Description of Protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp., the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 3، دوره 12، شماره 1، اسفند 2016، صفحه 51-56   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v12i1.48820

نویسندگان

Ghasem Mohammadi Kashani^{* 1}؛ Meysam Dashan²؛ Saber Sadeghi²

¹Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

²Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

چکیده

The present study reports on the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod from Iran. Protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp. was found in Shafagh Cave, southern Iran. The new species is described and its diagnostic characters are figured. This species is distinguished by the long and narrow antennae, the reduced body pigmentation and the number of ommatidia. 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Oniscidea؛ cavernicolous؛ troglophile؛ new species؛ Iran

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Kashani, G.M., Malekhosseini, M. & Sadeghi, S. 2013. First recorded cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Iran with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3734: 591–596.

 

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