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| Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913) in Park, De Grave& Kim, 2019. |
Abstract
The palaemonid genus Isopericlimenaeus is currently comprised of only the type species, Isopericlimenaeus gorgonidarum, with the diagnostic character of the genus being the presence of a molar and fossa structure on both second chelipeds. Periclimenaeus uropodialis is a closely related species, which has either been considered a synonym of I. gorgonidarum or placed as a valid species in the related genus, Periclimenaeus. During fieldwork in the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea, several species of Periclimenaeus and other sponge associated shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae were collected, including I. gorgonidarum and P. uropodialis. Based on a morphological and molecular comparison, it is demonstrated that both taxa are conspecific and that Isopericlimenaeus is a junior synonym of Periclimenaeus.
Keywords: Palaemonidae, Isopericlimenaeus gorgonidarum, Periclimenaeus uropodialis, phylogeny
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| Figure 2. Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913) from Callyspongia cf. confoederata (sensu Ridley, 1884). Male (MADBK 120519_019, pocl 4.2 mm) from Jejudo Island, Korea (photograph by JH Park). |
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| Figure 7. Two sponge-dwelling species and host sponge from Jejudo Island, Korea: A, female of Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (SNU KR JH131, pocl 3.5 mm) in the spongocoel of host species (photograph by JH Park); B, ovigerous female of Onycocaris callyspongiae (SNU KR JH454) inside a channel of the sponge wall of same host species (photograph by JH Park); C, Host species, C. cf. confoederata (photograph by JH Park). |
Jin-Ho Park, Sammy De Grave and Won Kim. 2019. On the Systematic Status of Isopericlimenaeus Marin, 2012 and its Type Species, Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Zootaxa. 4614(2); 353–367. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4614.2.5