Bogidiella pingxiangensis, a new species of subterranean Amphipoda from southern China (Bogidiellidae)

A new species of subterranean amphipod, Bogidiellapingxiangensis Hou & Li, sp. n. , is described from Xiongshizilong Cave in Pingxiang City, China. The new species is characterized by having the bases of pereopods III and V expanded; the inner ramus of pleopods I–III with one segment; the telson...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2018-10, Vol.790, p.63-75
Main Authors: Zheng, Yami, Hou, Zhonge, Li, Shuqiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
New species
Physical characteristics
Zoology
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Summary:A new species of subterranean amphipod, Bogidiellapingxiangensis Hou & Li, sp. n. , is described from Xiongshizilong Cave in Pingxiang City, China. The new species is characterized by having the bases of pereopods III and V expanded; the inner ramus of pleopods I–III with one segment; the telson longer than wide and with the apical margin with a shallow U-shaped excavation. DNA barcode of the new species is documented as support of molecular differences between related species.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.790.28671