Mayoritas masyarakat di Mendahara ilir berprofesi sebagai nelayan Sondong merupakan alat tangkap yang banyak dioperasikan oleh ilir. Alat adalah aktif tujuan operasinya menangkap udang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Keanekaragaman Crustacea dengan menggunakan Perairan Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur.Penelitian dilakukan Timur selama 30 hari, tanggal 15 Desember 2021 sampai Jan...

BACKGROUND Three specimens of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) were collected from Palabuhanratu Bay, southern Java, Indonesia. There is no previous record on the presence of the species in Indonesia. This finding represents the first record of this species in Java, Indonesia, and confirms that the species is present in the Indian Ocean. The ...

A new species of the genus Petalophthalmus (Crustacea: Mysida: Petalophthalmidae) is described, based on one specimen collected from the Bismarck Sea (Papua New Guinea, Western Pacific Ocean). This species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus Petalophthalmus by the globular cornea and the armature of the telson. This new species lives between 800 and 1065 m depth. A discussi...

The holotype specimen of Ancylomenes australis, new species, (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae) from Sodwana Bay, South Africa, is described and illustrated. It is the only species of the genus reported from south east Africa. It is an associate of cerianthid anemones and has a species specific colour pattern. Closely similar to A. venustus (Bruce, 1990) it is readily distinguished from it and ...

Description of a new species of Diaptomidae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida) Notodiaptomus oliveirai is given from the material obtained at a reservoir at Barra Bonita, SP in 1992. The new species is very similar to Notodiaptomus henseni Dahl 1894 although both species can be found in the same locality, constituting two distinct populations. Notodiaptomus oliveirai seems to be endowed with grea...

Rotifers make a significant contribution to the self-purification of water bodies. Full is especially important for bodies recreational zones settlements. These are constantly visited by local residents and conditions in these must comply with sanitary standards they shouldnt be dangerous human health. At same time, rest on banks urban ponds leads deterioration their ecological conditions. Ther...

A new genus, Leptomenes, is designated for the pontoniine shrimp Periclimenes dolichosternum & Mitsuhashi, 2003. The single species is known only from the type material from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Resumé : Un nouveau genre, Leptomenes, pour le crevette pontoniinae, Periclimenes dolichosternum Okuno & Mitsuhashi, 2003 (Crustacea : Decapoda : Palaemonidae). Un nouveau genre, Leptomenes, est p...

A total of 5 species of the genus Kamaka (Crustacea: Amphipoda) are identified from Hainan Province, South China Sea. In those, one species, Kamaka excavata Ariyama, 2007, is recorded for the first time in Chinese waters. Two new species, Kamaka corophina sp. n. and Kamaka foliacea sp. n., are described. A key to the Chinese species is provided. They were collected from littoral zone, mud flat ...

Based on the revision of available literature on the Colombian Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda), we present an annotated checklist, with taxonomical comments for all taxa recorded since the start of research on this group in the country in 1913. We have listed 101 valid taxa, of which most records belong to the Caribbean region of Colombia. The situation in Colombian Cladocera taxonomy is, a...

A new species, Cherax snowden sp. n., from the Oinsok River Drainage, Sawiat District in the central part of the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, is described, figured and compared with the closest related species, Cherax holthuisi Lukhaup & Pekny, 2006. This species is collected and exported for ornamental purposes and its commercial name in the pet trade is "orange t...