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Two new species of Clausidium copepods (Crustacea, Poecilostomatoida) associated with ghost shrimps from Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2017

Vahid Sepahvand*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 6714967346 Kermanshah, Iran
Nasrullah Rastegar–Pouyani
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 6714967346 Kermanshah, Iran
Terue C. Kihara
Affiliation:
Senckenberg am Meer, DZMB – German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research, Südstrand 44, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: V. Sepahvand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 6714967346 Kermanshah, Iran Email: sepahvandv@gmail.com

Abstract

Two new species of Clausidium copepods were collected on the bodies of ghost shrimps from the Iranian coast of the Gulf of Oman. Clausidium makranensis sp. nov. and Clausidium sarii sp. nov. are described from the large chelipeds of Neocallichirus natalensis and Corallianassa martensi, respectively. Clausidium makranensis sp. nov. is distinguishable from its congeners by the unique anal somite that is armed with sclerotized hooks on each side. Clausidium sarii sp. nov. can be differentiated from its congeners by the armature and shape of leg 5.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2017 

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