Published June 6, 2024 | Version v1
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Paranamixis fishelsoni Kaim-Malka 2024, sp. nov.

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Description

Paranamixis fishelsoni sp. nov.

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Type material. Male anamorph, HOLOTYPE: One male anamorph. Length: 3.13 mm. Station AM 02 (Acre), 24 June 1976, between Laurencia algae on Rocky substrate. The specimen is deposited in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona MSNVRCr480. slides 7830.

Female and male leucomorph, one individual: length 1.39 mm; three individuals: length between 1 and 2 mm. Station AM 02 (Acre), 24 June 1976 between Laurencia algae on Rocky substrate. The material is deposited in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona MSNVRCr480, and slides 7831.

Ethymology. This species is dedicated to the Professor Lev Fishelson (Tel Aviv University) who kindly provided the author with the specimens, and the informations about the sampling area.

Diagnosis. (anamorph males) Gnathopod 1 absent; Coxa 2 oval; Gnathopod 2 propodus regularly ovoid, palm with one distal triangular protrusion; Posterior margin of epimeral plate 3 straight.

Notes

Published as part of Kaim-Malka, R. A., 2024, A new species of the family Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Mediterranean Sea, Paranamixis fishelsoni sp. nov., pp. 441-450 in Zootaxa 5463 (3) on page 442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/11611840

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
AM
Material sample ID
AM 02
Event date
1976-06-24
Verbatim event date
1976-06-24
Scientific name authorship
Kaim-Malka
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Leucothoidae
Genus
Paranamixis
Species
fishelsoni
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Paranamixis fishelsoni Kaim-Malka, 2024