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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760B0FCD3E168FC9F" bold="true" box="[151,363,823,849]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="1349F8BB8F10225760B8FCBEE101FCBC" box="[159,258,858,882]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 1" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2" captionStart-2="FIGURE 3" captionStart-3="FIGURE 4" captionStartId-0="2.[151,255,1803,1827]" captionStartId-1="3.[151,255,1803,1827]" captionStartId-2="4.[151,255,1803,1827]" captionStartId-3="5.[151,255,1515,1539]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetBox-2="[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetBox-3="[151,1436,194,1492]" captionTargetId-0="figure@2.[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetId-1="figure@3.[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetId-2="figure@4.[151,1436,194,1781]" captionTargetId-3="figure@5.[151,1436,194,1494]" captionTargetPageId-0="2" captionTargetPageId-1="3" captionTargetPageId-2="4" captionTargetPageId-3="5" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Platorchestia ano sp. nov., holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313, Ano Beach, Pangaimotu Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for H represents 200 µm; rMD, MP, MX 1 represent 100 µm; and lMD, UL, LL, MX 2 represent 20 µm." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Platorchestia ano sp. nov., holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313, female, AM P. 87314, Ano Beach, Pangaimotu Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for male and female G 1 &amp; G 2 represent 100 µm." captionText-2="FIGURE 3. Platorchestia ano sp. nov., holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313, Ano Beach, Pangaimotu Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for P 3, P 4, P 5 represent 100 µm; P 6, P 7 represent 200 µm." captionText-3="FIGURE 4. Platorchestia ano sp. nov., holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313, Ano Beach, Pangaimotu Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for U 3 represents 20 µm; EP, Ur, T, U 1, U 2 represent 100 µm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/249124/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/249125/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/249126/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/249127/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Figs 14</figureCitation>
)
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760B0FC46E17DFC76" box="[151,382,930,952]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Platorchestia platensis</emphasis>
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.—
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: 134
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, figs 108, 109.
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material.
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male,
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, AM P.87313, from white sand beach with thick cover of fine
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and other plant debris (about
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deep) at top of intertidal,
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Beach,
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, Vavau,
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(
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), talitrids very abundant, J.K. Lowry &amp; G.C.B. Poore,
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;
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:
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, AM P.87314,
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,
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and juveniles (many juveniles, only 2 ovigerous females) AM P.87325, same locality as
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.
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0FB7DE234FB7C" bold="true" box="[199,567,1177,1202]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Additional material examined.</emphasis>
Five males (only 1 mature),
<specimenCount id="9D742FB78F10225763A3FB7DE403FB7F" box="[900,1024,1177,1201]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348" type="female">95 females</specimenCount>
and juveniles (many juveniles) AM P.87326, coarse coral rubble on top of fine white sand beach near the commercial harbour, Nukualofa, Tongatapu,
<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F10225760B0FB06E0DEFB34" box="[151,221,1250,1274]" name="Tonga" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Tonga</collectingCountry>
(
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), talitrids under dried algae on sand under coarse rubble, J.K. Lowry &amp; G.C.B. Poore,
<date id="FFCCC2FE8F10225760CCFAE1E1B7FAD3" box="[235,436,1285,1309]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348" value="2011-10-13">13 October 2011</date>
;
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, AM P.80738,
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Beach,
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<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F102257640DFAE1E472FAD3" box="[1066,1137,1285,1309]" name="Iceland" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Island</collectingCountry>
, Vavau,
<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F10225764C2FAE2E528FAD0" box="[1253,1323,1286,1310]" name="Tonga" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Tonga</collectingCountry>
(
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), Greg Towner,
<date id="FFCCC2FE8F10225761E4FACDE2A2FA8F" box="[451,673,1321,1345]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348" value="2009-09-19">19 September 2009</date>
.
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locality.
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Beach,
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<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F10225762A3FAA9E2C8FAAB" box="[644,715,1357,1381]" name="Iceland" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Island</collectingCountry>
, Vavau,
<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F1022576313FAAAE379FAA8" box="[820,890,1358,1382]" name="Tonga" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Tonga</collectingCountry>
(
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).
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0FA96E14DFA44" bold="true" box="[199,334,1394,1418]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named for the
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locality,
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Beach,
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.
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0FA71E123FA60" bold="true" box="[199,288,1429,1454]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Colour.</emphasis>
Body evenly light tan, antenna 2 darker orange.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0FA5DE120FA1C" bold="true" box="[199,291,1465,1490]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Habitat</emphasis>
. Beach-hoppers occurs on sandy shores under supralittoral wrack or terrestrial plant material.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0FA39E15AFA38" bold="true" box="[199,345,1501,1526]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Description.</emphasis>
Based on
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male,
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, AM P.87313.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576346FA39E3A2FA3B" bold="true" box="[865,929,1501,1525]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Head</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576389FA3AE3DBFA3B" box="[942,984,1502,1525]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Eye</emphasis>
medium (1/51/3 head length).
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576519FA39E0A6F9D7" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Antenna 1</emphasis>
short, not longer than article 4 of antenna 2 peduncle.
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up to half body length; peduncular articles incrassate; article 5 longer than article 4; peduncular articles with many small robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576488F9C1E519F9F3" box="[1199,1306,1573,1597]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Mandible</emphasis>
left lacinia mobilis 5-dentate.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F102257614FF9ADE1D7F9AF" box="[360,468,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Maxilla 1</emphasis>
palp vestigial, 1-articulate.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576329F9ADE384F9AF" box="[782,903,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Maxilliped</emphasis>
palp article 2 distomedial lobe well developed, article 4 reduced, button-shaped.
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F10225760E0F976E118F964" bold="true" box="[199,283,1682,1706]" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Pereon</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F102257610CF975E1C3F967" box="[299,448,1681,1705]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Gnathopod 1</emphasis>
sexually dimorphic; subchelate; coxa smaller than coxa 2; posterior margin of carpus and propodus each with lobe covered in palmate setae; carpus 2 × as long as propodus, 3.25 × as long as broad; propodus 'subtriangular' with well developed posterodistal lobe, anterior margin with 3 groups of robust setae, lateral surface with 4 cuspidate setae, posterolateral surface with 6 serrate setae, medial surface with 4 cuspidate setae, posteromedial surface with 5 serrate setae; palm slightly obtuse, with 7 serrate setae; dactylus subequal in length to palm.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1022576177F8A1E1E5F893" box="[336,486,1861,1885]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="348">Gnathopod 2</emphasis>
sexually dimorphic; subchelate; gill lobate; basis slightly expanded; ischium with rounded lobe on mid-anterior margin, without posterodistal lobe on medial surface; posterior margin of merus, carpus and propodus each without lobe covered in palmate setae; carpus triangular, reduced (enclosed by merus and propodus), posterior lobe absent; propodus subrhomboidal, 1.5 × as long as wide; palm slightly acute, reaching about 25% along posterior margin, lined with robust setae, evenly rounded, with weak palmar sinus or notch, without palmar protuberances, posteromedial surface of propodus with groove, with cuticular patch at corner of palm; dactylus slightly longer than palm, spatulate distally; gill bilobate, not incised.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1422536477F990E4FBF942" box="[1104,1272,1652,1676]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopods 24</emphasis>
coxae as wide as deep.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225360D9F97CE1AAF97E" box="[254,425,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopods 37</emphasis>
cuspidactylate; dactyli with distal patch of many rows of tiny denticles on the anterior margin.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225360D2F958E174F91A" box="[245,375,1724,1748]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopod 4</emphasis>
significantly shorter than pereopod 3; carpus significantly shorter than carpus of pereopod 3; dactylus thickened proximally with a notch midway along posterior margin.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225363C8F904E46CF939" box="[1007,1135,1760,1784]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopod 5</emphasis>
propodus distinctly longer than carpus.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F142253610EF8E0E1D0F8D2" box="[297,467,1796,1820]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopods 67</emphasis>
short (1/3 length of body).
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1422536333F8E0E394F8D2" box="[788,919,1796,1820]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopod 6</emphasis>
not sexually dimorphic; slightly shorter than pereopod 7; coxa posterior lobe inner view posteroventral corner rounded, posterior margin perpendicular to ventral margin, posterior lobe without ridge; gill convoluted, coxa not incised.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F142253642DF8A8E488F8AD" box="[1034,1163,1868,1892]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pereopod 7</emphasis>
not sexually dimorphic; basis lateral sulcus present, slightly pronounced, basis posterior margin with distinct minute serrations, each with a small seta, slight posterodistal lobe present, shallow, broadly rounded; merus and carpus slender; merus posterior margin straight.
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<paragraph id="8BCDE43E8F13225460B0F8EFE0C1F8AC" blockId="2.[151,1436,1803,1890]" pageId="2" pageNumber="349">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F13225460B0F8EFE119F8ED" bold="true" box="[151,282,1803,1827]" pageId="2" pageNumber="349">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F1322546104F8EFE1E2F8EC" box="[291,481,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="349">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F13225461CDF8EFE242F8ED" bold="true" box="[490,577,1803,1827]" pageId="2" pageNumber="349">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F13225463CCF8EFE41AF8EC" box="[1003,1049,1803,1826]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Platorchestia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ano">Ano</taxonomicName>
Beach,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F1322546455F8EFE4F2F8EC" box="[1138,1265,1803,1826]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Tongorchestia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pangaimotu">Pangaimotu</taxonomicName>
Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for H represents 200 µm; rMD, MP, MX1 represent 100 µm; and lMD, UL, LL, MX2 represent 20 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BCDE43E8F12225560B0F8EFE496F88C" blockId="3.[151,1436,1803,1858]" pageId="3" pageNumber="350">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F12225560B0F8EFE11DF8ED" bold="true" box="[151,286,1803,1827]" pageId="3" pageNumber="350">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F122255610CF8EFE1EEF8EC" box="[299,493,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="350">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F12225561DDF8EFE257F8ED" bold="true" box="[506,596,1803,1827]" pageId="3" pageNumber="350">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313, female, AM P.87314,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F122255653FF8EFE545F8EC" box="[1304,1350,1803,1826]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Platorchestia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="3" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ano">Ano</taxonomicName>
Beach,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F12225560B0F8CFE115F88C" box="[151,278,1835,1858]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Tongorchestia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="3" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pangaimotu">Pangaimotu</taxonomicName>
Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for male and female G1 &amp; G2 represent 100 µm.
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BCDE43E8F15225260B0F8EFE3D0F88C" blockId="4.[151,1436,1803,1858]" pageId="4" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F15225260B0F8EFE119F8ED" bold="true" box="[151,282,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="351">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F1522526104F8EFE1E2F8EC" box="[291,481,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="351">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23585578F15225261CDF8EFE242F8ED" box="[490,577,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="351" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F15225261CDF8EFE242F8ED" bold="true" box="[490,577,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="351">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F15225263CCF8EFE41AF8EC" box="[1003,1049,1803,1826]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Platorchestia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ano">Ano</taxonomicName>
Beach,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F1522526455F8EFE4F2F8EC" box="[1138,1265,1803,1826]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Tongorchestia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pangaimotu">Pangaimotu</taxonomicName>
Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for P3, P4, P5 represent 100 µm; P6, P7 represent 200 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BCDE43E8F14225360B0FA0FE3FBF9ED" blockId="5.[151,1436,1515,1571]" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225360B0FA0FE119F9CD" bold="true" box="[151,282,1515,1539]" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F1422536104FA08E1E2F9CD" box="[291,481,1516,1539]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Platorchestia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="352" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ano" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1422536104FA08E1E2F9CD" box="[291,481,1516,1539]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225361CDFA0FE242F9CD" bold="true" box="[490,577,1515,1539]" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype, male, 9 mm, AM P. 87313,
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Beach,
<taxonomicName id="4C729FBD8F1422536455FA08E4F2F9CD" box="[1138,1265,1516,1539]" class="Malacostraca" family="Talitridae" genus="Tongorchestia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pangaimotu">Pangaimotu</taxonomicName>
Island, Vavau, Tonga. Scale lines for U3 represents 20 µm; EP, Ur, T, U1, U2 represent 100 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F14225360E0F838E109F83A" bold="true" box="[199,266,2012,2036]" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pleon</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F142253613CF838E1B4F83A" box="[283,439,2012,2036]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pleopods 13</emphasis>
well developed; biramous; outer ramus subequal in length to peduncle.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1422536527F838E59FF83A" box="[1280,1436,2012,2036]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="352">Pleopods 12</emphasis>
peduncles with sparse marginal robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225062B0FF7CE309FF7E" box="[663,778,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Pleopod 3</emphasis>
peduncle without marginal setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225064A8FF7DE511FF7E" box="[1167,1298,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Epimeron 2</emphasis>
subequal in length to epimeron 3.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225061A8FF59E211FF1A" box="[399,530,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Epimeron 3</emphasis>
posterior margin minutely serrate, with minute setae, posteroventral corner with small subacute tooth, ventral margin without robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F172250636FFF04E3BBFF36" box="[840,952,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Uropod 1</emphasis>
not sexually dimorphic, peduncle with 8 robust setae, distolateral robust seta present, small (less than 1/4 length of outer ramus), with simple tip; inner ramus subequal in length to outer ramus, with 3 marginal robust setae; outer ramus without marginal robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225060B0FEA8E100FEAA" box="[151,259,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Uropod 2</emphasis>
not sexually dimorphic; peduncle with 78 robust setae; inner ramus subequal in length to outer ramus, with 4 marginal robust setae; outer ramus with 2 marginal robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225063F2FE94E441FE46" box="[981,1090,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Uropod 3</emphasis>
peduncle with 3 robust setae; ramus subequal in length to peduncle, linear (narrowing), with 2 marginal robust setae, with 45 apical setae.
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225060B0FE5CE0DEFE1E" box="[151,221,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Telson</emphasis>
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as broad as long, apically incised, dorsal midline at least halfway, with 7 marginal and apical robust setae per lobe.
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225060E0FDE4E11DFDD6" bold="true" box="[199,286,512,536]" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Female</emphasis>
(sexually dimorphic characters). Based on
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female, AM P.87314.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225064BCFDE4E510FDD6" box="[1179,1299,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Antenna 2</emphasis>
peduncular articles slender, with sparse, small robust setae.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F172250629BFDC0E353FDF2" box="[700,848,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Gnathopod 1</emphasis>
parachelate; posterior margin of merus, carpus and propodus each without lobe covered in palmate setae; carpus as long as propodus, 3.25 × as long as broad; propodus subrectangular, medial surface with 1 cuspidate seta; palm transverse, without serrate setae; dactylus longer than palm.
<emphasis id="B906382C8F1722506145FD74E1F6FD66" box="[354,501,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Gnathopod 2</emphasis>
mitten-shaped; basis expanded anteroproximally; ischium without rounded lobe on mid-anterior margin, posterior margin of merus, carpus and propodus each with lobe covered in palmate setae; carpus well developed (not enclosed by merus and propodus), posterior lobe present, projecting between merus and propodus; palm obtuse, smooth, lined with serrate setae, without protuberance or shelf near dactylar hinge; without cuticular patch at corner of palm; dactylus subequal in length to palm, not modified distally.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C368B7B58F17225060E0FCA0E3FDFBB2" pageId="6" pageNumber="353" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BCDE43E8F17225060E0FCA0E547FC22" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1185]" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225060E0FCA0E138FC92" bold="true" box="[199,315,836,860]" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Remarks.</emphasis>
The populations of
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F172250623CFCA0E2E2FC92" box="[539,737,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Platorchestia ano</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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and from
<collectingCountry id="F365A4AE8F17225063FAFCA0E407FC92" box="[989,1028,836,860]" name="Fiji" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Fiji</collectingCountry>
(
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) are very similar. Both have similar palms and similar apical tips on male gnathopod 2. The Fijian population is much larger (
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) than the Tongan populations (
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), the length to width ratio of the male gnathopod 1 carpus is different (
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the Fijian populations versus
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the Tongan one) and the
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is about as long as broad in the
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population (broader than long in the
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population). A molecular analysis of these populations would be informative.
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This is the first (group 2) species of
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from the western Pacific islands. It appears to be most similar to
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Stock &amp; Biernbaum, 1994 from the north-western Pacific coasts of
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,
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and
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.
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differs from
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, mainly in the shape of the palm of male gnathopod 2 which is smooth along the margin with a small proximal sinus (
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has a distinct midmedial sinus).
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<emphasis id="B906382C8F17225060E0FB63E15AFB6E" bold="true" box="[199,345,1159,1184]" pageId="6" pageNumber="353">Distribution</emphasis>
. Vavau,
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(current study); Nasese, Suva,
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(
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).
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