New species of Floresorchestia from Micronesia living in unusual habitats (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae).
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چکیده
The first freshwater talitrid, Floresorchestia pohnpei sp. nov., is described from the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia. Floresorchestia palau sp. nov. is described from supralittoral and shallow-water marine habitats in Palau, Micronesia.
منابع مشابه
The tropical talitrid genus Floresorchestia (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae).
Floresorchestia floresiana (Weber, 1892) from Flores, F. anomala (Chevreux, 1901) from the Seychelles, F. malayensis (Tattersall, 1922) from Singapore and F. thienemanni (Schellenberg, 1931) from Java are redescribed based on original type material or newly collected material from near the type locality. Nine new species are described, in the widespread Indo-West Pacific and Caribbean talitrid ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zootaxa
دوره 3737 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013