New genus and two new species of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) from northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal regions

A new specialist driftwood talitrid from the Swale, U.K., is figured and described as Neotenorchestia kenwildishi gen. n., sp. n. A further new driftwood talitrid, Macarorchestia pavesiae sp. n., is figured and described from coastal regions in the Adriatic Sea. Orchestia microphtalma Amanieu &...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Main Author: David Wildish
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Subjects:
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.90.8410
https://doaj.org/article/a313a0640d404076928f8e1adb6fc3ca
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Summary:A new specialist driftwood talitrid from the Swale, U.K., is figured and described as Neotenorchestia kenwildishi gen. n., sp. n. A further new driftwood talitrid, Macarorchestia pavesiae sp. n., is figured and described from coastal regions in the Adriatic Sea. Orchestia microphtalma Amanieu & Salvat, 1963 from the Atlantic coast of France is re-designated as Macarorchestia microphtalma (Amanieu & Salvat, 1963). A key is provided for the known species of driftwood talitrids in northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal regions.

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