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A new species of the genus Opisa Boeck, 1876 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Opisidae) and a new record for Opisatakafuminakanoi from the East Sea, South Korea.

Jun-Haeng HeoYoung-Hyo Kim
Published in: ZooKeys (2021)
Two species of the opisid genus Opisa have been collected from the East Sea of South Korea, one of them described as Opisaparvimana sp. nov. . The new species, O.parvimana sp. nov. is similar to O.odontochela ; however, it can be clearly distinguished from this species because it has 12 blunt robust setae in the palm of gnathopod 1. The other collected species, Opisatakafuminakanoi Narahara-Nakano, Kakui & Tomikawa, 2016 is previously known from Japanese waters (southeast of Akkeshi Bay, Hokkaido). Both species are illustrated and compared to related species. A key to Opisa species is also provided.
Keyphrases
  • genetic diversity
  • water quality