Phyllodiaptomusparachristineae, a new species of copepod (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae) from the floodplain of the lower Mekong River Basin in Thailand and Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: Phyllodiaptomus (Phyllodiaptomus) parachristineaesp. nov., a new diaptomid copepod, was collected from 30 sites in the lower Mekong River Basin floodplain in northeastern Thailand and nine sites in Cambodia. The new species is the 13^th species of the genus to have been recorded across Asia. It has a wide range of habitats, occurring in small to large, temporary to permanent water bodies, and it can be found at any time of the year. The morphology of the new species is most similar to that of the males of P. (P.) christineae, having a comb on the antepenultimate segment on the right antennule, symmetrical caudal rami, a narrow hyaline lamella on the left P5 basis, a distal accessory spine on the right P5Exp-2, and a single-lobed Enp on the right P5. On the other hand, the

SUBMITTER: Sanoamuang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336559 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature