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Issue: Vol. 5686 No. 4: 29 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5686.4.8
Page range: 587-594
Abstract views: 163
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Terrestrial isopods of the genus Schizidium Verhoeff, 1901 (Isopoda; Armadillidiidae) from the Hyrcaian Forest in northern Iran, including the description of a new species

Centre of Excellence in Phylogeny and School of Biology; University of Tehran; Tehran; Iran
Centre of Excellence in Phylogeny and School of Biology; University of Tehran; Tehran; Iran
Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; University of Zanjan; Zanjan; Iran
Crustacea Oniscidea new species Iran

Abstract

In the present study, the genus Schizidium was investigated in northern Iran. New distributional data for S. persicum is presented and a new Schizidium species is described, with its diagnostic characters illustrated. The new species can be distinguished by its unique coloration and schisma, with the inner lobe slightly shorter than the outer one.

 

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How to Cite

Ahdiyeh, A., Alireza, S. & Ghasem, K.M. (2025) Terrestrial isopods of the genus Schizidium Verhoeff, 1901 (Isopoda; Armadillidiidae) from the Hyrcaian Forest in northern Iran, including the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5686 (4), 587–594. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5686.4.8