Abstract
Cirolana songkhla sp. n. was collected from brackish-water habitats including lagoons and estuaries in the coastal zone of the lower Gulf of Thailand. C. songkhla sp. n. is described and fully illustrated; C. songkhla sp. n. can be recognized by the presence of abundant chromatophores dorsally, lack of ornamentation on the posterior pereonites, pleonites and pleotelson, the number of robust setae on the uropodal and pleotelson margins (uropod exopod lateral margin with 12–14 RS, mesial margin with 5–8 RS; endopod lateral margin with 8–10 RS, mesial margin with 11–13 RS; pleotelson with 12–15 RS) and lack of setae on the endopods of pleopods 3–5. A dichotomous key of brackish Cirolana species in Thailand is given.
Highlights
Launched to accelerate biodiversity researchA new species of brackish-water cirolanid isopod (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from the lower Gulf of Thailand
The family Cirolanidae has received little attention in Thailand and South-East Asia in general, with only 13 species in eight genera known from Thailand
Specimens were collected by using baited traps from brackish-water habitats including the lagoon and estuary in the lower Gulf of Thailand (Figure 1)
Summary
A new species of brackish-water cirolanid isopod (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from the lower Gulf of Thailand. Araujo | Received 5 November 2013 | Accepted 28 December 2013 | Published 30 January 2014 http://zoobank.org/029F5208-22F7-41A6-8881-1AFB9FEA6AE6
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