A new species of Eisothistos (Isopoda, Cymothoida) and first molecular data on six species of Anthuroidea from the Peninsular Malaysia

By

Chew, Melvin
Abdul Rahim, Azman
Mohd Yusof, Nurul Yuziana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

94

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

73--81

Subjects

Accalathura borradailei , Anthuridae , Anthuroidea , Apanthura pariensis , Apanthura stocki , COI , Eisothistos tiomanensis , Expanathura corallis , Expanathuridae , Isopoda , Leptanthuridae , Mesanthura quadrata , Pendanthura tinggiensis , Tinggianthura alba

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.94.23000

 

Abstract

A new species of expanathurid (Eisothistos tiomanensis sp. n.) is described and illustrated. It was collected from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia and can be distinguished by the unique bipartite shape of its uropodal exopod. Accalathura borradailei, Apanthura pariensis, A. stocki, Expanathura corallis and Mesanthura quadrata in the Malaysian waters are recorded for the first time. Additionally, six sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes are presented. These are the first molecular evidence of anthuroids from the waters of Malaysia.