Morphology and Taxonomy of Isopoda Anthuroidea (Crustacea) from Sulawesi with description of six new species

Abstract

This is a first inventory of Isopoda Anthuroidea from near-shore marine sites in Sulawesi. The material was collected from reefs, sea-grass beds and mangroves of the Minahasa Peninsula in North Sulawesi. Specimens were washed out from benthos samples collected in shallow water. The new species Hyssura reptans sp. nov., Kupellonura indonesica sp. nov., Kupellonura macaroni sp. nov., Pendanthura bangkaensis sp. nov., Expanathura marcoi sp. nov., and Colanthura gerungi sp. nov. are described. We discovered that in Colanthura the mandible is fused to the cephalothorax, a unique feature among isopods. Expanathura collaris (Kensley, 1979) is described from Bangka Island and several differences between other Indo-Pacific populations are discussed.

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

“…Suborder Cymothoida : Primary references for the superfamily Anthuroidea include Menzies and Barnard (1959) , Poore (1975 , 1980 , 1984a , 1984b , 2001a ), Wägele (1984a) , Poore and Lew Ton (1986 , 1988a , 1988b , 1988c , 1988d ), Cadien and Brusca (1993) , and Annisaqois and Wägele (2021) . Key references for the superfamily Cymothooidea are available for the families Aegidae (e.g., Brusca 1983a ; Brusca and France 1992 ; Bruce 2009a ), Cirolanidae (e.g., Bruce 1981 ; Brusca et al 1995 ), Corallanidae (e.g., Delaney 1984 , 1989 ), Cymothoidae (e.g., Brusca 1981 ; Bruce 1990 ; Smit et al 2014 ; Hata et al 2017 ), Gnathiidae (e.g., Cohen and Poore 1994 ; Smit and Davies 2004 ; Haney 2006 ; Tanaka 2007 ; Wilson et al 2011 ), and Tridentellidae (e.g., Bruce 1984 ; Delaney and Brusca 1985 ).…”