Two new species of the family Aoridae (Crustacea, Malacostraca, Amphipoda) from Korean waters

By

Kim, June
Choi, Jae-Hong
Kim, Yu-Jin
Im, Hyeong-Woo
Kim, Young-Hyo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1210

Pages

117--132

Subjects

Amphipod , Aoridae , Aoroides , Grandidierella , Korea , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.124190

 

Abstract

Two new species of the family Aoridae, one from the genus Aoroides Walker, 1898, and other from the genus Grandidierella Coutière, 1904, are reported from Korean waters. Aoroides gracilicrussp. nov. is similar to A. longimerus in having numerous plumose setae on the basis and carpus of gnathopod 1. However, the new species can be distinguished from A. longimerus by the numerous plumose setae on the bases of pereopods 3 and 4 and the slender basis of pereopod 7. Grandidierella naroensissp. nov. is morphologically most similar to G. pseudosakaensis. However, the new species can be distinguished by the presence of small distal and proximal processes and a large middle process on the carpus of gnathopod 1, and the subovate propodus of gnathopod 1. Both new species are illustrated and compared to related species. A key to species in the family Aoridae from Korean waters is also provided.