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<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA7FFCC30C6A0B0FEA5FBEB" ID-CoL="3ZJZW" box="[151,355,1010,1036]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC30C6A0B0FEA5FBEB" bold="true" box="[151,355,1010,1036]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA7FFCC30C6A0B0FF23FBEB" box="[151,229,1010,1036]" name="Malta" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Melita</collectingCountry>
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bousfieldi
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</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC30C6A757FEEBFBC8" blockId="43.[151,428,1010,1071]" box="[151,301,1045,1071]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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(
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<figureCitation id="130B2A59FFA7FFCC30CEA757FF3CFBC8" box="[159,250,1045,1071]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="46.[151,258,1818,1842]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,224,1794]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[153,1433,197,1797]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURE 23. Melita bousfieldi n. sp., holotype, male, 6.4 mm, UMAR-PERA- 319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) habitus; B) coxa 1; C) coxa 2; D) coxa 3; E) coxa 4; F) coxa 5; G) coxa 6; H) coxa 7; I) upper lip; J) details of the point gnathopod 1, internal side; K) gnathopod 1, internal side; L) gnathopod 2, internal side; M) accessory flagellum; N) antenna 1; O) antenna 2; P) lower lip." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198165/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Figs 23</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="130B2A59FFA7FFCC3157A757FEE3FBC8" box="[262,293,1045,1071]" captionStart="FIGURE 24" captionStartId="47.[151,258,1815,1839]" captionTargetBox="[158,1431,195,1791]" captionTargetId="figure@47.[153,1433,194,1794]" captionTargetPageId="47" captionText="FIGURE 24. Melita bousfieldi n. sp., holotype, male, 6.4 mm, UMAR-PERA- 319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) maxilla 1; B) maxilliped; C) telson; D) pereopod 1; E) pereopod 2; F) pereopod 3; G) pereopod 4; H) pereopod 5; I) uropod 1; J) uropod 2; K) uropod 3; L) palp of mandible; M) right mandible; N) maxilla 2; O) epimera. Paratype, female, 4.3 mm, UMAR-PERA- 319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: P) telson; Q) left coxa 6; R) gnathopod 1, external side; S) gnathopod 1, internal side; T) gnathopod 2, external side; U) gnathopod 2, internal side." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198166/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">24</figureCitation>
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)
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC30C6A718FB18FB7D" blockId="43.[151,1437,1114,2036]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC30C6A718FE89FB93" bold="true" box="[151,335,1114,1140]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<typeStatus id="548B887EFFA7FFCC30C6A718FF12FB93" box="[151,212,1114,1140]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Type</typeStatus>
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material:
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</emphasis>
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UMAR-PERA-319,
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<typeStatus id="548B887EFFA7FFCC3218A718FD69FB93" box="[585,687,1114,1140]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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male (6.4 mm),
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<typeStatus id="548B887EFFA7FFCC3322A718FC1EFB93" box="[883,984,1114,1140]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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female (4.3 mm), specimens mounted (Estacahuite beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC31D3A7C2FDA9FB7D" box="[386,623,1152,1178]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2005-09-10">September 10, 2005</date>
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, sediments with shells
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC332CA7C2FC0CFB7D" box="[893,970,1152,1178]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2–4 m</quantity>
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, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC34C3A7C2FB03FB7E" box="[1170,1221,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al</emphasis>
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.).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC3094A7E7FDD8F9E8" blockId="43.[151,1437,1114,2036]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A7E7FE09FB58" bold="true" box="[197,463,1189,1215]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Additional material:</emphasis>
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC3189A7E7FD44FB58" box="[472,642,1189,1215]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="generic">89 specimens</specimenCount>
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: UMAR-PERA-316,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC33D6A7E7FC50FB58" box="[903,918,1189,1215]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">2</specimenCount>
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females (Panteon beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC3483A7E7FA5EFB58" box="[1234,1432,1189,1215]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2007-03-23">March 23, 2007</date>
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, coral rock
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC314FA788FE94FB03" box="[286,338,1226,1252]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="3.0">3 m</quantity>
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, coll. V.
