll.
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.
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,
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.
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and intact
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have been deposited in the Marine Biodiversity Institute of
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(
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),
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,
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.
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are kept in the collection of
<collectorName id="C844530BFFEAFFFFFB0EB616B57B6611" box="[1247,1355,1100,1124]" pageId="20" pageNumber="205">I.-H. Kim</collectorName>
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.
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEAFFFFFC96B637B3F866F0" bold="true" box="[839,968,1133,1157]" pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name is derived from the Latin
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(= mosquito), referring to the
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locality, meaning “mosquito-laden” in Korean.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEAFFFFFC96B697B3986690" bold="true" box="[839,936,1229,1253]" pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Female.</emphasis>
Body (
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) moderately broad. Body length 727 μm. Prosome 490 μm long. Cephalothorax 309 × 387 μm, wider than long, distinctly wider than second pedigerous somite. All prosomal somites with rounded or blunt lateral corners. Urosome (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFAE6B714B5AB6713" box="[1335,1435,1358,1382]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Fig. 11B</figureCitation>
) 4-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite 100 μm wide, as wide as genital double-somite, with row of spinules along posterodorsal margin. Genital double-somite as long as wide (100 × 98 μm), with convex lateral margins bearing 11 postgenital spinules (7 longer anterior and 4 shorter posterior as in
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFB82B44AB488645D" box="[1107,1208,1552,1576]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Fig. 12G</figureCitation>
), and row of spinules (or scales) along posterodorsal margin; genital apertures positioned dorsolaterally at midlength of double-somite. Two free abdominal somite 31 × 54 and 36 × 49 μm, respectively. First free abdominal somite with row of spinules along posterodorsal margin. Anal somite with row of spinules along posteroventral margin (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFAE4B48BB5A7649C" box="[1333,1431,1745,1769]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Fig. 11C</figureCitation>
). Caudal ramus (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFC21B4ABB464657F" box="[1008,1108,1777,1802]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Fig. 11C</figureCitation>
) 1.57 times longer than wide (36 × 23 μm), nearly rectangular, armed with 6 setae and ornamented with spinules along posteroventral margin and at proximal part of inner margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFEAFFFDFC8FB529B3F765CB" blockId="20.[839,1446,839,1996]" lastBlockId="22.[839,1444,1797,1983]" lastPageId="22" lastPageNumber="207" pageId="20" pageNumber="205">
Rostrum (
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) strongly tapering, becoming faint distally, lacking distal apex. Antennule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEAFFFFFB2CB5C9B56F65DE" box="[1277,1375,1939,1963]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="205">Fig. 11D</figureCitation>
) slen- der, 347 μm long, 21-segmented; 9th, 18th, 20th, and 21st segments with 7 setae, 2 setae + aesthetasc, 4 setae, and 7 setae, respectively; all other segments each with 2 setae; several setae on proximal segments and 1 seta on 20th segments feebly pinnate. Antenna (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE8FFFDFDB8B53CB2F9650B" box="[617,713,1894,1918]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="22" pageNumber="207">Fig. 11E</figureCitation>
) with short, unarmed coxa; basis 71 μm long, unarmed but with longitudinal row of spinules near base of exopod; exopod 10 × 5 μm, bearing 3 setae; first endopodal segment 63 μm long, with fine spinules and setules along outer margin; small second endopodal segment with 1 seta distally; third endopodal segment with 3 unequal setae in distal region and terminated in slender claw of 79 μm long.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFEBFFFEFF41B5DCB4D965C3" blockId="21.[144,1413,1926,1975]" pageId="21" pageNumber="206">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEBFFFEFF41B5DCB0E665EE" bold="true" box="[144,214,1926,1948]" pageId="21" pageNumber="206">Fig. 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEBFFFEFF0CB5DCB1A365EE" box="[221,403,1926,1947]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="206">Asterocheres culicis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="4CF657B4FFEBFFFEFE48B5DDB1FD65E9" box="[409,461,1927,1948]" pageId="21" pageNumber="206" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05 mm; C- E, H- J, 0.02 mm.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE8FFFDFF7FB4D4B2F664CB" blockId="22.[174,1443,1678,1727]" pageId="22" pageNumber="207">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE8FFFDFF7FB4D4B0C564D6" bold="true" box="[174,245,1678,1700]" pageId="22" pageNumber="207">Fig. 12.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE8FFFDFF2AB4D4B18164D6" box="[251,433,1678,1699]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="207">Asterocheres culicis</emphasis>
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, female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: A, 0.05 mm; B- G, 0.02 mm.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE9FFFCFF41B4A2B32C655D" blockId="23.[144,1414,1784,1833]" pageId="23" pageNumber="208">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE9FFFCFF41B4A2B0E66578" bold="true" box="[144,214,1784,1806]" pageId="23" pageNumber="208">Fig. 13.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE9FFFCFF0CB4A2B1A26578" box="[221,402,1784,1805]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="208">Asterocheres culicis</emphasis>
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, male. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B- G, 0.02 mm.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE9FFF3FF77B535B2726154" blockId="23.[144,749,1903,1992]" lastBlockId="24.[174,780,261,1995]" lastPageId="24" lastPageNumber="209" pageId="23" pageNumber="208">
Oral siphon (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE9FFFCFEE8B535B1A965F2" box="[313,409,1903,1927]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="23" pageNumber="208">Fig. 11F</figureCitation>
) narrow, 255 μm long, 67 μm wide at proximal widest region, extending to intercoxal plate of leg 1. Mandible (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE9FFFCFE79B5F5B23B65BD" box="[424,523,1967,1992]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="23" pageNumber="208">Fig. 11G</figureCitation>
) consisting of stylet and palp; stylet 227 μm long, bearing 12 denticles at distal region (arranged as 4, 1, and 7 from proximal to distal); palp 2-segmented, 30 and 12 μm long, respectively, tipped with 2 unequal setae, longer seta 155 μm long, feebly pinnate; smaller seta 68 μm long, naked; palp segments plus longer distal seta 197 μm long, 0.87 times as long as stylet. Maxillule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FE33B33CB275630B" box="[482,581,358,382]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 11H</figureCitation>
), small outer lobe 20 μm long, with 4 setae (86, 59, 50, and 27 μm long, respectively); inner lobe 69 μm long, tipped with 4 large and 1 minute setae (4 large setae 145, 139, 136, and 93 μm long, respectively). Maxilla (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FDDEB3BDB255638A" box="[527,613,487,511]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 11I</figureCitation>
) slender; proximal segment bearing longitudinal row fine spinules at proximal region; distal segment longer than proximal segment, arched, with fine spinules along concave margin of distal third. Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FDDBB032B25560F5" box="[522,613,616,640]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[240,1318,269,1877]" captionTargetId="figure-10@21.[154,1411,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 11. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, caudal rami, dorsal; D, antennule; E, antenna; F, oral siphon; G, mandible; H, maxillule; I, maxilla; J, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, F, G, 0.05mm; C-E, H-J, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 11J</figureCitation>
) 6-segmented; armature formula 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, and 1 + claw; second segment (basis) with parallel inner and outer margins, row of fine spinules on distal two-fifths of inner margin, several fine spinules on outer margin; terminal segment and claw 35 and 74 μm long, respectively.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FF14B170B27F6616" blockId="24.[174,780,261,1995]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
Legs 1 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FEC8B173B14B6137" box="[281,379,809,834]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12B</figureCitation>
), 2 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FE79B173B2396137" box="[424,521,809,834]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12C</figureCitation>
), 3, and 4 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FD51B173B2EE6137" box="[640,734,809,834]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12E</figureCitation>
) biramous, with 3-segmented rami. Intercoxal plate spinulose in leg 1, setulose in leg 2, and naked in legs 3 and 4. Outer seta of basis large in legs 1-3, but small in leg 4. Inner distal corner of basis spinulose in leg 1, but naked in legs 2-4. Leg 3 similar to leg 2, except bearing 1 spine plus 5 setae on third endopodal segment (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FD0FB1B1B0D06651" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12D</figureCitation>
). Leg 4 with small inner coxal seta; distal spine on third endopodal segment as long as segment. Armature formula for legs 1-4 as in
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FE19B616B2786611" box="[456,584,1100,1124]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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:
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FF14B637B25D67D2" blockId="24.[174,780,261,1995]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
Leg 5 consisting of dorsolateral seta on fifth pedigerous somite and exopod; exopodal segment (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FD72B6D6B33266D0" box="[675,770,1164,1189]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12F</figureCitation>
) 3.13 times longer than wide (50 × 16 μm), gradually narrowing distally, armed with 3 setae and ornamented with spinules on both inner and outer margins (3 proximal spinules on inner margin longer than other spinules); two distal setae naked, 56 (outer) and 50 μm (middle) long, respectively; inner subdistal seta 28 μm long, feebly pinnate. Leg 6 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FEADB734B1ED67F3" box="[380,477,1390,1414]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[174,207,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[267,1352,261,1644]" captionTargetId="figure-121@22.[172,1442,254,1659]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 12. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., female. A, rostrum; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, endopod of leg 3; E, leg 4; F, leg 5; G, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars:A, 0.05mm; B-G, 0.02 mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 12G</figureCitation>
) represented by 1 small seta and 1 small spinule on genital operculum.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FF7FB7F5B14664BC" blockId="24.[174,780,261,1995]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FF7FB7F5B0C067B2" bold="true" box="[174,240,1455,1479]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Male.</emphasis>
Body (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FE95B7F5B19B67B2" box="[324,427,1455,1479]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13A</figureCitation>
) narrower than that of female. Body length 592 μm. Prosome 412 μm long. Cephalothorax 265 × 301 μm. Urosome (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FDDAB7B5B25C647D" box="[523,620,1519,1544]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13B</figureCitation>
) 5-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite 79 μm wide. Genital somite 79× 13 μm, with well-developed, distally acutely point- ed genital opercula and spinules on lateral margins. Three abdominal somites 15 × 47, 14 × 45, and 24 × 45 μm, respectively. Caudal ramus 1.43 times longer than wide (30 × 21 μm).
