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A new species of the copepod lichomolgoid complex is described from a male specimen collected in a marine cave (Turtle Tomb) on Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. The new species is assigned to the family Rhynchomolgidae Humes & Stock, 1972 based primarily on the morphology of the antenna, mandible, maxilla, and endopods of swimming legs 1 and 3. The distinctive configuration of the mandible, male antennule, and third swimming leg supports the establishment of a new genus, Sipadanomolgus gen. nov., to accommodate the new species. Sipadanomolgus dissimilis gen. et sp. nov. is named in reference to its distinctive morphology, particularly the unique combination of antennular setation and swimming leg 3 armature, which distinguishes it from other genera of Rhynchomolgidae.
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Related topics: Marine Biology and Ecology Research · Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy · Crustacean biology and ecology
Thai researcher and institutional participation
Chaichat Boonyanusith · Koraon Wongkamhaeng · Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University · Kasetsart University
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