Bestiolina arabica sp. nov. (Copepoda, Calanoida, Paracalanidae), a new species from the northwestern Arabian Gulf

A new species, Bestiolina arabica sp. nov. is described from the northwestern Arabian Gulf. The species can be distinguished from its congeners by the lack of large spinules on the anterior face of the exopods of swimming legs 2-4 in both sexes, and the lack of marginal spinules on the endopods of t...

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Published inCrustaceana Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 195 - 205
Main Authors Ali, Mohammad, Al-Yamani, Faiza, Prusova, Irina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Netherlands Brill 01.01.2007
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Subjects
Antennas
Armatures
Bestiolina arabica
Female animals
Genitalia
Golf
Hip
Legs
Male animals
Marine
New species
Swimming
ISW, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
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Summary:A new species, Bestiolina arabica sp. nov. is described from the northwestern Arabian Gulf. The species can be distinguished from its congeners by the lack of large spinules on the anterior face of the exopods of swimming legs 2-4 in both sexes, and the lack of marginal spinules on the endopods of those same legs. /// Bestiolina arabica sp. nov., eine neue Art aus dem nordwestlichen Arabischen Golf, wird beschrieben. Sie unterscheidet sich von anderen Vertretern der Gattung durch das Fehlen von großen Stacheln auf der Vorderseite der Exopodite der Schwimmbeine 2-4 beider Geschlechter und durch das Fehlen randständiger Stacheln an den Endopoditen derselben Beine.
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ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
DOI:10.1163/156854007780121429