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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF3FFE6FF41B488B121649F" bold="true" box="[144,273,1746,1770]" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name is derived from the Latin 
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(= twin), referring to the similarity between the new species and 
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Body (
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) moderately narrow. Body length 749 μm in dissected and described specimen. Oth- er 
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727, 715, and 715 μm long, respectively. Prosome 520 μm long. Cephalothorax slightly wider than long. All prosomal somites with rounded lateral corners. Urosome (
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) 4-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite bearing few spinules on lateral margin. Genital double-somite 1.07 times longer than wide, widest across proximal third, narrowing along distal two-thirds; genital apertures positioned dorsolaterally at 45% region of double-somite length; postgenital lateral margin with about 20 subequal setules (or spinules). Two free abdominal somite 33 × 53 and 34 × 47 μm, respectively. Anal somite with fine spinules arranged along posteroventral margin (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC50B07DB3E7604A" box="[897,983,551,575]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
). Caudal ramus (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB5CB07DB4D1604A" box="[1165,1249,551,575]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) slightly wider than long (24 × 25 μm), bearing fine spinules along posteroventral margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFF3FFE6FCEEB0D3B49F6671" blockId="13.[809,1414,261,1996]" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">
Rostrum (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC7FB0D2B43760D5" box="[942,1031,648,672]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
) as tapering ridge, without distal apex. Antennule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC3BB0F2B40F60B5" box="[1002,1087,680,704]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6E</figureCitation>
) 264 μm long, 21-segmented but articulation indistinct between 2 terminal segments; 18th, 20th, and terminal segments with 2 setae+ aesthetasc, 4 setae, and 7 setae, respectively; all other segments each with 2 setae; some of setae on proximal segments pinnate, bearing minute setule at truncated tip. Antenna (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC40B130B3D361F7" box="[913,995,874,898]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
) similar to that of 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF3FFE6FB67B130B50861F7" box="[1206,1336,874,898]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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; exopodal segment 9 × 4 μm; first endopodal segment 55 μm long, bearing spinules at proximal third and on inner margin; terminal claw spiniform, 60 μm long, slightly longer than first endopodal segment.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFF3FFE6FCEEB651B471649C" blockId="13.[809,1414,261,1996]" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">
Oral siphon (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC1CB651B4136656" box="[973,1059,1035,1059]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6G</figureCitation>
) 173 × 54 μm, reaching between maxilliped and leg 1. Mandible (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB40B676B4D86631" box="[1169,1256,1068,1092]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6H</figureCitation>
) consisting of coxal stylet and palp; coxal stylet 160 μm long, bearing 12 teeth (excluding pointed distal tip) on distal part (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FA8BB636B37266D1" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6I</figureCitation>
); palp indistinctly 2-segmented, proximal segment 32 μm long, distal segment 11 μm long, bearing 2 unequal pinnate setae of 118 and 44 μm long, respectively; palp plus longer terminal seta 161 μm long, almost same in length as coxal stylet. Maxillule (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB70B757B4C06750" box="[1185,1264,1293,1317]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6J</figureCitation>
) as usual for genus; inner lobe about 64 μm long, distally bearing 4 large and 1 small setae (lengths of 4 large setae 95, 90, 86, and 55 μm, respectively); outer lobe 23 μm long, bearing 4 setae (lengths of 2 naked terminal setae 69 and 55 μm, respectively; lengths of 2 pinnate subdistal setae 51 and 29 μm, respectively). Maxilla (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB1CB795B5146792" box="[1229,1316,1487,1511]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6K</figureCitation>
) bearing row of needle-like spinules on proximal region of proximal segment (syncoxa); distal segment (basis) distinctly longer than proximal segment, bearing 1 tubercle at 40% region of outer margin and setules and spinule row along distal half. Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FBB4B42AB48764FD" box="[1125,1207,1648,1672]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[174,207,1922,1944]" captionTargetBox="[262,1346,263,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-13@14.[181,1447,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, G, H, 0.05mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D-F, J-L, 0.02 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 6L</figureCitation>
) as in 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF3FFE6FAD1B42BB54F64FD" box="[1280,1407,1648,1672]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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, but with 1 transverse row of small spinules on third endopodal segment; last endopodal segment 33 μm long; terminal claw 70 μm long.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="650E36DDFFF3FFFBFCEEB4A8B16064E9" blockId="13.[809,1414,261,1996]" lastBlockId="16.[174,779,1668,1983]" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="201" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">
Legs 1 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FC47B4ABB3DC657F" box="[918,1004,1777,1802]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[179,1318,269,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-10@15.[144,1417,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344873" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344873/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 7A</figureCitation>
), 2 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FBCAB4ABB448657F" box="[1051,1144,1777,1802]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[179,1318,269,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-10@15.[144,1417,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344873" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344873/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 7 B</figureCitation>
), 3, and 4 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB23B4ABB576657F" box="[1266,1350,1777,1802]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[179,1318,269,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-10@15.[144,1417,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344873" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344873/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 7D</figureCitation>
) similar to those of 
<taxonomicName id="A2B14D5EFFF3FFE6FC06B548B46A655F" authorityName="Ho" authorityYear="1984" box="[983,1114,1810,1834]" class="Copepoda" family="Asterocheridae" genus="Asterocheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonostomatoida" pageId="13" pageNumber="198" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aesthetes">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF3FFE6FC06B548B46A655F" box="[983,1114,1810,1834]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but outer seta on basis of these legs smaller than those of latter species. Leg 3 similar to leg 2, except bearing 1 spine and 5 setae on third endopodal segment (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFF3FFE6FB84B529B48165FE" box="[1109,1201,1907,1931]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[179,1318,269,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-10@15.[144,1417,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344873" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344873/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="198">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Third endopodal segment of leg 4 46 μm long; its distal spine 35 μm long, shorter than segment. Armature formula for legs 1-4 as in 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEEFFFBFF18B4DFB17964E9" box="[201,329,1668,1692]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFF0FFE5FF7FB5D8B25365B8" blockId="14.[174,1444,1922,1997]" pageId="14" pageNumber="199">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF0FFE5FF7FB5D8B0DA65E2" bold="true" box="[174,234,1922,1944]" pageId="14" pageNumber="199">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF0FFE5FF3EB5D8B18465ED" box="[239,436,1922,1944]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="199">Asterocheres geminus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="4CF657B4FFF0FFE5FE6BB5D9B1DC65ED" box="[442,492,1923,1944]" pageId="14" pageNumber="199" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, left caudal ramus, ventral; D, rostrum; E, antennule; F, antenna; G, oral siphon; H, mandible; I, distal part of mandibular stylet; J, maxillule; K, maxilla; L, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, G, H, 0.05 mm; C, I, 0.01 mm; D- F, J- L, 0.02 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFF1FFE4FF41B5DCB1A065C3" blockId="15.[144,1414,1926,1975]" pageId="15" pageNumber="200">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF1FFE4FF41B5DCB0FC65EE" bold="true" box="[144,204,1926,1948]" pageId="15" pageNumber="200">Fig. 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFF1FFE4FF03B5DCB1A965E9" box="[210,409,1926,1948]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="200">Asterocheres geminus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, female. A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFEEFFFBFF7FB454B48C644B" blockId="16.[174,1444,1550,1598]" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">
<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEEFFFBFF7FB454B0DC6456" bold="true" box="[174,236,1550,1572]" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">Fig. 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEEFFFBFF22B454B18C6456" box="[243,444,1550,1571]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">Asterocheres geminus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, male. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, proximal segments of maxilliped; E, third endopodal segment of leg 3; F, exopod of leg 5; G, leg 6. Scale bars: A, 0.1mm; B, 0.05 mm; C- G, 0.02 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFEEFFFBFF14B4FFB0C865CA" blockId="16.[174,779,1668,1983]" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">
Leg 5 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEEFFFBFEC6B4FFB15E64C8" box="[279,366,1701,1725]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1926,1948]" captionTargetBox="[179,1318,269,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-10@15.[144,1417,254,1892]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., female.A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, endopod of leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5; F, left side of genital double-somite, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344873" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344873/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">Fig. 7E</figureCitation>
) consisting of 1 naked dorsolateral seta on fifth pedigerous somite and free exopod; exopodal segment 1.89 times longer than wide (36 × 19 μm); outer and inner margins coves, each with several small spinules; 2 distal setae pinnate, subequal (outer and inner setae 35 and 36 μm long, respectively); inner subdistal setae naked 28 μm long, annulated proximally. Leg 6 (
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) as 1 pinnate seta and 1 spinule on genital operculum.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEEFFFBFC96B4DFB3B764E8" bold="true" box="[839,903,1669,1693]" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">Male.</emphasis>
Body (
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) smaller than that of female, 536 μm long. Prosome 367 μm long. Cephalothorax 264 × 260 μm, Urosome (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEEFFFBFC3CB49FB47264A8" box="[1005,1090,1733,1757]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[174,207,1550,1572]" captionTargetBox="[246,1376,266,1510]" captionTargetId="figure-192@16.[171,1446,254,1548]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 8. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., male. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, proximal segments of maxilliped; E, third endopodal segment of leg 3; F, exopod of leg 5; G, leg 6. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344877" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344877/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="201">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
) 5-segmented. Fifth pedigerous somite 70 μm wide. Genital somite (
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) nearly circular, 95 × 107 μm, with few minute spinules on lateral margin. First and second abdominal somites characteristically short, each less than half as long as anal somite. Caudal ramus wider than long.
</paragraph>
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Rostrum as in female. Antennule (
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) 18-segment- ed, geniculate between 16th and 17th segments; 9th segment with 7 setae; 13th and penultimate segments each with 2 setae+ aesthetasc; terminal segment with 10 setae; all other segments each with 2 setae; anterodistal corner of penultimate segment produced, pointed.
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Antenna, oral siphon, mandible, maxillule, and maxilla as in female. Maxilliped with 1 proximal process on inner margin, but bearing no seta (
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).
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Legs 1, 2, and 4 as in female. Outer distal process of third endopodal segment of leg 3 (
<figureCitation id="FD8A2A58FFEFFFFAFDD7B05DB267606A" box="[518,599,519,543]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[174,207,1550,1572]" captionTargetBox="[246,1376,266,1510]" captionTargetId="figure-192@16.[171,1446,254,1548]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 8. Asterocheres geminus n. sp., male. A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, ventral; C, antennule; D, proximal segments of maxilliped; E, third endopodal segment of leg 3; F, exopod of leg 5; G, leg 6. Scale bars:A, 0.1mm; B, 0.05mm; C-G, 0.02mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13344877" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13344877/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">Fig. 8E</figureCitation>
) curved as in 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEFFFFAFF40B072B125604A" box="[145,277,551,575]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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(endopod of leg 2 same as that of female, unlike in latter species).
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<paragraph id="650E36DDFFEFFFFAFF77B032B1386134" blockId="17.[143,751,261,1834]" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">
Leg 5 exopodal segment of leg 5 (
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) 1.69 times longer than wide (22× 13 μm); its 3 setae 27, 30, and 15 μm long, respectively, from outer to inner. Leg 6 (
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) represented by outer distal corner of genital operculum bearing 2 unequal setae at apical region, several spinules on inner and outer margins and 6 or 7 stiff setules on inner margin.
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEFFFFAFF41B110B0CE6117" bold="true" box="[144,254,842,866]" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">Remarks.</emphasis>
A comparison of characters between the new species and its congeners reveals that the new species appears to be most close to 
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(
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)
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which was redescribed by 
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. The male is unknown in 
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. Based on female characters 
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, the two species exhibit 86% similarity value, sharing 12 identical character states in 14 characters. As revealed two differences, the genital double-somite of the female is shorter than wide in 
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but slightly longer than wide in 
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, and the oral siphon extends to the insertions of leg 
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but to the midway between the maxilliped and leg 
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As additional differences, the new species has (1) a tubercle-like process on the distal segment of the maxilla (vs. the tubercles absent in 
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according to the figure of 
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), (2) the mandibular palp (including the longer distal seta) which is as long as the coxal stylet (vs. the palp is shorter than the stylet in 
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), and (3) the setules on the postgenital lateral margins of the genital double-somite are subequal in the shape and length (vs. the setules of 
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are grouped into longer anterior and shorter posterior groups, as illustrated by 
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).
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It is noticed that the third endopodal segment of male leg 3 of the new species exhibits the same sexual dimorphism as in 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEFFFFAFECBB4CBB1AF64DC" box="[282,415,1681,1705]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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and leg 6 of the male is also very similar between the two species. However, unlike 
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<emphasis id="57C5EACFFFEFFFFAFD04B4EBB0C2649C" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="202">A. aesthetes</emphasis>
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, the new species bears no sexual dimorphism in leg 2 and shows other minor differences in the mandible, maxilla, and leg 5.
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