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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC630C6A3D5FE8DFF56" bold="true" box="[151,331,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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(
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,
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material:
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: UMAR-PERA-289,
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male (3.2 mm),
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female (3.5 mm), specimens mounted (Estacahuite beach,
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, intertidal algae, coll. R. Bastida
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.).
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A20DFE0BFE8E" bold="true" box="[197,461,335,361]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Additional material:</emphasis>
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: UMAR-PERA-290,
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,
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, 14 incomplete specimens (La Tijera beach,
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, coral rock
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, coll. R. Bastida
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).
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A2D8FE99FE53" bold="true" box="[197,351,410,436]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Description:</emphasis>
based on
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male, 3.2 mm, UMAR-PERA-289.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A2FDFED2FE3E" bold="true" box="[197,276,447,473]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Head:</emphasis>
medium, similar size as two pereon segments; anterior head lobe ample and rounded, slightly projected, and inferior antennal sinus straight. Eyes subreniform inner line, pigment light brown, length represents approximately 1/4 length of head. Length of antenna 1 is approximately the same as first five segments of pereon, first article of peduncle 1/8 shorter than the second article and considerably thicker, and the length of third article 1/3 the length of second article of peduncle. Accessory flagellum with six articles of the same size with exception of the sixth, which is shorter. Antenna 2 setose, approximately 1/2 the length of antenna 1, length of fifth article 1/3 the length of fourth article; first article of flagellum is 1/3 the length of the fifth article of peduncle.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A1A8FEEEFCE3" bold="true" box="[197,296,746,772]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pereon:</emphasis>
body elongated, length approximately 2.5 times the length of the antenna 1, dorsally smooth; color off-white in alcohol. Coxa 1 subtrapezoid, anterior margin emarginated; coxae 24 subquadrangle, coxa 2 with anterior margin rounded and posterior margin emarginated, coxae 34 with lateral margins straight and parallel; ventral margin coxae 1, 2 and coxae 4, 5 with one long and some short simple setae on each one; coxae 57 with one short robust seta on each one. Gnathopod 1: length of propodus less than 1/2 longer than dactyl, propodus suboval; oblique palm margin, minutely denticulated, with scarce robust setae, two robust setae at inner angle of the palm, one medium and one longer. Gnathopod 2: length of propodus approximately 1/2 longer than dactyl, subrectangle propodus; palm margin slightly oblique, slightly setose, with mediumsized simple setae; palm margin with two teeth, the first near dactylar hinge ample trapezoidal with excavated distal margin, irregular to slightly denticulated. The second ample subquadrate medial tooth, with excavated distal margin, irregular to slightly denticulated; palm defined by a long conical tooth to receive dactyl. Pereopods 12 with merus and propodus the same size, basis with short robust setae and short simple setae; pereopods 35 with narrow basis, posterior margin slightly straight and propodus 1/4 longer than carpus.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A78DFED2FB0E" bold="true" box="[197,276,1231,1257]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pleon:</emphasis>
epimera medium, outline respective to general line of the body; epimeron 3 with straight posterior edge, posteroventral corner ends in a small spine, and ventral margin bearing short robust setae, formula for epimera is 1:0, 2:111, 3:11111. Uropod 3: missing. Telson cleft 2/3 the length of lobes, lobes deeply excavated, inner angle 1/2 shorter than outer angle of each lobe of telson, apices armed with two robust setae, lateral seta 1/3 longer than the medial seta.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A6C8FEEDFA43" bold="true" box="[197,299,1418,1444]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Female:</emphasis>
based on
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female, 3.5 mm, UMAR-PERA-289. Palm margin of gnathopod 2 with two dissipated teeth and in the case of the distal margin of the medial tooth continuous subdistally in an irregular margin to slightly denticulated; palm margin of immature female without teeth, with robust setae and medium-sized simple setae. Formula for epimera is 1:0, 2:1111, 3:111111. Basis of the pereopods 12 with long and short setae. Uropod 3: peduncle 1/3 shorter than the outer ramous, inner ramous slightly shorter to subequal as the outer ramous; external ramous with two segments, inner margin of inner ramous bearing three simple robust setae, external margin of outer ramous with five clusters of robust setae and one robust seta more proximally. Telson cleft, apices armed with two robust setae, lateral seta 1/2 longer than medial seta.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A598FE90F913" bold="true" box="[197,342,1754,1780]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Etymology:</emphasis>
the specific name is dedicated to the Universidad del Mar for hosting me and giving me the opportunity to work in this region poorly known, but with high biodiversity, of
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.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC63094A467FE22F8D8" bold="true" box="[197,484,1829,1855]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Taxonomic comments:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC631BDA467FD59F8D9" box="[492,671,1829,1854]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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presents characters similar to other species of genus; the most important characters are compared (see Table 5) between the species of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFADFFC6344DA409FBACF883" box="[1052,1130,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Maera</emphasis>
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from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. The length of article 1 of antenna
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is 1/5 shorter than the length of article 2, while in
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it is 1/8 shorter than the length of article 2. The ventral margin of article 1 of the antenna
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has three proximal and one distal short robust seta, while
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has two proximal short robust setae. The accessory flagellum of the antenna
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has ten articles, while in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330E4A3FFFEA3FF31" box="[181,357,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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has six articles. The form of the teeth of gnathopod
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC3341BA3FFFB2DFF31" box="[1098,1259,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera similis</emphasis>
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is subquadrate and the distal margin of both teeth is straight, while
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC332AAA3A0FC6CFF1C" box="[763,938,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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the first tooth near dactylar hinge is subtrapezoid, the medial tooth is subquadrate, and the distal margin of both teeth is concave, irregular to slightly denticulated. The length of the cleft of telson in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33363A26FFC12FEA1" box="[818,980,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera similis</emphasis>
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is 3/4 the length of the lobes, while in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A210FE80FE8C" box="[151,326,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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it is 2/3 the length of the lobes. Telson with the inner angle of the lobes in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC334ABA210FA5DFE8C" box="[1274,1435,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera similis</emphasis>
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is 1/4 larger than the outer angle, while
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33221A23AFCE7FE76" box="[624,801,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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is 1/2 shorter than the outer angle. Telson with the length of lateral robust seta in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33277A2DFFD0EFE51" box="[550,712,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera similis</emphasis>
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is 1/3 shorter than the medial seta, while in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC3349FA2DFFAB8FE51" box="[1230,1406,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC335D5A2DFFF7CFE3B" bold="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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it is 1/3 to 1/2 larger than the medial seta. The length of the medial robust setae of telson in
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC334ABA280FA5DFE3C" box="[1274,1435,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera similis</emphasis>
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is 2/3 the length of the lobes, while