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA7FFCC3193A788FDC1FB03" box="[450,519,1226,1252]" name="Malta" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Mata</collectingCountry>
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); UMAR-PERA-317,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC334DA788FCEAFB03" box="[796,812,1226,1252]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">1</specimenCount>
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female,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC33CBA788FC28FB03" box="[922,1006,1226,1252]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
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(Estacahuite beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC34A5A788FA5BFB03" box="[1268,1437,1226,1252]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2005-04-09">April 9, 2005</date>
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intertidal algae, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC324AA7B2FD96FAEE" box="[539,592,1264,1289]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al</emphasis>
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.); UMAR-PERA-318,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC3337A7B2FCB3FAED" box="[870,885,1264,1290]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="male">1</specimenCount>
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male (Estacahuite beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC34E1A7B2FA95FAED" box="[1200,1363,1264,1290]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2005-04-09">April 9, 2005</date>
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, coral rocks
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC30B2A657FEF0FAC8" box="[227,310,1301,1327]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2–4 m</quantity>
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, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3240A657FD8FFAC9" box="[529,585,1301,1326]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al</emphasis>
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.); UMAR-PERA-320,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC333CA657FCBAFAC8" box="[877,892,1301,1327]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="male">2</specimenCount>
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males,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC338EA657FB96FAC8" box="[991,1104,1301,1327]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">7 female</specimenCount>
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, 9 juv (Estacahuite beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC30C6A678FEB9FAB3" box="[151,383,1338,1364]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2006-12-01">December 1, 2006</date>
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, sediments of coral rock
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC32EBA678FD2BFAB3" box="[698,749,1338,1364]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
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, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3395A679FBC5FAB3" box="[964,1027,1339,1364]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al.</emphasis>
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); UMAR-PERA-321,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC354CA678FAEAFAB3" box="[1309,1324,1338,1364]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="male">2</specimenCount>
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males,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC35DCA678FF3CFA9D" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
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, 1 juv (La Tijera beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC327DA622FD23FA9D" box="[556,741,1376,1402]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2005-04-30">April 30, 2005</date>
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, sediments from coral rock
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC3410A622FBB2FA9D" box="[1089,1140,1376,1402]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
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, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC351BA622FA47FA9E" box="[1354,1409,1376,1401]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al</emphasis>
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.); UMAR-PERA-322,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC31DAA6C7FE5CFA78" box="[395,410,1413,1439]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">1</specimenCount>
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female (La Tijera beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC329EA6C7FC07FA78" box="[719,961,1413,1439]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2006-09-12">September 12, 2006</date>
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, coral rock
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC341FA6C7FB46FA78" box="[1102,1152,1413,1439]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
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, coll. R. Bastida
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC351CA6C7FA4CFA79" box="[1357,1418,1413,1438]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al.</emphasis>
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); UMAR-PERA-323,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC31DDA6E8FE5DFA23" box="[396,411,1450,1476]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">3</specimenCount>
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females, 2 juv (Riscalillo Bay, Oaxaca,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC33D3A6E8FBE8FA23" box="[898,1070,1450,1476]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2004-06-16">June 16, 2004</date>
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, algae on coral
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<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA7FFCC34BAA6E8FAFCFA23" box="[1259,1338,1450,1476]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="m" value="1.5" valueMax="2.0" valueMin="1.0">1–2 m</quantity>
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, coll. S. García); UMAR-PERA-324,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC31A2A692FDD6FA0D" box="[499,528,1488,1514]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="male">25</specimenCount>
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males,
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<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA7FFCC323CA692FD37FA0D" box="[621,753,1488,1514]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="female">22 females</specimenCount>
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, 9 juv (El Arrocito beach,
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<date id="FF8E101CFFA7FFCC347EA692FB1EFA0D" box="[1071,1240,1488,1514]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" value="2000-05-23">May 23, 2000</date>
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, sediments from coral rock, coll. S. Salazar
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3182A6B7FDCBF9E9" box="[467,525,1525,1550]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">et al.</emphasis>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA7FFCB3094A558FBAAF9F0" lastPageId="44" lastPageNumber="45" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC3094A558FC1BF9D3" blockId="43.[151,1437,1114,2036]" box="[197,989,1562,1588]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A558FE99F9D3" bold="true" box="[197,351,1562,1588]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Description:</emphasis>
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based on
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<typeStatus id="548B887EFFA7FFCC3184A558FDFDF9D3" box="[469,571,1562,1588]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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male, 6.4 mm, UMAR-PERA-319.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC3094A57DFECFF84D" blockId="43.[151,1437,1114,2036]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A57DFED3F9BE" bold="true" box="[197,277,1599,1625]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Head:</emphasis>
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medium, length slightly shorter than two pereon segments; rostrum small, anterior head lobe ample, rounded, and strongly projected, partially covering the first segments of antenna 2; the inferior antennal sinus a short incision with straight margin. Eyes subtriangle, pigment light brown; width approximately 1/3 the length of head. Antenna 1: length of antenna 1 less than 2/3 the body length; ventral surface of first article of peduncle with three short robust setae; first article of peduncle 1/4 shorter than second article and considerably thicker; length of third article 1/3 the length of second article of peduncle. Length of article 2 of antenna 1 is 1/7 longer than the article 4 of antenna 2. Accessory flagellum with three articles, third article the smallest. Antenna 2 elongated, approximately 1/10 shorter than antenna 1, length of fifth article 4/5 the length of fourth article; first article of flagellum 1/3 the length of the fifth article of peduncle.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCB3094A4F7FCDFFD95" blockId="43.[151,1437,1114,2036]" lastBlockId="44.[151,1437,152,2007]" lastPageId="44" lastPageNumber="45" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A4F7FEEAF828" bold="true" box="[197,300,1973,1999]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Pereon:</emphasis>
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body elongate and slender, length 1/3 longer than the length of antenna 1; pereon dorsally smooth; color gray to beige in alcohol. Coxa 1 broadened distally; coxae 1, 3 subtrapezoid, both with margins nearly straight; coxa 2 suboval, posterior margin of coxa 4 slightly emarginated, length emarginated more than 2/3 the total length; coxa 7 subtriangle; ventral margin coxae 1–6 with short setae, and scarce mediumsized setae. Distal margin of propodus of gnathopod 1 sinuous, with three cusps: the first medial, rounded, and smooth cusp, the other two cusps on the same sides as previous; second cusp is the dactyl, semideveloped, sharp and immovable; and the third cusp is a prominent angle of palm with numerous short simple setae and three short robust setae on inner surface; length of propodus 1/4 shorter than carpus, carpus widens gradually toward distal margin. Gnathopod 2: propodus suboval, length of propodus approximately 1/2 longer than width, palm margin of gnathopod 2 undefined; the length of dactyl more than 1/2 longer than the propodus; inner surface of palm deeply setose throughout, with submarginal short pappose setae, long plumose setae and simple setae on palm margin. Pereopod 1 longer than pereopod 2, basis of the pereopods 1–2 with short robust setae and long simple setae, pereopod 2 with merus shorter than propodus; pereopods 3–5 with basis produced posterior-distally, anterior margin of basis with short robust setae and posterior margin with short simple setae; carpus approximately 1/2 shorter than propodus.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3094A13FFED0FD70" bold="true" box="[197,278,637,663]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Pleon:</emphasis>
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margin dorsolateral of pleon with small spines on each side with intercalated short simple seta, formula for dorsolateral margin is 1:7, 2:19, 3:15. Urosomal segment 1 with one mediodorsal acute spine, segment 2 with one pair of dorsolateral spines on each side, each pair enclosing one simple seta. Epimera: posterior edges convex, posteroventral corner ends in a acute spine, lower margin broadly convex; characters are stronger in epimeron 3; submarginal surface of epimera bearing short robust setae, formula for epimera is 1:0, 2:1–1–1,1 3:1–1–1–1–1; ventral margin of epimera 2, 3 with two and five smaller spines respectively, each spine with a shorter simple seta attached. Uropod 3: length of peduncle 1/2 shorter than outer ramous; length of outer ramous is 9/10 longer than inner ramous, five clusters of robust setae on both margins of outer ramous; two robust setae on distal margins and one smaller robust seta on subdistal surface of inner ramous; four short robust setae on basal margin of inner ramous. Telson cleft, 2/3 length of the lobes, apices with two plumose setae, two simple setae and four robust setae, two long and two medium size; outer margins of lobe with two short robust setae and inner margin of lobe with one robust seta; longest distal spine of telson 1/4 shorter than the length of lobe.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3094A720FEE9FB9B" bold="true" box="[197,303,1122,1148]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Female:</emphasis>
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based on
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female, 4.3 mm, UMAR-PERA-319. Length of carpus and propodus of gnathopod 1 the same length; propodus suboval, widening gradually toward distal margin; transverse palm margin, slightly convex and with short robust setae. Gnathopod 2 with suboval propodus, the length of propodus 1/3 longer than carpus, palm oblique and slightly convex, palm margin with short robust setae, and on inner angle two submarginal robust setae of different size; dactyl curved, fitting palm; carpus, propodus and dactyl with long setae. Distal margin of anterior lobe of coxa 6 with three slight cusps, and continues below in a peculiar process, partially contorted, having a large medial lobe. Formula for dorsolateral margin of pleonites is 1:0, 2:5, 3:7; submarginal surface of epimera bearing robust setae, formula for epimera 1–3 is 1:0, 2:1–1, 3:1–1; ventral margin of the epimera 1–3 with one, two and four short spines respectively, each spine with a short simple seta attached. Telson cleft, 9/10 the length of the lobes, apices with two plumose setae, one simple seta and three-four robust setae, one long, one medium sized and one small; outer and inner margins of lobe bare; longest distal spine of telson subequal or 1/5 shorter than the length lobe.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA0FFCA3094A560FDACFCE0" lastPageId="45" lastPageNumber="46" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA0FFCB3094A560FCA5F960" blockId="44.[151,1437,152,2007]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3094A560FE91F9DB" bold="true" box="[197,343,1570,1596]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Etymology:</emphasis>
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the specific name is dedicated to a great specialist in the group, PhD. Ed Bousfield (retired from Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto), for his remarkable dedication to the taxonomical and biological knowledge of the Amphipods of Northeastern Pacific region.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3094A5D0FE19F94B" bold="true" box="[197,479,1682,1708]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Taxonomic comments:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB31B6A5D1FD76F94B" box="[487,688,1683,1708]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB31B6A5D1FD76F94B" box="[487,688,1683,1708]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB31B6A5D1FDF2F94B" box="[487,564,1683,1708]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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bousfieldi
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</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB32E6A5D0FD3DF94B" bold="true" box="[695,763,1682,1708]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA0FFCB32E6A5D0FD3DF94B" box="[695,763,1682,1708]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
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presents characters similar to other species of genus; the most important characters are compared between males of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3317A5FAFC55F936" box="[838,915,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB3317A5FAFC55F936" box="[838,915,1720,1745]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from the Tropical Eastern Pacific (see
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).
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<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB30EFA59FFE36F910" authority="Smith, 1873" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1873" box="[190,496,1757,1783]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB30EFA59FFE9EF911" box="[190,344,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB30EFA59FFECCF911" box="[190,266,1757,1782]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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nitida
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</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was described from the coast of New
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB33E7A59FFBDDF910" box="[950,1051,1757,1783]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">England</collectingCountry>
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; however, the morphotype of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB352DA59FFF1DF8FB" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">M. nitida</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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used for this comparison in the
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<tableCitation id="C6B20367FFA0FFCB321EA440FD63F8FB" box="[591,677,1794,1820]" captionStart="TABLE 7" captionStartId="45.[151,239,823,847]" captionTargetBox="[151,1420,874,1943]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="TABLE 7. Comparison between males of Melita from the Tropical Eastern Pacific." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4F6654FFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" tableUuid="DF4F6654FFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8">Table 7</tableCitation>
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was recorded by
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<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFA0FFCB3320A440FB8CF8FB" author="Shoemaker" box="[881,1098,1794,1820]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" refString="Shoemaker, C. R. (1935) A new species of amphipod of genus Grandidierella and a new record for Melita nitida from Sinaloa, Mexico. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 25, 65 - 71." type="journal article" year="1935">Shoemaker (1935)</bibRefCitation>
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||
from Mazatlan, Sinaloa; it is used here because it is the only record of this species from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. The ventral surface of article 1 of the antenna
|
||
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB31BCA40FFDFDF881" box="[493,571,1869,1894]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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nitida
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from Mazatlan has two short robust setae, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB34E6A40FFF14F86B" authority="Stout, 1913" authorityName="Stout" authorityYear="1913" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB34E6A40FFA8BF881" box="[1207,1357,1869,1894]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB34E6A40FFAC3F881" box="[1207,1285,1869,1894]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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sulca
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFA0FFCB3504A40FFF14F86B" author="Stout" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" refString="Stout, V. R. (1913) Studies in Laguna Amphipoda. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Systematik, 34, 633 - 659." type="journal article" year="1913">Stout, 1913</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
five short robust setae, while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB3263A431FD3CF86B" box="[562,762,1907,1932]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3263A431FD3CF86B" box="[562,762,1907,1932]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB3263A431FDB9F86B" box="[562,639,1907,1932]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3350A430FC82F86B" bold="true" box="[769,836,1906,1932]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA0FFCB3350A430FC82F86B" box="[769,836,1906,1932]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
has three short robust setae. The length of article 2 of the antenna
|
||
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA0FFCB3115A4DAFEB4F855" box="[324,370,1944,1970]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.54" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="in" value="1.0">1 in</quantity>
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB3128A4DAFDCDF856" box="[377,523,1944,1969]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB3128A4DAFDCDF856" box="[377,523,1944,1969]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB3128A4DAFE03F856" box="[377,453,1944,1969]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is 1/10 longer than length of article 4 of antenna 2, while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCB34E4A4DAFABBF856" box="[1205,1405,1944,1969]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB34E4A4DAFABBF856" box="[1205,1405,1944,1969]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB34E4A4DAFAC7F856" box="[1205,1281,1944,1969]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
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||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCB35D5A4D5FF7CF830" bold="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA0FFCB35D5A4D5FF7CF830" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
is 1/7 longer than length of the article 4 of the antenna 2. The angle of palm of the gnathopod
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||
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA0FFCB354BA4FFFA81F830" box="[1306,1351,1981,2007]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.54" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="in" value="1.0">1 in</quantity>
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA0FFCA351EA4FFFF1AFF56" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="45" lastPageNumber="46" order="Amphipoda" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA0FFCA351EA4FFFF1AFF56" italics="true" lastPageId="45" lastPageNumber="46" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA0FFCB351EA4FFFA5DF831" box="[1359,1435,1981,2006]" name="Malta" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is dissipated, with some simple setae and three short robust setae, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3448A3DAFB6AFF56" box="[1049,1196,152,177]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3448A3DAFB6AFF56" box="[1049,1196,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA3448A3DAFBA0FF56" box="[1049,1126,152,177]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
it is truncated, with simple setae, and in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA31D2A3FFFD8CFF31" box="[387,586,189,214]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA31D2A3FFFD8CFF31" box="[387,586,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA31D2A3FFFE09FF31" box="[387,463,189,214]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3201A3FFFD54FF30" bold="true" box="[592,658,189,215]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA3201A3FFFD54FF30" box="[592,658,189,215]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