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FF14B488B10665BE" blockId="24.[174,780,261,1995]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
Rostrum as in female. Antennule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FD92B48BB298649C" box="[579,680,1745,1769]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13C</figureCitation>
) 18-segmented, with strong geniculation between 16th and 17th segments, and week geniculation between 15th and 16th segments; 9th, 14th, 17th, and last segments armed with 7 setae, 1 seta, 1 seta + aesthetasc, and 10 setae, respectively; all other segment each bearing 2 setae; several setae on proximal segment with bifurcate tip. Antenna as in female.
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FC8FB35FB3A7630B" blockId="24.[839,1446,261,1963]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
Oral siphon, mandible, maxillule, and maxilla as in female. Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FBD7B37FB4556348" box="[1030,1125,293,317]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13D</figureCitation>
) bearing 1 beak-like protuberance on proximal fourth of inner margin, otherwise as in female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FC8FB3DDB50460B5" blockId="24.[839,1446,261,1963]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
Leg 1-4 with same armature formula as in female, but sexual dimorphisms present in legs 1 and 2. Third endopodal segment of leg 1 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FB83B39DB48363AA" box="[1106,1203,455,479]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13E</figureCitation>
) with enlarged, claw-like outer distal process. Third endopodal segment of leg 2 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FC58B05DB3D7606A" box="[905,999,519,543]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
) with enlarged, claw-like outer and inner distal processes. Exopodal segment of leg 5 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FAE9B07DB5AB6035" box="[1336,1435,551,576]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13G</figureCitation>
) nearly rectangular, 2.73 times longer than wide (30 × 11 μm), sparsely spinulose on both margins; all 3 setae naked, midterminal one longest. Leg 6 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFE6FFF3FB25B0D2B56560D5" box="[1268,1365,648,672]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="23.[144,177,1784,1806]" captionTargetBox="[218,1338,261,1748]" captionTargetId="figure-72@23.[141,1416,254,1760]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Fig. 13. Asterocheres culicis n. sp., male.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, maxilliped; E, endopod of leg 1; F, endopod of leg 2; G, exopod of leg 5. Scale bars:A, 0.1 mm; B-G, 0.02mm." pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Fig. 13B</figureCitation>
) represented by 2 naked setae on genital operculum.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="2DAB6556FFE6FFF3FC96B093B49E65DE" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FC96B093B3EE645D" blockId="24.[839,1446,261,1963]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FC96B093B3876094" bold="true" box="[839,951,713,737]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Remarks.</emphasis>
The comparison of
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FB4BB093B5326094" box="[1178,1282,713,737]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. culicis</emphasis>
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with its congeners on the basis of the characters listed in
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reveals that five species (
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FBA9B153B54E6154" authority="Hamond, 1968" authorityName="Hamond" authorityYear="1968" box="[1144,1406,777,801]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ellisi">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FBA9B153B4FE6154" box="[1144,1230,777,801]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. ellisi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FB09B153B54E6154" author="Hamond, R." box="[1240,1406,777,801]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="37 - 60" refId="ref37334" refString="Hamond, R. 1968. Some marine copepods (Misophrioida, Cyclopoida and Notodelphyoida) from Norfolk, Great Britain. Crustaceana 1: 37 - 60." type="journal article" year="1968">Hamond, 1968</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FA5CB153B4666137" authority="Giesbrecht, 1897" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="parvus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FA5CB153B3A06134" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. parvus</emphasis>
Giesbrecht, 1897
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FBB2B170B5B06137" authority="Kim, 2010" authorityName="Kim" authorityYear="2010" box="[1123,1408,809,834]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peniculatus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FBB2B170B4CF6134" box="[1123,1279,809,833]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. peniculatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FAD6B173B5B06137" author="Kim, I. - H." box="[1287,1408,809,834]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="1 - 176" refId="ref37840" refString="Kim, I. - H. 2010. Siphonostomatoid Copepoda (Crustacea) associated with invertebrates from tropical waters. Korean Journal Systematic Zoology, Special Issue 8: 1 - 176." type="journal article" year="2010">Kim, 2010</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FA5CB170B4536117" authority="Giesbrecht, 1897" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suberitis">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FA5CB170B3936117" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. suberitis</emphasis>
Giesbrecht, 1897
</taxonomicName>
; and
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FB4DB110B5126117" box="[1180,1314,842,866]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. urabensis</emphasis>
Kim, 2004
</taxonomicName>
