Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity

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A New Record of Symmius caudatus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Chaetiliidae) from Korea, with the First Description of Male

  • Kim, Sung Hoon (Department of Life Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University) ;
  • Yoon, Seong Myeong (2 Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2018.06.25
  • Accepted : 2018.10.08
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

A chaetiliid isopod, Symmius caudatus Richardson, 1904 is newly recorded from Korea with detailed description and illustrations. This species is characterized by the following features: head has well-defined ocular lobes anteriorly projecting; all pereonites do not have any projections dorsally; maxillule has 2 long plumose and 1 short denticulate setae on inner lobe; propodus of pereopod 1 has 11 stout circumplumose setae on ventral margin in female; and pereopod 7 is ambulatory. In this paper, we present the descriptions and illustrations of mature and juvenile males, which have not been known from previous studies, as well as those of female. We also suggested a revised diagnosis of the genus Symmius.

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