it is triangular and projected, with abundant simple setae and three short robust setae. The dactyl of gnathopod
|
||
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<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA32B3A3A0FCB8FF1C" box="[738,894,226,251]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA32B3A3A0FCB8FF1C" box="[738,894,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA32B3A3A0FCF6FF1C" box="[738,816,226,251]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is movable and developed to fit the palm, in
|
||
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA30C6A24AFEF6FEC6" box="[151,304,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA30C6A24AFF21FEC6" box="[151,231,264,289]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
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sulca
|
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</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
it is immovable, rudimentary and truncated; in
|
||
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA332FA24AFB96FEC6" box="[894,1104,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA332FA24AFC08FEC6" box="[894,974,264,289]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
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bousfieldi
|
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</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3409A245FB58FEC6" bold="true" box="[1112,1182,263,289]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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</emphasis>
|
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it is semideveloped, immovable and sharp. The palm margin of gnathopod
|
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3316A26FFC26FEA1" box="[839,992,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA3316A26FFC55FEA1" box="[839,915,301,326]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
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nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is defined, with a double margin with short robust setae, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA31C2A210FDE3FE8C" box="[403,549,338,363]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA31C2A210FDE3FE8C" box="[403,549,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA31C2A210FE19FE8C" box="[403,479,338,363]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
it is undefined and in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA337FA210FC33FE8C" box="[814,1013,338,363]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA337FA210FC33FE8C" box="[814,1013,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA337FA210FCBDFE8C" box="[814,891,338,363]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA33AFA210FB87FE8B" bold="true" box="[1022,1089,338,364]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA33AFA210FB87FE8B" box="[1022,1089,338,364]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
it is undefined, without short robust setae. Dorsolateral surface of the pleon of both
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA337AA23AFC07FE76" box="[811,961,376,401]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA337AA23AFC07FE76" box="[811,961,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA337AA23AFCBFFE76" box="[811,889,376,401]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA33ACA23AFB5CFE76" box="[1021,1178,376,401]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA33ACA23AFB5CFE76" box="[1021,1178,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA33ACA23AFB8DFE76" box="[1021,1099,376,401]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is bare, while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA351FA23AFECDFE51" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA351FA23AFECDFE51" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA351FA23AFA5AFE76" box="[1358,1436,376,401]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3143A2DFFE92FE50" bold="true" box="[274,340,413,439]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA3143A2DFFE92FE50" box="[274,340,413,439]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
has spines with intercalated simple setae; the formula is 1:7, 2:19, 3:15. Dorsolateral surface of the urosoma of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3127A280FDD4FE3C" box="[374,530,450,475]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3127A280FDD4FE3C" box="[374,530,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA3127A280FE02FE3C" box="[374,452,450,475]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has bare first segment, and second segment has three-four simple setae; in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA30C6A2AAFEE9FDE6" box="[151,303,488,513]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA30C6A2AAFEE9FDE6" box="[151,303,488,513]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA30C6A2AAFF20FDE6" box="[151,230,488,513]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
the first segment has one dorsal spine, second segment has two spines of unequal length; in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA30C6A14FFEA2FDC1" box="[151,356,525,550]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA30C6A14FFEA2FDC1" box="[151,356,525,550]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA30C6A14FFF23FDC1" box="[151,229,525,550]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA313DA14FFE77FDC0" bold="true" box="[364,433,525,551]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA313DA14FFE77FDC0" box="[364,433,525,551]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
the first segment has one dorsal spine; second segment has two spines of the same length. Basal margin of inner ramous of the uropod 3 has two robust setae in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA340DA170FB30FDAC" box="[1116,1270,562,587]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA340DA170FB30FDAC" box="[1116,1270,562,587]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA340DA170FB6AFDAC" box="[1116,1196,562,587]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA351DA170FECBFD96" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA351DA170FECBFD96" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA351DA170FA5AFDAC" box="[1356,1436,562,587]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3144A115FE9FFD96" bold="true" box="[277,345,599,625]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA3144A115FE9FFD96" box="[277,345,599,625]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
has four robust setae. Distal margin of telson in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA33F4A11AFB87FD96" box="[933,1089,600,625]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA33F4A11AFB87FD96" box="[933,1089,600,625]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA33F4A11AFC35FD96" box="[933,1011,600,625]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has two to three apical short robust setae, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA311FA13FFE19FD71" box="[334,479,637,662]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA311FA13FFE19FD71" box="[334,479,637,662]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA311FA13FFE5CFD71" box="[334,410,637,662]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with three to four apical robust setae and one simple seta;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA34DDA13FFA92FD71" box="[1164,1364,637,662]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA34DDA13FFA92FD71" box="[1164,1364,637,662]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA34DDA13FFB1EFD71" box="[1164,1240,637,662]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA350BA13FFA5AFD70" bold="true" box="[1370,1436,637,663]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA350BA13FFA5AFD70" box="[1370,1436,637,663]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
has four apical robust setae, two plumose and two simple setae. Length of the longest apical robust seta of telson in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA315BA18AFE1DFD06" box="[266,475,712,737]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA315BA18AFE1DFD06" box="[266,475,712,737]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA315BA18AFE9CFD06" box="[266,346,712,737]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
bousfieldi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA31B5A185FDEDFD06" bold="true" box="[484,555,711,737]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA31B5A185FDEDFD06" box="[484,555,711,737]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
is longer than total length of lobe with respect to the relation observed between
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3151A1AFFE54FCE1" box="[256,402,749,774]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3151A1AFFE54FCE1" box="[256,402,749,774]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA3151A1AFFE8AFCE1" box="[256,332,749,774]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
sulca
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA319BA1AFFDA5FCE1" box="[458,611,749,774]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA319BA1AFFDA5FCE1" box="[458,611,749,774]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA1FFCA319BA1AFFDD0FCE1" box="[458,534,749,774]" name="Malta" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
nitida
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DF4F6654FFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8" ID-Table-UUID="DF4F6654FFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8" box="[151,1041,823,847]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4F6654FFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" targetBox="[151,1420,874,1943]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="45">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA1FFCA30C6A075FBD7FCA8" blockId="45.[151,1041,823,847]" box="[151,1041,823,847]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA30C6A075FECEFCA8" bold="true" box="[151,264,823,847]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">TABLE 7.</emphasis>
|
||
Comparison between males of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA320AA07AFD67FCA8" box="[603,673,824,847]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA320AA07AFD67FCA8" box="[603,673,824,847]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Melita</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA1FFCA30F1A028FAD4F8B0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<table id="F930C47CFFA1001830C6A028FA4AF870" box="[151,1420,874,1943]" gridcols="4" gridrows="12" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A028FA4AFC65" box="[151,1420,874,898]" gridrow="0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A028FE7AFC65" box="[151,444,874,898]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Character/ species</th>
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A028FCDDFC65" box="[465,795,874,898]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3180A028FDEBFC66" box="[465,557,874,897]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3180A028FDEBFC66" box="[465,557,874,897]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">M. sulca</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A028FBE2FC65" box="[817,1060,874,898]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3360A028FC3AFC66" authority="Mazatlan" authorityName="Mazatlan" box="[817,1020,874,897]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nitida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3360A028FC54FC66" box="[817,914,874,897]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">M. nitida</emphasis>
|
||
Mazatlán
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A028FA4AFC65" box="[1078,1420,874,898]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA1FFCA3467A028FB05FC66" box="[1078,1219,874,897]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3467A028FB05FC66" box="[1078,1219,874,897]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">M. bousfieldi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA1FFCA3498A028FAC3FC65" box="[1225,1285,874,898]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA1FFCA3498A028FAC3FC65" bold="true" box="[1225,1285,874,898]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A0D7FA4AFC4B" box="[151,1420,917,940]" gridrow="1" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A0D7FE7AFC4B" box="[151,444,917,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Body length</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A0D7FCDDFC4B" box="[465,795,917,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">12 mm</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A0D7FBE2FC4B" box="[817,1060,917,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">6 mm</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A0D7FA4AFC4B" box="[1078,1420,917,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">6.4 mm</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A082FA4AFBF0" box="[151,1420,960,1047]" gridrow="2" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A082FE7AFBF0" box="[151,444,960,1047]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Number of short robust setae on ventral surface of article 1 of antenna 1</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A082FCDDFBF0" box="[465,795,960,1047]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Five short robust setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A082FBE2FBF0" box="[817,1060,960,1047]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Two short robust setae</td>
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A082FA4AFBF0" box="[1078,1420,960,1047]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Three short robust setae</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A768FA4AFB66" box="[151,1420,1066,1153]" gridrow="3" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A768FE7AFB66" box="[151,444,1066,1153]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Relation of the length article 2 of antenna 1 / article 4 of antenna 2</th>
