Four new species of isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda) from South Korea

Abstract

Four new isopods, Amakusanthura intermediasp. nov., Apanthura laevipedatasp. nov., Idarcturus trispinosussp. nov., and Neastacilla paralongipectussp. nov., are reported from the sublittoral zones in Korean waters. Amakusanthura intermediasp. nov. differs from its congeners by the following features: the uropodal exopod is sinuous distally and with pointed apex; the maxillipedal endite is present and reaching to the distal end of fused palp articles I and II; and the propodal palm of pereopod I is stepped. Apanthura laevipedatasp. nov. can be distinguishable from its related species by the following characteristics: the eye is lacking; the propodal palm of pereopod I is not stepped; and the uropodal exopod is not sinuous. Idarcturus trispinosussp. nov. is diagnosed by the following features: the cephalon has three dorsal spines and a pair of lateral spines; pereonite IV has two pairs of small dorsolateral spines, four pairs of dorsal spines, and one posterior spine; and the pleotelson has three pairs of wings laterally. Neastacilla paralongipectussp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the body is smooth and lacking dorsal spines or tubercles; pereonite IV is approximately 5.4× longer than pereonites II and III together; and the pleotelson has two pairs of lateral wings. In this paper, detailed descriptions and illustrations of the four species are presented. A key to the genera of the family Arcturidae and keys to the species of the four genera are also provided.

Review and guide to the isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda) of littoral and sublittoral marine habitats in the Southern California Bight

“…Body length to ~ 5.2 mm. See Menzies and Barnard (1959) , Schultz (1969) , Iverson (1974) , Gillard (1978) , Kussakin (1982) , Dexter (1983) , Lissner et al (1986) , Wetzer et al (1991) , SCAMIT (1994 – 2021 ), Wetzer and Brusca (1997) , Bergen et al (1998) , Smith et al (2001 , 2003 ), Ranasinghe et al (2003 , 2007 , 2012 ), McLaughlin et al (2005) , Espinosa-Pérez and Hendrickx (2006) , Campos and Villarreal (2008) , Espinosa-Pérez et al (2009) , Stebbins (2012a , 2012c ), Gillett et al (2017 , 2022 ), and Kim and Yoon (2021) .…”

“…Body length to ~ 4.2 mm. See Menzies (1951b) , Schultz (1969) , Miller (1975) , Kussakin (1982) , Wetzer and Brusca (1997) , Fairey et al (2002) , McLaughlin et al (2005) , Espinosa-Pérez and Hendrickx (2006) , Brusca et al (2007) , SCAMIT (2008 – 2021 ), Macdonald et al (2010) , Stebbins (2012a , 2012c ), Gillett et al (2017) , and Kim and Yoon (2021) . Note: See Endnote 20.…”