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC3326BA2AAFD2FFDE6" box="[570,745,488,513]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC332A1A2A5FCF5FDE6" bold="true" box="[752,819,487,513]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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is 1/4 the length of the lobes.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAEFFC530C6A455FEE0F8C8" bold="true" box="[151,294,1815,1839]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">FIGURE 17.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAEFFC5317DA45AFE0CF8C8" box="[300,458,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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, holotype, male, 3.2 mm, UMAR-PERA-289, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A)
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAEFFC53517A45AFA52F8C8" box="[1350,1428,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">habitus</emphasis>
; B) coxa 1; C) coxa 2; D) coxa 3; E) coxa 4; F) coxa 5; G) coxa 6; H) coxa 7; I) gnathopod 1, external side; J) gnathopod 1, internal side; K) accessory flagellum; L) antenna 1, left; M) antenna 2, left; N) maxilla 2; O) gnathopod 2, external side; P) gnathopod 2, internal side.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAFFFC430C6A455FEEFF8C8" bold="true" box="[151,297,1815,1839]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">FIGURE 18.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAFFFC43161A45AFE17F8C8" box="[304,465,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Maera umarae</emphasis>
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, holotype, male, 3.2 mm, UMAR-PERA-289, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) right mandible; B) upper lip; C) lower lip; D) maxilliped; E) pereopod 1; F) pereopod 2; G) pereopod 3; H) left pereopod 5; I) telson; J) uropod 1; K) uropod 2. Paratype, female, 3.5 mm, UMAR-PERA-289, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: L) maxilla 1; M) pereopod 4; N) gnathopod 2; O) uropod 3; P) telson; Q) epimera.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A170FECEFDAD" bold="true" box="[151,264,562,586]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">TABLE 5.</emphasis>
Comparison between males of
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Maera
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stricto
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from the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A568FE84F9A6" box="[151,322,1578,1601]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Maera chinarra</emphasis>
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: 86
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, fig. 29 (part).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC330F1A127FDBCFA3B" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A126FDE9FD9B" box="[151,559,612,636]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Character/ species</th>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33211A127FD6CFD9B" box="[576,682,613,636]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">M. similis</emphasis>
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</th>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33323A127FC13FD9B" box="[882,981,613,636]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">M. umari</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC3338DA126FBDEFD9B" bold="true" box="[988,1048,612,636]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">n. sp.</emphasis>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A1D2FA4AFD40" box="[151,1420,656,679]" gridrow="1" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A1D2FDE9FD40" box="[151,559,656,679]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Body length</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A1D2FC9FFD40" box="[566,857,656,679]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">47 mm</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A1D2FA4AFD40" box="[882,1420,656,679]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">23.5 mm</td>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A1F8FA4AFD16" box="[151,1420,698,753]" gridrow="2" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A1F8FDE9FD16" box="[151,559,698,753]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Short robust setae on ventral margin of article 1 of antenna 1</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A1F8FC9FFD16" box="[566,857,698,753]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Three proximal and one distal robust setae</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A1F8FA4AFD16" box="[882,1420,698,753]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Two proximal robust setae</td>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A047FA4AFCDB" box="[151,1420,773,828]" gridrow="3" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A047FDE9FCDB" box="[151,559,773,828]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Relation of length of the article 1/ article 2 of antenna 1</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A047FC9FFCDB" box="[566,857,773,828]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/5 shorter than article 2</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A047FA4AFCDB" box="[882,1420,773,828]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/8 shorter than article 2</td>
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A012FDE9FC80" box="[151,559,848,871]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Accessory flagellum</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A012FC9FFC80" box="[566,857,848,871]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Ten articles</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A012FA4AFC80" box="[882,1420,848,871]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Six articles</td>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A038FA4AFC36" box="[151,1420,890,977]" gridrow="5" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A038FDE9FC36" box="[151,559,890,977]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Form of teeth of the gnathopod 2</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A038FC9FFC36" box="[566,857,890,977]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Two teeth subquadrate, distal margin of both teeth is straight</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A038FA4AFC36" box="[882,1420,890,977]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">First tooth near dactylar hinge is subtrapezoid. Medial tooth is subquadrate. Distal margin of both teeth is concave, irregular to slightly denticulate</td>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A0A7FA4AFBFB" box="[151,1420,997,1052]" gridrow="6" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A0A7FDE9FBFB" box="[151,559,997,1052]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Relation of the length of cleft of telson / length of lobes of the telson</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A0A7FC9FFBFB" box="[566,857,997,1052]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">3/4 the length of lobes</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A0A7FA4AFBFB" box="[882,1420,997,1052]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">2/3 the length of lobes</td>
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<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A772FA4AFB60" box="[151,1420,1072,1159]" gridrow="7" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A772FDE9FB60" box="[151,559,1072,1159]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Relation of the length of inner angle / length of outer angle (of each lobe of telson)</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A772FC9FFB60" box="[566,857,1072,1159]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/4 larger or subequal to the length of outer angle</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A772FA4AFB60" box="[882,1420,1072,1159]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/2 shorter than the length of outer angle</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA8001830C6A7D8FA4AFB16" box="[151,1420,1178,1265]" gridrow="8" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A7D8FDE9FB16" box="[151,559,1178,1265]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Relation of the length of lateral robust setae / length of the medial spine (apical spines of telson)</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A7D8FC9FFB16" box="[566,857,1178,1265]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/3 shorter than medial robust setae</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A7D8FA4AFB16" box="[882,1420,1178,1265]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/3 to 1/2 longer than medial robust setae</td>
</tr>
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A647FDE9FABB" box="[151,559,1285,1372]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Relation of the length medial robust setae (apical robust setae of telson) / length of the lobes of telson</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A647FC9FFABB" box="[566,857,1285,1372]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">2/3 the length of lobes</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183323A647FA4AFABB" box="[882,1420,1285,1372]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1/4 the length of lobes</td>
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<th id="76D15DE2FFA8001830C6A680FDE9FA18" box="[151,559,1474,1535]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A680FDE9FA3B" bold="true" box="[151,559,1474,1500]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A680FE6CFA3B" bold="true" box="[151,426,1474,1500]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Quadrimaera chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Barnard,
</emphasis>
(Figs 19, 20)
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<td id="76D15DE2FFA800183267A680FC9FFA18" box="[566,857,1474,1535]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">1979)</td>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC330C6A508FCEAF986" blockId="36.[151,812,1578,1633]" box="[151,812,1610,1633]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A508FE4DF986" box="[151,395,1610,1633]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Quadrimaera chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. —
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: 46
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.
