Shallow water marine gammaridean amphipods of Pulau Tioman, Malaysia, with the description of a new species.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2013
Authors:B. A. R. Azman, Othman B. H. R.
Journal:Zookeys
Issue:335
Pagination:1-31
Date Published:2013
ISSN:1313-2989
Abstract:

Eleven taxa including one new species of gammaridean amphipods are reported from the waters of Pulau Tioman. The presence of Tethygeneia sunda sp. n. represents the first record of the genus from the South China Sea. Additional material of Ampelisca brevicornis (Costa, 1853); Cymadusa vadosa Imbach, 1967; Paradexamine setigera Hirayama, 1984; Ericthonius pugnax (Dana, 1853); Leucothoe furina (Savigny, 1816); Microlysias xenokeras (Stebbing, 1918); Monoculodes muwoni Jo, 1990 are identified from the South China Sea, supporting previous records by Lowry (2000), Huang (1994), Imbach (1967), Margulis (1968) and Nagata (1959). Three additional species, Gitanopsis pusilla K.H. Barnard, 1916, Liljeborgia japonica Nagata, 1965b and Latigammaropsis atlantica (Stebbing, 1888), whilst previously reported from the neighbouring waters, comprise new records for the South China Sea.

DOI:10.3897/zookeys.335.5567
Alternate Journal:Zookeys
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