Elasmopus alkhiranensis sp. nov., a new species of amphipod (Senticaudata, Maeridae) from the Persian Gulf.

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  • Alan Myers
  • Farzaneh Momtazi
چکیده

A new species, Elasmopus alkhiranensis allied to E. pectenicrus is described from the Persian Gulf. Recent collections identify this species as having a morphological variation previously unreported in Elasmopus.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3973 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015