) show closeness to the new species, with similarity values more than 75%. These five species are distinguished from the new species by their different features, as follows:
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FC5BB191B3EE6196" box="[906,990,971,995]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. ellisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a shorter terminal claw of the antenna, which is shorter than the first endopodal segment, a longer oral siphon which extends beyond leg 1, and no sexual dimorphism in the swimming legs (
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FAF9B676B3CB6611" author="Bandera, E. &amp; C. Mercedes" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="521 - 533" refId="ref36030" refString="Bandera, E. and C. Mercedes. 2009. Some poorly known Asterocheres species (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) deposited in the Natural History Museum of London. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89 (3): 521 - 533. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0025315408002245" type="journal article" year="2009">Bandera &amp; Mercedes, 2009</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FBC1B616B5126611" authorityName="Kim" authorityYear="2010" box="[1040,1314,1100,1124]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peniculatus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FBC1B616B5126611" box="[1040,1314,1100,1124]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Asterocheres peniculatus</emphasis>
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has shorter caudal rami which are wider than long, a short terminal claw of the antenna, which is shorter than the first endopodal segment, and a rudimentary outer distal seta on the third endopodal segment of male leg 3.
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FACAB697B3986770" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suberitis">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FACAB697B3986770" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Asterocheres suberitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a shorter oral siphon which reaches the insertions of the maxilliped, a longer mandibular palp which is longer than the stylet, and a 17-segmented male antennule (
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FC10B714B4B96713" author="Giesbrecht, W." box="[961,1161,1358,1382]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref37237" refString="Giesbrecht, W. 1899. Die Asterocheriden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 25: i-vi, 1 - 217, pls. 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1899">Giesbrecht, 1899</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FB4FB714B5946713" box="[1182,1444,1358,1382]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Asterocheres urabensis</emphasis>
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has shorter caudal rami which are 1.20 times longer than wide, about 15 setules on the postgenital lateral margin of the female genital double-somite, as illustrated in the original description, and an elongated exopodal segment of female leg 5, which is 3.65 times longer than wide (
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FC9EB44AB3E2645D" author="Kim, I. - H." box="[847,978,1552,1576]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="165 - 186" refId="ref37720" refString="Kim, I. - H. 2004 a. New species of copepods (Crustacea) associated with marine invertebrates from the Pacific Coast of Panama. Korean Journal Biological Science 8: 165 - 186." type="journal article" year="2004">Kim, 2004a</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFE6FFF3FC8FB46AB49E65DE" blockId="24.[839,1446,261,1963]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FC8FB46AB478643D" authorityName="Giesbrecht" authorityYear="1897" box="[862,1096,1584,1608]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="parvus">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FC8FB46AB478643D" box="[862,1096,1584,1608]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">Asterocheres parvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was very briefly recorded by
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FC96B40AB437641D" author="Giesbrecht, W." box="[839,1031,1616,1640]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref37237" refString="Giesbrecht, W. 1899. Die Asterocheriden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 25: i-vi, 1 - 217, pls. 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1899">Giesbrecht (1899)</bibRefCitation>
with figures about the body form and urosome of the female.
<bibRefCitation id="01204B2CFFE6FFF3FB81B42AB52264FC" author="Giesbrecht, W." box="[1104,1298,1648,1673]" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref37237" refString="Giesbrecht, W. 1899. Die Asterocheriden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 25: i-vi, 1 - 217, pls. 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1899">Giesbrecht (1899)</bibRefCitation>
recorded the body length of the female as
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long and illustrat- ed the body having pointed posterolateral corners of the first three prosomal somites and the genital apertures positioned at the anterior third of the genital double-somite. In contrast, in
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFE6FFF3FBF9B548B4BD655F" authorityName="Lee" authorityYear="2024" box="[1064,1165,1810,1834]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="24" pageNumber="209" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="culicis" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFE6FFF3FBF9B548B4BD655F" box="[1064,1165,1810,1834]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="209">A. culicis</emphasis>
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the body of the female is larger, 727 μm long in dissected specimen, all the prosomal somites have rounded posterolateral corners, and the genital apertures are positioned at the midway of the genital double-somite.
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