Review of amphipods of the family Pleustidae Buchholz, 1874 (Amphipoda) from the coastal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). III. Subfamily Pleustoidinae Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1994.

Abstract

The taxonomic analysis of subfamily Pleustoidinae Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1994 is performed. A review of subfamily Pleustoidinae from the shelf of Sakhalin Island and adjacent water area based on all literature and own data is provided. The diagnoses of the subfamily Pleustoidinae and the genus Pleustoides Gurjanova, 1972 have been clarified. Based on new material, the new species Pleustoides tridens sp. nov. is described from the shelf of Sakhalin Island. The species P. ochoticus Gurjanova, 1972 is re-described and its status is clarified. A key to the amphipod of the genus Pleustoides is given.