Abstract
An ampithoid species, previously known as A.tarasovi in Korea, is assigned as a new species, A.changbaensissp. nov. based on the reexamination of the holotype of A.tarasovi. The new species shows different morphological characteristics compared to A.tarasovi, especially in male gnathopods 1 and 2. The type material of A.tarasovi is redescribed and illustrated here and a key to the Korean species of Ampithoe is provided.
Highlights
The genus Ampithoe Leach, 1814 is a herbivorous amphipod group associated with algae and seagrasses in coastal regions worldwide (Myers and Lowry 2003; Shin et al 2015; Peart and Ahyong 2016)
The deposited Korean material identified as A. lacertosa was reexamined in a taxonomic study of Shin et al in 2010, and in this material a second species identified as A. tarasovi was found
The holotype of Ampithoe tarasovi was loaned from the Moscow Museum, Russia, and examined at the crustacean department of Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
Summary
The genus Ampithoe Leach, 1814 is a herbivorous amphipod group associated with algae and seagrasses in coastal regions worldwide (Myers and Lowry 2003; Shin et al 2015; Peart and Ahyong 2016). The material of the Korean specimens of A. lacertosa was stored in the collections of the Seoul National University. The deposited Korean material identified as A. lacertosa was reexamined in a taxonomic study of Shin et al in 2010, and in this material a second species identified as A. tarasovi was found. These two species, were identified based on the original descriptions and other published records only. The examined specimens (previously known as A. tarasovi in Korea) are assigned as a new species, A. changbaensis sp. The type material of A. tarasovi is redescribed and illustrated
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