Three new species of Lichomolgella Sars G.O., 1918 (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Sabelliphilidae) associated with Bryozoa in Korea

By

Lee, Jimin
Kim, Il-Hoi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-7-10

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1244

Pages

195--211

Subjects

Copepod associates , coral-like bryozoan hosts

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.155561

 

Abstract

Three new species of Lichomolgella Sars G.O., 1918 are described as associates of bryozoan hosts from Korea. In all three species, the endopod of leg 1 is two-segmented, unlike the two previously known species of this genus. As additional diagnostic features, L. exiguasp. nov. has a two-segmented endopod in legs 2 and 3, L. collatasp. nov. has one claw plus two setae on the third segment of the antenna and an inner coxal seta on legs 2 and 3, and L. nudicoxasp. nov. lacks an inner coxal seta on all swimming legs. The genus Lichomolgella is transferred from the family Lichomolgidae to Sabelliphilidae and can be characterized by several diagnostic features, such as a claw in addition to setae on the second endopodal segment of the antenna, a single-segmented endopod of leg 4 bearing two distal spines, three spines plus five setae on the third exopodal segment of legs 3 and 4, a claw-like proximal scale on the mandibular gnathobase, and a vestigial distal lash of maxilla.