Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967

Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967

The first representative of Tigriopus Norman, 1869 from the north-western Indian Ocean is described from rock pools on the Iranian coast. Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov. is distinguishable from its congeners by i) the possession of two maxillary endites, each with two setae; ii) a two-se...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Nazari, Omid Mirshamsi, Pedro Martínez Arbizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/61584/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-7b2417cb043d4ff58310b2924e318be62021-09-28T14:16:58ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702021-04-01103511514410.3897/zookeys.1035.6158461584 Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967Fatemeh Nazari0Omid Mirshamsi1Pedro Martínez Arbizu2University of JiroftFerdowsi University of MashhadGerman Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research The first representative of Tigriopus Norman, 1869 from the north-western Indian Ocean is described from rock pools on the Iranian coast. Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov. is distinguishable from its congeners by i) the possession of two maxillary endites, each with two setae; ii) a two-segmented mandibular endopod; iii) P1 enp-3 with one pinnate claw, a well-developed geniculate spine and a small seta; and iv) female P6 with two setae. Additionally, we present a complete redescription of Tigriopus raki Bradford, 1967 on the basis of paratype material and a key to the species of the genus. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/61584/download/pdf/
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Pedro Martínez Arbizu
Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
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author_facet Fatemeh Nazari
Omid Mirshamsi
Pedro Martínez Arbizu
author_sort Fatemeh Nazari
title Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
title_short Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
title_full Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
title_fullStr Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
title_full_unstemmed Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of Harpacticidae (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Iran, with a redescription of T. raki Bradford, 1967
title_sort tigriopus iranicus sp. nov., a new species of harpacticidae (copepoda, crustacea) from iran, with a redescription of t. raki bradford, 1967
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
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publishDate 2021-04-01
description The first representative of Tigriopus Norman, 1869 from the north-western Indian Ocean is described from rock pools on the Iranian coast. Tigriopus iranicus sp. nov. is distinguishable from its congeners by i) the possession of two maxillary endites, each with two setae; ii) a two-segmented mandibular endopod; iii) P1 enp-3 with one pinnate claw, a well-developed geniculate spine and a small seta; and iv) female P6 with two setae. Additionally, we present a complete redescription of Tigriopus raki Bradford, 1967 on the basis of paratype material and a key to the species of the genus.
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