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A768FCDDFB66" box="[465,795,1066,1153]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Scarcely 1/10 longer than length of article 4</td>
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A768FBE2FB66" box="[817,1060,1066,1153]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">More than of 1/10 shorter than length of article 4</td>
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A768FA4AFB66" box="[1078,1420,1066,1153]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">1/7 longer than length of article 4</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A7D7FA4AFB0B" box="[151,1420,1173,1260]" gridrow="4" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A7D7FE7AFB0B" box="[151,444,1173,1260]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Angle of palm of the gnathopod 1</th>
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A7D7FCDDFB0B" box="[465,795,1173,1260]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Truncated, with simple setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A7D7FBE2FB0B" box="[817,1060,1173,1260]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Dissipated, with simple setae and three short robust setae</td>
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||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A7D7FA4AFB0B" box="[1078,1420,1173,1260]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Triangular and projected, with abundant simple setae and three short robust setae</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A642FA4AFAB0" box="[151,1420,1280,1367]" gridrow="5" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A642FE7AFAB0" box="[151,444,1280,1367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Dactyl of gnathopod 1</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A642FCDDFAB0" box="[465,795,1280,1367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Rudimentary, immovable and truncated</td>
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||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A642FBE2FAB0" box="[817,1060,1280,1367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Movable and developed to fit the palm</td>
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||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A642FA4AFAB0" box="[1078,1420,1280,1367]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Semideveloped, immovable and sharp</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A628FA4AFA26" box="[151,1420,1386,1473]" gridrow="6" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A628FE7AFA26" box="[151,444,1386,1473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Palm margin of gnathopod 2</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A628FCDDFA26" box="[465,795,1386,1473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Undefined</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A628FBE2FA26" box="[817,1060,1386,1473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Defined, with a double margin with short robust setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A628FA4AFA26" box="[1078,1420,1386,1473]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Undefined</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A697FA4AF9CB" box="[151,1420,1493,1580]" gridrow="7" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A697FE7AF9CB" box="[151,444,1493,1580]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Number of robust setae on basal margin of inner ramous of the uropod 3</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A697FCDDF9CB" box="[465,795,1493,1580]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Two robust setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A697FBE2F9CB" box="[817,1060,1493,1580]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">One robust seta</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A697FA4AF9CB" box="[1078,1420,1493,1580]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Four robust setae</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A502FA4AF990" box="[151,1420,1600,1655]" gridrow="8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A502FE7AF990" box="[151,444,1600,1655]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Dorsolateral surface of the pleon</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A502FCDDF990" box="[465,795,1600,1655]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Bare</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A502FBE2F990" box="[817,1060,1600,1655]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Bare</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A502FA4AF990" box="[1078,1420,1600,1655]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">With spines and simple setae intercalated, 1:7, 2:19, 3:15</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A5C8FA4AF906" box="[151,1420,1674,1761]" gridrow="9" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A5C8FE7AF906" box="[151,444,1674,1761]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Dorsolateral surface of the urosome</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A5C8FCDDF906" box="[465,795,1674,1761]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">First segment with one dorsal spine; second segment with two spines of unequal length</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A5C8FBE2F906" box="[817,1060,1674,1761]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">First segment bare; second segment with 3–4 simple setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A5C8FA4AF906" box="[1078,1420,1674,1761]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">First segment with one dorsal spine; second segment with two spines of same length</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A5B7FA4AF8CB" box="[151,1420,1781,1836]" gridrow="10" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A5B7FE7AF8CB" box="[151,444,1781,1836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Telson</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A5B7FCDDF8CB" box="[465,795,1781,1836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">3–4 apical robust setae and one simple seta</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A5B7FBE2F8CB" box="[817,1060,1781,1836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">2–3 apical robust setae</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A5B7FA4AF8CB" box="[1078,1420,1781,1836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Four apical robust setae, two plumose and two simple setae</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="3500349EFFA1001830C6A402FA4AF870" box="[151,1420,1856,1943]" gridrow="11" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
|
||
<th id="76D15DE2FFA1001830C6A402FE7AF870" box="[151,444,1856,1943]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Relation of length of longest apical robust setae / lobe of telson</th>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183180A402FCDDF870" box="[465,795,1856,1943]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">1/2 shorter than lobe</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183360A402FBE2F870" box="[817,1060,1856,1943]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">2/3 shorter than lobe</td>
|
||
<td id="76D15DE2FFA100183467A402FA4AF870" box="[1078,1420,1856,1943]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">1/4 shorter than lobe</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF4F6654FFA2FFC930C6A458FDEFF876" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198165/files/figure.png" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" targetBox="[158,1433,224,1794]" targetPageId="46">
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||
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA2FFC930C6A458FDEFF876" blockId="46.[151,1436,1818,1937]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA2FFC930C6A458FEEAF8D5" bold="true" box="[151,300,1818,1842]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">FIGURE 23.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA2FFC93165A458FE34F8D6" box="[308,498,1818,1841]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA2FFC93165A458FE34F8D6" box="[308,498,1818,1841]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Melita bousfieldi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA2FFC931ABA458FDFFF8D5" bold="true" box="[506,569,1818,1842]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA2FFC931ABA458FDFFF8D5" box="[506,569,1818,1842]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
, holotype, male, 6.4 mm, UMAR-PERA-319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A)
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA2FFC930C6A478FF23F8B6" box="[151,229,1850,1873]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">habitus</emphasis>
|
||
; B) coxa 1; C) coxa 2; D) coxa 3; E) coxa 4; F) coxa 5; G) coxa 6; H) coxa 7; I) upper lip; J) details of the point gnathopod 1, internal side; K) gnathopod 1, internal side; L) gnathopod 2, internal side; M) accessory flagellum; N) antenna 1; O) antenna 2; P) lower lip.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF4F6654FFA3FFC830C6A455FB86F848" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198166/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" targetBox="[158,1431,195,1791]" targetPageId="47">
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||
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA3FFC830C6A455FB86F848" blockId="47.[151,1436,1815,1967]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA3FFC830C6A455FEEAF8C8" bold="true" box="[151,300,1815,1839]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">FIGURE 24.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA3FFC83165A45AFE34F8C8" box="[308,498,1816,1839]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bousfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA3FFC83165A45AFE34F8C8" box="[308,498,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Melita bousfieldi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA3FFC831ABA455FDFFF8C8" bold="true" box="[506,569,1815,1839]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757B5FFA3FFC831ABA455FDFFF8C8" box="[506,569,1815,1839]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, holotype, male, 6.4 mm, UMAR-PERA-319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) maxilla 1; B) maxilliped; C) telson; D) pereopod 1; E) pereopod 2; F) pereopod 3; G) pereopod 4; H) pereopod 5; I) uropod 1; J) uropod 2; K) uropod 3; L) palp of mandible; M) right mandible; N) maxilla 2; O) epimera. Paratype, female, 4.3 mm, UMAR-PERA-319, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: P) telson; Q) left coxa 6; R) gnathopod 1, external side; S) gnathopod 1, internal side; T) gnathopod 2, external side; U) gnathopod 2, internal side.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFBCFFD73097A3D5FEF2FE8B" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFBCFFD73097A3D5FEF2FE8B" blockId="48.[151,1436,151,364]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFBCFFD73097A3D5FE84FF56" bold="true" box="[198,322,151,177]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Remarks:</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFBCFFD73105A3DAFDE3FF55" author="Chapman" box="[340,549,152,178]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" refString="Chapman, J. W. (1988) Invasions of the Northeast Pacific by Asian and Atlantic Gammaridean amphipod crustaceans, including a new species of Corophium. Journal Crustacean Biology, 8, 364 - 382." type="journal article" year="1988">Chapman (1988)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
discusses that the record of Shoemaker for Mazatlan represents an undescribed species of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFBCFFD731E5A3FFFDC5FF31" box="[436,515,189,214]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFBCFFD731E5A3FFFDC5FF31" box="[436,515,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFBCFFD731E5A3FFFDC5FF31" box="[436,515,189,214]" name="Malta" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Melita</collectingCountry>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. On the other hand
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFBCFFD732ABA3FFFB41FF30" authority="Barnard, 1961" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1961" box="[762,1159,189,215]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lignophila">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFBCFFD732ABA3FFFC09FF31" box="[762,975,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFBCFFD732ABA3FFFC8FFF31" box="[762,841,189,214]" name="Malta" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Melita</collectingCountry>
|
||
lignophila
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFBCFFD73389A3FFFB41FF30" author="Barnard" box="[984,1159,189,215]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" refString="Barnard, J. L. (1961) Gammaridean Amphipoda from depths of 400 to 6000 meters. Galathea Report, 5, 23 - 128." type="journal article" year="1961">Barnard, 1961</bibRefCitation>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from Tropical Eastern Pacific is not included, because according to
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFBCFFD732FCA3A0FC23FF1B" author="Jarrett" box="[685,997,226,252]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" refString="Jarrett, N. E. & Bousfield, E. L. (1996) The amphipod superfamily Hadzioidea on the Pacific coast of north America: family Melitidae. Part 1. The Melita group: systematics and distributional ecology. Amphipacifica, 2, 3 - 74." type="journal article" year="1996">Jarrett & Bousfield (1996)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
its generic status is uncertain, due to several characters, principally mouthparts, which have not been described nor illustrated. They suggest that it is a probable member of genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFBCFFD73259A26FFD50FEA1" box="[520,662,301,326]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Megamoera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFBCFFD73259A26FFD50FEA1" box="[520,662,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Megamoera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but the dorsal abdominal dentition is unlike that of others species of this genus.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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