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New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Sou…

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New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Southwest coast of India PHILOMINA JOSEPH, S. BIJOY NANDAN, P.R. JAYACHANDRAN

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Abstract The new species is the third of genus Victoriopisa from Indian waters.The species is described from the Valanthakad mangrove area of Vembanad backwater. Victoriopisa cusatensis sp. nov differs from other species of Victoriopisa by presenting: (1) a characteristic projection at dorsolateral margin of peduncle article 2 of antenna 1in male while smooth in female; (2) broad, triangular lateral cephalic lobe; (3) posteroventral tooth in epimeral plates; (4) presence of lateral and subapical spines in telson (5) smooth palm of gnathopod 2 without any excavations.

Keywords Crustacea, Mangrove, Amphipods, Wetlands, Kerala, Kochi

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ISSN 1175-5326 (Print Edition) & ISSN 1175-5334 (Online Edition) Published by Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand A founding journal of Biotaxa

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New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Sou… Finding References Email this article (Login required) Email the author (Login required) ABOUT THE AUTHORS PHILOMINA JOSEPH Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682016, Kerala, India S. BIJOY NANDAN Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682016, Kerala, India P.R. JAYACHANDRAN Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682016, Kerala, India

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