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC330C6A5C8FC03F943" blockId="36.[151,1437,1674,2036]" box="[151,965,1674,1700]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC330C6A5C8FE86F943" bold="true" box="[151,320,1674,1700]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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locality:
</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA8FFC33119A5C8FE57F943" box="[328,401,1674,1700]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" unit="km" value="11.0">11 km</quantity>
to south of Cabo San Lucas, Gulf of California.
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<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA8FFC33094A5EDFF1AF8DD" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC33094A5EDFD6CF908" blockId="36.[151,1437,1674,2036]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33094A5EDFEADF92E" bold="true" box="[197,363,1711,1737]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Distribution:</emphasis>
Gulf of California: Espiritu Santo Island, Cabo San Lucas; Central
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA8FFC334F0A5F2FACBF92D" box="[1185,1293,1712,1738]" name="United States of America" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">America</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA8FFC33548A5F2FA5AF92D" box="[1305,1436,1712,1738]" name="Costa Rica" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
(Cocos Islands); Galapagos Islands,
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA8FFC33213A597FD60F908" box="[578,678,1749,1775]" name="Ecuador" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC33094A5B8FF1AF8DD" blockId="36.[151,1437,1674,2036]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33094A5B8FEE8F8F3" bold="true" box="[197,302,1786,1812]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Habitat:</emphasis>
intertidal; algal wash, symbiont, Piles of the dock, coral rock, sediments of coral rock, intertidal algae.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA8FFC23094A407FCCAFEA0" blockId="36.[151,1437,1674,2036]" lastBlockId="37.[151,1437,152,327]" lastPageId="37" lastPageNumber="38" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33094A407FE7AF8B8" bold="true" box="[197,444,1861,1887]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Material examined:</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC33195A407FDBEF8B8" box="[452,632,1861,1887]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="generic">347 specimens</specimenCount>
: UMAR-PERA-291,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC33324A407FC42F8B8" box="[885,900,1861,1887]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="male">8</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC333B1A407FB93F8B8" box="[992,1109,1861,1887]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
, 20 juv (Carrizalillo Beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA8FFC330C6A428FE9AF863" box="[151,348,1898,1924]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" value="2006-08-12">
August
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA8FFC330A5A428FE9AF863" box="[244,348,1898,1924]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0989524" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" unit="in" value="12.2006">12, 2006</quantity>
</date>
in bivalve, coll. I. Gutiérrez); UMAR-PERA-292,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC333EDA428FC0DF863" box="[956,971,1898,1924]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="male">2</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC33476A428FB5BF863" box="[1063,1181,1898,1924]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
, 1 juv (Puerto Angel,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA8FFC330C6A4D2FE8FF84D" box="[151,329,1936,1962]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" value="2007-05-20">May 20, 2007</date>
, algae on piles of the dock 0.5 m, coll. F. Cortés); UMAR-PERA-293,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC3349BA4D2FB1CF84D" box="[1226,1242,1936,1962]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC33561A4D2FA5BF84D" box="[1328,1437,1936,1962]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
(Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA8FFC331D8A4F7FDE9F828" box="[393,559,1973,1999]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" value="2005-04-09">April 9, 2005</date>
, intertidal algae, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC33395A4F7FC3FF829" box="[964,1017,1973,1998]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-294,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC33543A4F7FAE7F828" box="[1298,1313,1973,1999]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="male">8</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA8FFC3352EA4F7FF3FF813" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" type="female">11 females</specimenCount>
, 9 juv (Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA8FFC33212A498FD37F813" box="[579,753,2010,2036]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" value="2005-05-18">May 18, 2005</date>
, sediments of coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA8FFC33476A498FBB1F813" box="[1063,1143,2010,2036]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" unit="m" value="3.5" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="3.0">34 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA8FFC3351AA499FA4FF813" box="[1355,1417,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-295,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC231C5A3DAFE65FF55" box="[404,419,152,178]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="female">1</specimenCount>
female (La Tijera beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA9FFC232B6A3DAFC64FF55" box="[743,930,152,178]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" value="2005-04-30">April 30, 2005</date>
, sediments from coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA9FFC23551A3DAFAF5FF55" box="[1280,1331,152,178]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC230A7A3FFFEECFF31" box="[246,298,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-296,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC2326DA3FFFD8DFF30" box="[572,587,189,215]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC232CBA3FFFCC8FF30" box="[666,782,189,215]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="female">3 females</specimenCount>
, 4 juv (Maguey Bay,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA9FFC2345AA3FFFB59FF30" box="[1035,1183,189,215]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" value="2007-07-04">July 4, 2007</date>
, intertidal algae, coll. B. Martínez
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC23167A3A0FEB1FF1C" box="[310,375,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-297,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC232C2A3A0FD74FF1B" box="[659,690,226,252]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="male">27</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC23344A3A0FC64FF1B" box="[789,930,226,252]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="female">43 females</specimenCount>
, 169 juv (La Entrega Bay,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA9FFC234A9A3A0FA5EFF1B" box="[1272,1432,226,252]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" value="2007-07-04">July 4, 2007</date>
, intertidal algae, coll. B. Martínez
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC2327AA24AFDA1FEC6" box="[555,615,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-298,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC23324A24AFC42FEC5" box="[885,900,264,290]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="male">5</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA9FFC233B0A24AFB91FEC5" box="[993,1111,264,290]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="female">6 females</specimenCount>
, 23 juv (El Arrocito beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA9FFC230C6A26FFEEFFEA0" box="[151,297,301,327]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" value="2007-07-04">July 4, 2007</date>
, intertidal algae, coll. B. Martínez
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC23290A26FFD3AFEA1" box="[705,764,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al.</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA9FFC230C6A4F6FB34F80C" blockId="37.[151,1436,1972,2027]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC230C6A4F6FEE0F82B" bold="true" box="[151,294,1972,1996]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 19.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA9FFC2317DA4F6FD15F82C" authority="(Barnard, 1979)" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" baseAuthorityName="Barnard" baseAuthorityYear="1979" box="[300,723,1972,1995]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC2317DA4F6FDE6F82C" box="[300,544,1972,1995]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Quadrimaera chinarra</emphasis>
