Amphipoda;
Gammarus;
taxonomy;
new species;
China;
D O I:
10.5962/bhl.part.80286
中图分类号:
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号:
071002 ;
摘要:
Two new Gammarus species from Benxi Water Cave, China (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae). - Two new Gammarus species, Gammarus pexus sp. n. and Gammarus stalagmiticus sp. n., are described from Benxi Water Cave, Liaoning Province, China. Gammarus pexus sp. n. is characterized by the peduncular articles 4 and 5 with groups of long setae and outer margin of outer ramus of uropod 3 only with simple setae. Gammarus stalagmiticus sp. n. differs from the congeneric species in the accessory flagellum of antenna 1 with 6 articles and uropod 3 densely provided with plumose and simple setae.
机构:Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biology and Biochemistry, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast