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Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Brutto 2022, sp. nov.

  • 1. Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany. traudl. krapp @ netcologne. de
  • 2. Department of Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies (STeBiCeF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy

Description

Stenothoe bella sp. nov.

Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015: 1–5, figs. 1–3.

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Type material. HOLOTYPE: male in alcohol and additional material in Faure’s fluid, sampling site 31°57'12.8"N 34°41'34.7"E, 6 June 2015, 20.17 m depth, deposited in the Museum of Zoology " P. Doderlein " University of Palermo, Palermo, 90123, Italy, coded as MZPA-AMPH-H_0006.

Type locality. Near Haifa, Israel, Mediterranean.

Diagnosis. Gnathopod 1 carpus and merus lengthened. Gnathopod 2 propodus palm concave and sculptured with incisions and spines, strong determining spine on palmar corner. Peraeopods 6 and 7 basis rounded, posterodistal corner lengthened; merus distally lengthened but not much widened. Uropod 2 rami unequal. Uropod 3 peduncle subequal ramus. Telson spinose.

Etymology. The new species is named after Bella Galil.

Remarks. A full description and figures of S. bella and list of additional non-type material examined is given by Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto (2015).

Ecological notes. Found among sand or mud (Lo Brutto et al. 2019).

Notes

Published as part of Krapp-Schickel, Traudl & Brutto, Sabrina Lo, 2022, Establishment of the nomenclatural status of two nomina, Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 and Stenothoe levantina Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 (Crustacea, Peracarida), unavailable for the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, pp. 247-248 in Zootaxa 5092 (2) on page 247, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/5876705

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2015-06-06
Verbatim event date
2015-06-06
Scientific name authorship
Krapp-Schickel & Brutto
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Stenothoidae
Genus
Stenothoe
Species
bella
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Brutto, 2022

References

  • Krapp-Schickel, T. & Lo Brutto, S. (2015) Two new Mediterranean Stenothoe (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the coast of Israel. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8, e 84. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 1755267215000639
  • Lo Brutto, S., Iaciofano, D. & Galil. B. S. (2019) Amphipod assemblage under the influence of desalination plants in the southeastern Mediterranean. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 26 (1), 279 - 280.