(Barnard, 1979)
</taxonomicName>
, male, 4.5 mm, UMAR-PERA-294, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A)
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA9FFC230C6A496FF23F80C" box="[151,229,2004,2027]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">habitus</emphasis>
; B) accessory flagellum; C) antenna 1; D) antenna 2; E) gnathopod 2; F) gnathopod 1; G) telson.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF4F6654FFAAFFC130C6A448FD9DF886" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198162/files/figure.png" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" targetBox="[163,1431,187,1781]" targetPageId="38">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFAAFFC130C6A448FD9DF886" blockId="38.[151,1436,1802,1889]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAAFFC130C6A448FEE0F8C5" bold="true" box="[151,294,1802,1826]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFAAFFC1317DA448FD15F8C6" authority="(Barnard, 1979)" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" baseAuthorityName="Barnard" baseAuthorityYear="1979" box="[300,723,1802,1825]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAAFFC1317DA448FDE6F8C6" box="[300,544,1802,1825]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Quadrimaera chinarra</emphasis>
(Barnard, 1979)
</taxonomicName>
, male, 4.5 mm, UMAR-PERA-294, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) pereopod 1; B) pereopod 2; C) pereopod 3; D) pereopod 4; E) pereopod 5; F) uropod 2; G) uropod 3; H) uropod 1; I) right mandible; J) maxilla 1; K) maxilla 2.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFAAFFCF3094A4CDFCCCFB46" lastPageId="40" lastPageNumber="41" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFAAFFC13094A4CDFCA9F84D" blockId="38.[151,1435,1935,2036]" box="[197,879,1935,1962]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAAFFC13094A4CDFE99F84E" bold="true" box="[197,351,1935,1961]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Description:</emphasis>
based on male, 4.5 mm, UMAR-PERA-294.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFAAFFC03094A4F7FCDBFE75" blockId="38.[151,1435,1935,2036]" lastBlockId="39.[151,1437,152,1858]" lastPageId="39" lastPageNumber="40" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFAAFFC13094A4F7FED4F828" bold="true" box="[197,274,1973,1999]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Head:</emphasis>
head subrectangle, 1/8 longer than the width; anterior head lobe big, semirounded and projected; inferior antennal sinus slightly excavated to nearly straight, anteroventral margin of this sinus ends in a small spine. Eyes ovate, light brown in alcohol, width of eye is approximately 1/4 length of head. Antenna 1 slightly setose, ventral surface of article 1 of antenna 1 with one proximal short robust setae; length of antenna 1 is more than 1/2 length longer than the body, first article of peduncle 1/5 shorter than the second and both are the same width, the length of third article nearly 2/5 length of second article of peduncle. Accessory flagellum with five articles of the same size, with exception of longer third article. Antenna 2 slightly setose, approximately 1/4 shorter than the antenna 1, fifth article is 1/6 shorter than fourth article; first article of flagellum 1/4 the length of the fifth article of peduncle.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFABFFC03094A2DFFF2DFCB5" blockId="39.[151,1437,152,1858]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03094A2DFFEEFFE50" bold="true" box="[197,297,413,439]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Pereon:</emphasis>
body elongate, appears fragile, its length is less than 1/2 longer than the antenna 1, dorsally smooth; color off-white in alcohol. Coxae 14 suboval, lateral margins nearly straight; coxa 4 with posterior margin slightly emarginated; coxae 14 with medium-sized simple setae, formula for coxae 14: 2112; coxae 57 with one short robust seta on each one. Gnathopod 1: propodus subrectangular, palm oblique and nearly straight, inner surface of propodus with few simple setae, propodus 1/8 shorter than the carpus; distal margin of carpus with serrate setae, carpus 2/3 longer than the ischium. Gnathopod 2: subquadrate propodus, its length 1/5 longer than width; propodus narrows gradually toward distal margin; palm nearly transverse with a medial and wide notch “U” shape, medial tooth follows the general line of palm, angle of palm with a small tooth does not reach the general line of palm. Pereopods strong, basis of pereopods 15 subquadrangled; anterior margin of basis of pereopods 12 with small simple setae and posterior margin with numerous short robust setae; pereopod 5 stronger and longer, basis 2/5 longer than the merus, merus 1/4 longer than the carpus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFABFFC03094A01FFE43FB9B" blockId="39.[151,1437,152,1858]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03094A01FFED2FC90" bold="true" box="[197,276,861,887]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Pleon:</emphasis>
posterior margins of the epimera 13 convex, posteroventral corner ends in a sharp spine, ventrally setose, formula for epimera 13: 1:1, 2:11, 3:11111. Uropod 3: inner ramous 1/3 shorter than the outer ramous; longest apical robust setae of outer ramous 1/5 longer than peduncle; inner margin of inner ramous with one medial robust seta; inner margin of outer ramous with one robust seta; inner margin of peduncle with short simple setae. Telson deeply cleft, with narrow medial gap, inner margin of each lobe convex, distal margin of lobe nearly concave, each lobe with three robust setae and one plumose seta, smallest robust seta less than 1/2 shorter than the longest robust seta, which is 1/4 longer than telson, outer margin each lobe with three plumose setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFABFFC03094A7C5FC67FAF5" blockId="39.[151,1437,152,1858]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03094A7C5FEEDFB46" bold="true" box="[197,299,1159,1185]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Female:</emphasis>
gnathopod 2 of mature female similar to male; occasionally palm margin complete for female juvenile; and both with short robust setae, and medium-sized simple setae. Coxae similar to male but position and number of spines vary in coxae 57, formula for coxae 57 is 010. Ventral margin of epimera with short robust setae, formula for epimera is 13: 1:0, 2:11, 3:11111.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFABFFC03094A65FFC3AF8A5" blockId="39.[151,1437,152,1858]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03094A65FFE24FAD0" bold="true" box="[197,482,1309,1335]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Taxonomic comments:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC031BBA65FFC04FAD0" authority="Barnard, 1979" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" box="[490,962,1309,1335]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC031BBA65FFD3AFAD1" box="[490,764,1309,1334]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Quadrimaera chinarra</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFABFFC0335DA65FFC7CFAD0" author="Barnard" box="[780,954,1309,1335]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" refString="Barnard, J. L. (1979) Littoral Gammaridean Amphipoda from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 271, 1 - 149." type="journal article" year="1979">Barnard, 1979</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
is allied with
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0343FA65FFA5DFAD0" authority="Barnard, 1979" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" box="[1134,1435,1309,1335]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0343FA65FFB10FAD1" box="[1134,1238,1309,1334]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFABFFC034B7A65FFA52FAD0" author="Barnard" box="[1254,1428,1309,1335]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" refString="Barnard, J. L. (1979) Littoral Gammaridean Amphipoda from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 271, 1 - 149." type="journal article" year="1979">Barnard, 1979</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
the most important characters that separate them are compared (see Table 6). Anteroventral angle of head of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC030C6A62AFEE7FA66" box="[151,289,1384,1409]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a small spine, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0321BA62AFD76FA66" box="[586,688,1384,1409]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0321BA62AFD76FA66" box="[586,688,1384,1409]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a long spine. Ventral surface of article 1 of antenna 1 of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0352EA62AFEC4FA41" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0352EA62AFEC4FA41" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has one proximal short robust seta, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0335FA6CFFCBFFA41" box="[782,889,1421,1446]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0335FA6CFFCBFFA41" box="[782,889,1421,1446]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has one distal and two medioproximal short robust setae. Length of article 1 of the antenna 1 of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC032A6A6F1FC44FA2B" box="[759,898,1459,1484]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC032A6A6F1FC44FA2B" box="[759,898,1459,1484]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 1/5 shorter than article 2, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0354AA6F1FA47FA2B" box="[1307,1409,1459,1484]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0354AA6F1FA47FA2B" box="[1307,1409,1459,1484]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the same size as article 2 of antenna 1. Accessory flagellum of antenna 1 of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC03457A69AFB56FA16" box="[1030,1168,1496,1521]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03457A69AFB56FA16" box="[1030,1168,1496,1521]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has five articles, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC030C6A6BFFEC6F9F1" box="[151,256,1533,1558]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC030C6A6BFFEC6F9F1" box="[151,256,1533,1558]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has seven articles. Length of article 3 of mandibular palp of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC033B7A6BFFBB3F9F1" box="[998,1141,1533,1558]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC033B7A6BFFBB3F9F1" box="[998,1141,1533,1558]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is shorter than article 2, while in
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC030AFA561FEA3F9DB" box="[254,357,1571,1596]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC030AFA561FEA3F9DB" box="[254,357,1571,1596]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the length of article 3 and 2 are same. The palm of the gnathopod 2 of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC034FFA561FAFCF9DB" box="[1198,1338,1571,1596]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC034FFA561FAFCF9DB" box="[1198,1338,1571,1596]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two teeth and the angle has a small tooth, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC032FDA50AFCD3F986" box="[684,789,1608,1633]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC032FDA50AFCD3F986" box="[684,789,1608,1633]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two teeth and the angle has a large tooth. Medial tooth of the palm of the gnathopod 2 of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC03225A52FFCC6F961" box="[628,768,1645,1670]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03225A52FFCC6F961" box="[628,768,1645,1670]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
follows general line of palm, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC034E0A52FFADEF961" box="[1201,1304,1645,1670]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC034E0A52FFADEF961" box="[1201,1304,1645,1670]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it does not follow the general line of palm. The inner ramous of the uropod
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFABFFC033C1A5D0FC78F94B" box="[912,958,1682,1708]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.62" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" unit="in" value="3.0">3 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC03394A5D1FB97F94B" box="[965,1105,1683,1708]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03394A5D1FB97F94B" box="[965,1105,1683,1708]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 1/3 shorter than the outer ramous, while the
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC0313EA5FAFE13F936" box="[367,469,1720,1745]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC0313EA5FAFE13F936" box="[367,469,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inner ramous is 1/6 shorter than outer ramous. Inner margin of each lobe of telson in
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC030E7A59FFE83F911" box="[182,325,1757,1782]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC030E7A59FFE83F911" box="[182,325,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is nearly convex, while in
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC032DCA59FFD30F911" box="[653,758,1757,1782]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC032DCA59FFD30F911" box="[653,758,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it is nearly straight. The telson of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC034C8A59FFAE1F911" box="[1177,1319,1757,1782]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC034C8A59FFAE1F911" box="[1177,1319,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has three apical robust setae, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC03187A441FD87F8FB" box="[470,577,1795,1820]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC03187A441FD87F8FB" box="[470,577,1795,1820]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has five robust setae. Outer margin of telson of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC034C4A441FAE0F8FB" box="[1173,1318,1795,1820]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC034C4A441FAE0F8FB" box="[1173,1318,1795,1820]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has three plumose setae, while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFABFFC031C2A46AFE3FF8A6" box="[403,505,1832,1857]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFABFFC031C2A46AFE3FF8A6" box="[403,505,1832,1857]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two plumose setae and one simple seta.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF30C6A3D5FDB3FB66" blockId="40.[151,1117,151,175]" lastBlockId="40.[151,778,1130,1185]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A3D5FECEFF48" bold="true" box="[151,264,151,175]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">TABLE 6.</emphasis>
Comparison between males of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF320AA3DAFD2AFF48" box="[603,748,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Quadrimaera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA4FFCF30C6A728FE2CFB66" authority="Barnard, 1979: 83" authorityName="Barnard" authorityPageNumber="83" authorityYear="1979" box="[151,490,1130,1153]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Maera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A728FEE6FB66" box="[151,288,1130,1153]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Maera reishi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFA4FFCF3176A728FE05FB66" author="Barnard" box="[295,451,1130,1153]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" refString="Barnard, J. L. (1979) Littoral Gammaridean Amphipoda from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 271, 1 - 149." type="journal article" year="1979">Barnard, 1979</bibRefCitation>
: 83
</taxonomicName>
, figs. 4547.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF30F1A388FEEBFBD8" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<table id="F930C47CFFA4001830C6A388FAB3FBD8" box="[151,1397,202,1087]" gridcols="3" gridrows="13" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A388FAB3FF06" box="[151,1397,202,225]" gridrow="0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A388FD9AFF06" box="[151,604,202,225]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Character/ species</th>
