Johnwellsia, a new intertidal genus of Parastenheliidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Taiwan Strait, China, including a review of the family and key to genera

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: HUYS, RONY, MU, FANGHONG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2021
• Subjects: Crustacea; Parastenhelia; Microthalestris; Thalestrella; Paraleptomesochra; Psammoleptomesochra; Foweya; Karaytugia gen. nov; Penicillicaris gen. nov; Porirualia gen. nov; sexual dimorphism; identification keys; species complex; Hicks; Antarc*; Antarctica; Harpacticus
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5051.1.13

A new genus of Parastenheliidae, Johnwellsia gen. nov., is proposed for its type and only species, J. bipartita sp. nov., collected from Dadeji Beach in Xiamen, Taiwan Strait, China. The intricate taxonomic history of the family is reviewed with special emphasis on its type genus Parastenhelia Thomp...