Chew Melvin, Abdul Rahim Azman, bin Haji Ross Othman
Department of Marine Science, School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Marine Science, School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Marine Ecosystem Research Center (EKOMAR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 10;9(6):e99072. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099072. eCollection 2014.
A new anthurid isopod from dead coral rubble and stones in the intertidal area of Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, is described. It is placed in a new genus and species, Tinggianthura alba. Tinggianthura is characterized by: (1) subtriangular carpus shape of pereopods 4-7, (2) pereopod 1 propodus palm without prominent tooth or steps and (3) maxillipedal palp 2-articled.
描述了一种来自马来西亚柔佛州丁宜岛潮间带死珊瑚瓦砾和石块中的新的海蟑螂等足类动物。它被归入一个新属和新物种,即白丁宜海蟑螂。丁宜海蟑螂的特征是:(1) 第4至7步足腕节呈近三角形,(2) 第1步足掌节无明显齿或台阶,(3) 颚足触须分2节。