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A new species of Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Miraciidae) from Palau

A new species of Miraciidae Dana, 1846, Rhyncholagenacuspissp. nov., was described from Palau. Morphological descriptions and gene fragment sequence barcoding were performed on the 11(th) species of Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 collected from sandy sediment samples in the subtidal zone of the Philippine...

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Autores principales: Yeom, Jisu, Lee, Wonchoel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10534248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37780891
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1180.109288
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Sumario:A new species of Miraciidae Dana, 1846, Rhyncholagenacuspissp. nov., was described from Palau. Morphological descriptions and gene fragment sequence barcoding were performed on the 11(th) species of Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 collected from sandy sediment samples in the subtidal zone of the Philippine Sea, Palau. Morphological characteristics were compared and an updated identification key was provided. A new species, Rhyncholagenacuspissp. nov., was found to be morphologically similar to Rhyncholagenalittoralis Por, 1967 and R.bermudensis Malt, 1990. This is the first record of the genus Rhyncholagena in Palau. The study provides basic data for future studies and highlights the need for continued exploration of marine biodiversity in Palau and other regions.