Red Sea Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) including new and re-described species
- Examination of leucothoid amphipods of the Red Sea has revealed seven species not previously reported from this location. Leucothoe minoculis sp. nov., Leucothoe pansa sp. nov., Leucothoe reimeri sp. nov., and Paranamixis sommelieri sp. nov. are described and the range of Leucothoe predenticulata Ledoyer, 1978, L. acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978 and L. squalidens Ledoyer, 1978 is expanded to include the Red Sea. Clarification of reports of L. acanthopus Schellenberg, 1928 and L. bannwarthi (Schellenberg, 1928) is provided and Leucothoe alani sp. nov. is described from outside the Red Sea.
Author: | Kristine N. White, Traudl Krapp-Schickel |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-461738 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.324 |
ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 324 |
Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (324) |
Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Place of publication: | Paris |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2017 |
Year of first Publication: | 2017 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2018/04/19 |
Tag: | Leucothoe; Leucothoidae; Paranamixis; Red Sea; new species |
Page Number: | 40 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |