Melita panda, a new species of Melitidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Japan

Authors: Tomikawa, Ko DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1212.128858 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Intertidal zone · Topics: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy

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A new intertidal species of the melitid amphipod, Melita panda, from the Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is identified and described. Melita panda sp. nov. differs from the similar M. koreana and M. nagatai by its black-and-white body color, well-developed anterodistal projection of the male gnathopod 1 propodus, and telson armature. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the nuclear 28S rRNA and mitochondrial COI genes support that M. panda sp. nov. is closely related to M. koreana and M. nagatai.

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