Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z
Abstract: Eurythenes S.I. Smith in Scudder, 1882 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) are prevalent scavengers of the benthopelagic community from bathyal to hadal depths. While a well-studied genus, molecular systematic studies have uncovered cryptic speciation and multiple undescribed lineages.… read more here.
Keywords: crustacea amphipoda; atacamensis nov; eurythenes atacamensis; abyssal hadal ... See more keywords
Cryptic refugee on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasian Ridge: Discovery of niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) in the North Ossetia–Alania, North Caucasus, separated from its relatives in the late Miocene
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2021.03.002
Abstract: Abstract An endemic subterranean species of the genus Niphargus Schiodte, 1849 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) belonging to the cave-dwelling “carpathicus” species group is discovered inside an abandoned mine in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russian Federation.… read more here.
Keywords: amphipoda niphargidae; ossetia alania; north ossetia; ridge ... See more keywords
A new landhopper species of Myanmarorchestia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from Yunnan, China
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1453098
Abstract: ABSTRACT A new landhopper talitrid, Myanmarorchestia nunomurai Nakano and Morino, sp. nov., from Yunnan Province, China is described. Since species of Myanmarorchestia were known only from Mt. Victoria of the Arakan Mountains of Myanmar, this… read more here.
Keywords: myanmarorchestia crustacea; amphipoda talitridae; crustacea amphipoda; new landhopper ... See more keywords
A new species of Paramoera (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Pontogeneiidae) from an estuary habitat in Hokkaido, Japan
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1785031
Abstract: ABSTRACT A new species of the pontogeneiid amphipod Paramoera shakotanensis from the mouth of Horonaifu River, Hokkaido, Japan, is described. Paramoera shakotanensis sp. nov. can clearly be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of… read more here.
Keywords: new species; crustacea amphipoda; species paramoera; hokkaido japan ... See more keywords
Locomotor activity rhythm of Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda) on a progradating sandy beach
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DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2017.1410017
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the Maremma Natural Park (Grosseto, Italy), the Collelungo beach exhibits a clear morphodynamics gradient, resulting in a severe erosion to a gradual accretion along the shoreline. Here, three sub-populations of the sandhopper Talitrus… read more here.
Keywords: crustacea amphipoda; beach; talitrus saltator; activity ... See more keywords
New genera for species of Jassa Leach (Crustacea: Amphipoda) and their relationship to a revised Ischyrocerini.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4921.1.1
Abstract: Four Southern Hemisphere and one Northern Hemisphere species of Jassa (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyrocerini) are removed from this genus. The south temperate Jassa barnardi Stephensen, 1949 is synonymized with Ventojassa frequens (Chilton, 1883). The south temperate… read more here.
Keywords: crustacea amphipoda; species jassa; ischyrocerini; genera ... See more keywords
Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
Abstract: Two species of the family Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 are described from English Point Beach, Mkomani, Mombasa, Kenya. One new species Floresorchestia mkomani Bichang'a Hou, sp. nov. is reported and Gazia gazi Lowry Springthorpe, 2019 is… read more here.
Keywords: amphipoda kenya; species talitridae; talitridae crustacea; crustacea amphipoda ... See more keywords
A newHyalella species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from South American Highlands (Argentina) with comments on its cuticular ultrastructure.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.2.2
Abstract: Hyalella Smith, 1874 includes approximately 92 species present only in the Neotropical and Nearctic regions. Hyalella is a dominant taxon in Central Andean Highland wetlands of Northwestern Argentina. We describe a new Hyalella species from… read more here.
Keywords: newhyalella species; species crustacea; hyalellidae south; crustacea amphipoda ... See more keywords
Ampithoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.3.3
Abstract: The previous studies of amphipods in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman recorded 8 species of the family Ampithoidae Boeck, 1871. In the present study Cymadusa makranica sp. nov. is described and Plumithoe… read more here.
Keywords: ampithoidae crustacea; persian gulf; crustacea amphipoda; gulf oman ... See more keywords
Metarhachotropis parva, a new genus and species of Eusiridae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Sagami Bay, central Japan.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5188.1.6
Abstract: The monotypic genus Metarhachotropis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) is erected with M. parva sp. nov. from Sagami Bay, central Japan, as its type species. This new genus is characterized by the massive head with large rostrum,… read more here.
Keywords: sagami bay; crustacea amphipoda; bay central; new genus ... See more keywords
A new species of Melita from Japan (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.760.24778
Abstract: Abstract A new brackish-water species of melitid amphipod, Melita choshigawaensis, from the Choshigawa River, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is named and described. Melita choshigawaensis sp. n. is distinguished from the most similar M. shimizui (Uéno, 1940)… read more here.
Keywords: species melita; new species; crustacea amphipoda; melita japan ... See more keywords