Gammarus baysali sp nov., a new freshwater amphipod species from Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2013
Yazarlar: Murat ÖZBEK, Levent YURGA, Okan Kulkoyluoglu
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2013, cilt 37, ss 163-171
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1209-14
Özet
A new species of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus baysali sp. nov., collected from Cumayani Cave (Zonguldak Province, Turkey) is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Gammarus pulex-group. The most discriminant characters of this species are the minute eyes, densely setose fifth peduncle and flagellar segments of antenna 2, elongated pereopods, and setose anterior margins of pereopod 5 to 7. Additionally, the palp of right maxilla 1 has 4 setae along its outer margin. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided, and differences from related species are discussed.