Bogidiella pingxiangensis, a new species of subterranean Amphipoda from southern China (Bogidiellidae)

Authors: Zheng, Yami Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.790.28671 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

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A new species of subterranean amphipod, Bogidiella pingxiangensis Hou & Li, sp. n., is described from Xiongshizilong Cave in Pingxiang City, China. The new species is characterized by having the bases of pereopods III and V expanded; the inner ramus of pleopods I–III with one segment; the telson longer than wide and with the apical margin with a shallow U-shaped excavation. DNA barcode of the new species is documented as support of molecular differences between related species.

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