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A388FC19FF06" box="[646,991,202,225]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA4FFCF32D7A388FCC5FF06" box="[646,771,202,225]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chinarra">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF32D7A388FCC5FF06" box="[646,771,202,225]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A388FAB3FF06" box="[1014,1397,202,225]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA4FFCF33A7A388FB95FF06" box="[1014,1107,202,225]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Maera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF33A7A388FB95FF06" box="[1014,1107,202,225]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Q. reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A3B7FAB3FEEB" box="[151,1397,245,268]" gridrow="1" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A3B7FD9AFEEB" box="[151,604,245,268]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Anteroventral angle of head</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A3B7FC19FEEB" box="[646,991,245,268]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Small spine</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A3B7FAB3FEEB" box="[1014,1397,245,268]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Long spine</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A262FAB3FEB0" box="[151,1397,288,343]" gridrow="2" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A262FD9AFEB0" box="[151,604,288,343]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Antenna 1: short robust setae on ventral surface of the article 1</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A262FC19FEB0" box="[646,991,288,343]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">One proximal short robust setae</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A262FAB3FEB0" box="[1014,1397,288,343]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Two medioproximal and one distal short robust setae</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A228FAB3FE46" box="[151,1397,362,417]" gridrow="3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A228FD9AFE46" box="[151,604,362,417]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Antenna 1: relation of length of article 1 / length of article 2</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A228FC19FE46" box="[646,991,362,417]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">1/5 shorter than article 2</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A228FAB3FE46" box="[1014,1397,362,417]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">The same length</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A2F7FAB3FE2B" box="[151,1397,437,460]" gridrow="4" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A2F7FD9AFE2B" box="[151,604,437,460]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Accessory flagellum</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A2F7FC19FE2B" box="[646,991,437,460]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Five articles</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A2F7FAB3FE2B" box="[1014,1397,437,460]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Seven articles</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A2A2FAB3FDF0" box="[151,1397,480,535]" gridrow="5" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A2A2FD9AFDF0" box="[151,604,480,535]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Mandibular palp: relation of the length of article 3 / article 2</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A2A2FC19FDF0" box="[646,991,480,535]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Shorter than article 2</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A2A2FAB3FDF0" box="[1014,1397,480,535]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">The same length</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A168FAB3FD86" box="[151,1397,554,609]" gridrow="6" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A168FD9AFD86" box="[151,604,554,609]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Palm of the gnathopod 2</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A168FC19FD86" box="[646,991,554,609]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Two teeth, and angle of palm with a small tooth</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A168FAB3FD86" box="[1014,1397,554,609]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Two teeth, and angle of palm with a large tooth</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A137FAB3FD4B" box="[151,1397,629,684]" gridrow="7" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A137FD9AFD4B" box="[151,604,629,684]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Medial process of gnathopod 2</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A137FC19FD4B" box="[646,991,629,684]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Follows the general line of palm</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A137FAB3FD4B" box="[1014,1397,629,684]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Does not reach the general line of palm</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A182FAB3FD10" box="[151,1397,704,759]" gridrow="8" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A182FD9AFD10" box="[151,604,704,759]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Uropod 3: relation of the length of inner ramous / outer ramous</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A182FC19FD10" box="[646,991,704,759]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">1/3 shorter than outer ramous</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A182FAB3FD10" box="[1014,1397,704,759]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">1/6 shorter than outer ramous</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A048FAB3FCC6" box="[151,1397,778,801]" gridrow="9" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A048FD9AFCC6" box="[151,604,778,801]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Inner margin of each lobe of telson</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A048FC19FCC6" box="[646,991,778,801]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Nearly convex</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A048FAB3FCC6" box="[1014,1397,778,801]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Nearly straight</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A077FAB3FCAB" box="[151,1397,821,844]" gridrow="10" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A077FD9AFCAB" box="[151,604,821,844]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Number of apical robust setae of telson</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A077FC19FCAB" box="[646,991,821,844]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Three</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A077FAB3FCAB" box="[1014,1397,821,844]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Five</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A022FAB3FC70" box="[151,1397,864,919]" gridrow="11" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A022FD9AFC70" box="[151,604,864,919]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Outer margin of telson</th>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001832D7A022FC19FC70" box="[646,991,864,919]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">With three plumose setae</td>
<td id="76D15DE2FFA4001833A7A022FAB3FC70" box="[1014,1397,864,919]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">With two plumose setae and one simple seta</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3500349EFFA4001830C6A740FAB3FBD8" box="[151,1397,1026,1087]" gridrow="12" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="76D15DE2FFA4001830C6A740FD9AFBD8" box="[151,604,1026,1087]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA4FFCF30C6A740FD93FBFB" authority="Barnard, 1979" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" box="[151,597,1026,1052]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A740FD93FBFB" bold="true" box="[151,597,1026,1052]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A740FE43FBFB" bold="true" box="[151,389,1026,1052]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Quadrimaera reishi</emphasis>
(Barnard, 1979)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Figs 21, 22)
</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF30C6A7C8FCCCFB46" blockId="40.[151,778,1130,1185]" box="[151,778,1162,1185]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<treatmentCitationGroup id="AB2011F2FFA4FFCF30C6A7C8FCCCFB46" box="[151,778,1162,1185]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA4FFCF30C6A7C8FEACFB46" box="[151,362,1162,1185]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A7C8FEACFB46" box="[151,362,1162,1185]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Quadrimaera reishi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. —
<treatmentCitation id="0A9110CDFFA4FFCF31C2A7C8FCC0FB46" author="Krapp-Schickel" box="[403,774,1162,1185]" page="46" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" year="2000">
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B2DFFA4FFCF31C2A7C8FD18FB46" author="Krapp-Schickel" box="[403,734,1162,1185]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" refString="Krapp-Schickel, T. &amp; Jarrett, N. E. (2000) The amphipod Melitidae on the Pacific coast of North America. II The Maera- Ceradocus complex. Amphipacifica, 2, 23 - 62." type="journal article" year="2000">Krapp-Schickel &amp; Jarrett 2000</bibRefCitation>
: 46
</treatmentCitation>
.
