Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity

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A New Record of the Abludomelita rotundactyla (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae) from Korean Waters

  • Kyung-Won Kim (Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University) ;
  • Young-Hyo Kim (Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2024.04.16
  • Accepted : 2024.06.14
  • Published : 2024.07.31
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Abstract

Abludomelita rotundactyla (Ren, 2012), belonging to the family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 has been collected from Baengnyeongdo Island and Yangyang in Korea. This species was previously known from Yellow Sea, China and Sakhalin Island, Russia. Abludomelita rotundactyla is morphologically distinguished from congeners by gnathopod 2, palm excavate, defined by midventral acute process; gnathopod 2 with prominently plump dactylus; pleonites and urosomites dorsal formulae 7-9-9-5-4; and epimeron 3 with posterior serrations. The newly recorded species in Korea, A. rotundactyla is well accorded with the original description except for the number of pleonites dorsal teeth. The newly recorded species is described and fully illustrated in the present study. A key to the Abludomelita species in Korea is also provided. This additional record now brings the total recorded number of abludomelitid species to three in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR No. 202203202 and NIBRE202402).

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