A new freshwater amphipod species,Gammarus kataganisp. nov., from Turkey
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Murat ÖZBEK
Zoology in the Middle East, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2012, vol 55, pp 47-54
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2012.10648917
Summary
A new species of freshwater Amphipod, Gammarus katagani sp. n., collected from Domaniç in Kütahya province, Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Gammarus balcanicus-group. The presence of an additional row of setae on the last two meta-some segments in both sexes is the most diagnostic character for the species. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are given and differences from related species are discussed.