</treatmentCitationGroup>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA4FFCF30C6A788FCE1FB03" box="[151,807,1226,1252]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF30C6A788FCE1FB03" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" box="[151,807,1226,1252]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30C6A788FE86FB03" bold="true" box="[151,320,1226,1252]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<typeStatus id="548B887EFFA4FFCF30C6A788FF12FB03" box="[151,212,1226,1252]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Type</typeStatus>
locality:
</emphasis>
Espiritu Santo Island, Gulf of California.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA4FFCF3094A7ADFD62FAB3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF3094A7ADFD2FFAC8" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3094A7ADFEAEFAEE" bold="true" box="[197,360,1263,1289]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Distribution:</emphasis>
California: from North California to Cayucos; Gulf of California: Bahia de Los Angeles to Espiritu Santo Island; Galapagos Islands,
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA4FFCF32D0A657FD23FAC8" box="[641,741,1301,1327]" name="Ecuador" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF3094A678FD62FAB3" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" box="[197,676,1338,1364]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3094A678FEE8FAB3" bold="true" box="[197,302,1338,1364]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Habitat:</emphasis>
depth
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF312FA678FE0AFAB3" box="[382,460,1338,1364]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="6.0" metricValueMin="0.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="6.0" valueMin="0.0">06 m</quantity>
; algae, rock wash.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA4FFCF3094A61DFC4BF8F3" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF3094A61DFC4BF8F3" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3094A61DFE78FA9E" bold="true" box="[197,446,1375,1401]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Material examined:</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3197A622FDB0FA9D" box="[454,630,1376,1402]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="generic">204 specimens</specimenCount>
UMAR-PERA-299,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3323A622FC49FA9D" box="[882,911,1376,1402]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">10</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF33BDA622FBB7FA9D" box="[1004,1137,1376,1402]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">12 females</specimenCount>
, 14 juv (Playa del Amor, Zipolite,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF3153A6C7FE52FA78" box="[258,404,1413,1439]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2007-07-03">July 3, 2007</date>
, algae from tide pool, coll. J. Jarquín
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3318A6C7FCBAFA79" box="[841,892,1413,1438]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-300,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF34DDA6C7FB5CFA78" box="[1164,1178,1413,1439]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male (Panteon beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF30C6A6E8FE90FA23" box="[151,342,1450,1476]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2007-03-23">March 23, 2007</date>
, coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF31B3A6E8FDD5FA23" box="[482,531,1450,1476]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="3.0">3 m</quantity>
, coll. V.
<collectingCountry id="F327764CFFA4FFCF322AA6E8FD7AFA23" box="[635,700,1450,1476]" name="Malta" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Mata</collectingCountry>
); UMAR-PERA-301,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3395A6E8FC26FA23" box="[964,992,1450,1476]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">11</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF346CA6E8FB69FA23" box="[1085,1199,1450,1476]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">9 females</specimenCount>
(Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF30C6A692FEFCFA0D" box="[151,314,1488,1514]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2005-04-09">April 9, 2005</date>
, intertidal algae, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3296A692FD3AFA0E" box="[711,764,1488,1513]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-302,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3440A692FBE6FA0D" box="[1041,1056,1488,1514]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male, 1 juv (Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF30C6A6B7FE40F9E8" box="[151,390,1525,1551]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2005-09-10">September 10, 2005</date>
, coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF325FA6B7FD9DF9E8" box="[526,603,1525,1551]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">24 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3375A6B7FC98F9E9" box="[804,862,1525,1550]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-303,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3439A6B7FBB1F9E8" box="[1128,1143,1525,1551]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">6</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3483A6B7FA80F9E8" box="[1234,1350,1525,1551]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">6 females</specimenCount>
, 52 juv (Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF31D7A558FDBFF9D3" box="[390,633,1562,1588]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2005-09-10">September 10, 2005</date>
, intertidal calcareous algae, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF34DCA559FB04F9D3" box="[1165,1218,1563,1588]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA- 304,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3085A502FF25F9BD" box="[212,227,1600,1626]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3164A502FE6AF9BD" box="[309,428,1600,1626]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
, 3 juv (Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF32A0A502FC7BF9BD" box="[753,957,1600,1626]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2006-08-25">August 25, 2006</date>
, coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF341AA502FBBAF9BD" box="[1099,1148,1600,1626]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF351DA502FA44F9BE" box="[1356,1410,1600,1625]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-305,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF31D9A527FE51F998" box="[392,407,1637,1663]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">8</specimenCount>
males,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF31A3A527FDA1F998" box="[498,615,1637,1663]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">5 females</specimenCount>
, 24 juv (Estacahuite beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF33E0A527FB83F998" box="[945,1093,1637,1663]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2007-07-03">July 3, 2007</date>
, intertidad coral rock, coll. J. Jarquín
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF30A5A5C9FEEBF943" box="[244,301,1675,1700]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-306,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF3266A5C8FD80F943" box="[567,582,1674,1700]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF32C2A5C8FCC0F943" box="[659,774,1674,1700]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">7 females</specimenCount>
, 21 juv (La Tijera beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF347EA5C8FB1AF943" box="[1071,1244,1674,1700]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2005-04-30">April 30, 2005</date>
, sediments from coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF314EA5F2FE95F92D" box="[287,339,1712,1738]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF327FA5F2FDA0F92E" box="[558,614,1712,1737]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al</emphasis>
.); UMAR-PERA-307,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF33DBA5F2FC5FF92D" box="[906,921,1712,1738]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="male">1</specimenCount>
male,
<specimenCount id="9D36FD55FFA4FFCF33A1A5F2FBABF92D" box="[1008,1133,1712,1738]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="female">3 females</specimenCount>
, 4 juv (La Tijera beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF30C6A597FE4AF908" box="[151,396,1749,1775]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2006-09-12">September 12, 2006</date>
, coral rock
