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Issue: Vol. 3985 No. 3: 13 Jul. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.7
Page range: 432–439
Abstract views: 105
PDF downloaded: 6

Talorchestia qeshm sp. nov., a new talitrid amphipod from the Persian Gulf (Amphipoda, Talitridae)

Australian Museum Research Institute, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran.
Crustacea Amphipoda Talitridae Talorchestia Persian Gulf taxonomy new species

Abstract

A new talitrid amphipod species, Talorchestia qeshm sp. nov., is described from Qeshm Island in the south-eastern Persian Gulf. This is the westernmost confirmed record for Talorchestia and places the genus firmly in the western Indian Ocean.

 

How to Cite

Lowry, I. & Momtazi, F. (2015) Talorchestia qeshm sp. nov., a new talitrid amphipod from the Persian Gulf (Amphipoda, Talitridae). Zootaxa, 3985 (3), 432–439. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.7