Description of a new species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from China, with a key to the genus Victoriopisa

Victoriopisa multiartus sp. nov. is described from mangrove in Qi'ao Island, China. The new species differs from the other nine species of the genus Victoriopisa in the gnathopod I sexual dimorphism; propodus palm of gnathopod II with two excavations in female and one excavation in male; and te...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4097; no. 2; p. 231
Main Authors Zhao, Shuangyan, Liu, Cunqi, Hou, Zhonge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 31.03.2016
Subjects
Amphipoda - anatomy & histology
Amphipoda - classification
Amphipoda - growth & development
Amphipoda - physiology
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Ecosystem
Female
Male
Organ Size
Sex Characteristics
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Summary:Victoriopisa multiartus sp. nov. is described from mangrove in Qi'ao Island, China. The new species differs from the other nine species of the genus Victoriopisa in the gnathopod I sexual dimorphism; propodus palm of gnathopod II with two excavations in female and one excavation in male; and terminal article of outer ramus in uropod III expanded, oval-shaped. A key to the genus Victoriopisa with ten species and a map of their distribution are provided.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.5