<quantity id="4CC89B39FFA4FFCF324DA597FD8BF908" box="[540,589,1749,1775]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
, coll. R. Bastida
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF334FA597FC9DF909" box="[798,859,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al.</emphasis>
); UMAR-PERA-308, 1 juv (El Arrocito beach,
<date id="FF8E101CFFA4FFCF30C6A5B8FEF8F8F3" box="[151,318,1786,1812]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" value="2000-05-23">May 23, 2000</date>
, sediments from coral rock, coll. S. Salazar
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3310A5B9FCBAF8F3" box="[833,892,1787,1812]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">et al.</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32A6557FFA4FFCC3094A45DFB91FC7B" lastPageId="43" lastPageNumber="44" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCF3094A45DFCA9F8DD" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" box="[197,879,1823,1850]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3094A45DFE99F8DE" bold="true" box="[197,351,1823,1849]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Description:</emphasis>
based on male, 6.6 mm, UMAR-PERA-302.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA4FFCE3094A407FEBFFEC5" blockId="40.[151,1437,1226,2036]" lastBlockId="41.[151,1436,152,290]" lastPageId="41" lastPageNumber="42" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA4FFCF3094A407FED2F8B8" bold="true" box="[197,276,1861,1887]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Head:</emphasis>
subquadrate, width similar to length; anterior head lobe small and semiround; inferior antennal sinus wide and deeply excavated, anteroventral corner of this sinus ends in a long spine. Eyes ovate, almond pigment; width of eyes approximately 1/6 length of head. Antenna 1 setose, ventral surface of article 1 of the antenna 1 with two medioproximal short robust setae and one distal short robust seta; its length is less than 1/ 2 shorter than the body, first article of peduncle is the same length as the second and slightly thicker, length of third article 1/3 the length of second article of peduncle. Accessory flagellum with seven articles of the same size with exception of the first, which is longer. Antenna 2 setose, approximately 1/4 shorter than antenna 1, the length of fifth article 1/5 the length of fourth article; first article of flagellum 1/5 the length of the fifth article of peduncle.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA5FFCE30C6A431FE88F80D" blockId="41.[151,1436,1907,2026]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA5FFCE30C6A431FEEFF86C" bold="true" box="[151,297,1907,1931]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">FIGURE 21.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA5FFCE3160A431FD7DF86D" authority="(Barnard, 1979)" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" baseAuthorityName="Barnard" baseAuthorityYear="1979" box="[305,699,1907,1930]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="41" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reish">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA5FFCE3160A431FDC4F86D" box="[305,514,1907,1930]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">Quadrimaera reish</emphasis>
(Barnard, 1979)
</taxonomicName>
, male, 6.6 mm, UMAR-PERA-302, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A)
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA5FFCE30C6A4D1FF20F84D" box="[151,230,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">habitus</emphasis>
; B) coxa 1; C) coxa 2: D) coxa 3; E) coxa 4; F) coxa 5; G) coxa 6; H) coxa 7; I) gnathopod 1, external side; J) gnathopod 1, internal side; K) gnathopod 2; L) accessory flagellum; M) antenna 1; N) antenna 2; O) maxilla 1; P) lower lip; Q) maxilla 2.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF4F6654FFA6FFCD30C6A455FD64F888" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/198164/files/figure.png" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" targetBox="[169,1419,195,1793]" targetPageId="42">
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA6FFCD30C6A455FD64F888" blockId="42.[151,1436,1815,1903]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA6FFCD30C6A455FEEFF8C8" bold="true" box="[151,297,1815,1839]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">FIGURE 22.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C304D5FFFA6FFCD3161A45AFD79F8C8" authority="Barnard, 1979" authorityName="Barnard" authorityYear="1979" box="[304,703,1816,1839]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reishi">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA6FFCD3161A45AFDCEF8C8" box="[304,520,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Quadrimaera reishi</emphasis>
(Barnard, 1979)
</taxonomicName>
, male, 6.6 mm, UMAR-PERA-302, Estacahuite beach, Oaxaca: A) right mandible; B) pereopod 1; C) pereopod 2; D) pereopod 3; E) pereopod 4; F) pereopod 5; G) telson; H) maxilliped; I) upper lip; J) uropod 3; K) uropod 1; L) uropod 2.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA6FFCC3094A4DFFD2DFDE5" blockId="42.[151,1436,1949,2012]" lastBlockId="43.[151,1437,152,924]" lastPageId="43" lastPageNumber="44" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA6FFCD3094A4DFFEEEF850" bold="true" box="[197,296,1949,1975]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Pereon:</emphasis>
body elongated, appears strong, length more than 1/2 longer than antenna 1, dorsally smooth; color off-white in alcohol. Coxae 1, 3 and 4 subquadrates, lateral margin nearly straight; coxae 2, 4 with posterior margin slightly emarginated; coxae 14 with medium and long simple setae, formula for coxae 14: 5122; coxae 57 with short robust setae, formula for coxae 57: 101. Gnathopod 1: propodus suboval, palm oblique and convex, inner surface of propodus with three bundles of setae in a row, propodus 1/10 shorter than the carpus; distal margin of carpus partially covered with serrate setae, carpus approximately 1/2 longer than the ischium. Propodus of gnathopod 2 subrectangular, length 1/3 longer than width; propodus widening toward distal margin, with medial and narrow “U” notch shape, medial tooth does not reach the general line of palm, angle of palm with a long tooth beyond the general line of palm. Pereopods thin, basis of pereopods 15 subrectangular, anterior margin of basis of pereopods 12 with medium and small simple setae, and posterior margin with some short robust setae; pereopod 5 moderately stronger and longer, basis 1/ 4 longer than merus, merus 1/3 longer than carpus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC3094A14FFC56FCCB" blockId="43.[151,1437,152,924]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A14FFED2FDC0" bold="true" box="[197,276,525,551]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Pleon:</emphasis>
epimera 13 with posterior margins nearly straight to slightly concave, posteroventral corner ends in a small spine, ventrally setose, formula is 1: 1, 2: 111, 3: 11111. Uropod 3: inner ramous 1/6 shorter than the outer ramous; longest apical robust seta of the outer ramous same length as peduncle; inner margin of inner ramous with two robust setae, one medial and one subdistal; inner margin of outer ramous with three bundles of robust setae; inner margin of peduncle with simple setae and one short robust seta. Lobes of telson deeply cleft, wide medial gap, inner margin of each lobe nearly straight, distal margin of lobe nearly convex, each lobe with five robust setae and one plumose seta, two robust setae are 1/3 longer than telson, outer margin of each lobe with two plumose setae and one simple seta.
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<paragraph id="8B8F36DCFFA7FFCC3094A075FCE6FC90" blockId="43.[151,1437,152,924]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A075FEF9FCB6" bold="true" box="[197,319,823,849]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Variation</emphasis>
: the palm margin of the gnathopod 2 of mature female is complete, occasionally similar to male. Coxae and epimera in female are similar to male.
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3094A0C0FE18FC7B" bold="true" box="[197,478,898,924]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Taxonomic comments:</emphasis>
see taxonomic comments of
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<emphasis id="B944EACEFFA7FFCC3364A0C0FC79FC7C" box="[821,959,898,923]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Q. chinarra</emphasis>
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and Table 6.
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