elSSN : 2234-8190
elSSN : 2234-8190
elSSN : 2234-8190
A New Record of the Abludomelita rotundactyla (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae) from Korean Waters
Kyung-Won Kim, Young-Hyo Kim*
Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
Abludomelita rotundactyla (Ren, 2012), belonging to the family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 has been collected from Baengnyeongdo Island and Yangyang in Korea. This species was previously known from Yellow Sea, China and Sakhalin Island, Russia. Abludomelita rotundactyla is morphologically distinguished from congeners by gnathopod 2, palm excavate, defined by midventral acute process; gnathopod 2 with prominently plump dactylus; pleonites and urosomites dorsal formulae 7-9-9-5-4; and epimeron 3 with posterior serrations. The newly recorded species in Korea, A. rotundactyla is well accorded with the original description except for the number of pleonites dorsal teeth. The newly recorded species is described and fully illustrated in the present study. A key to the Abludomelita species in Korea is also provided. This additional record now brings the total recorded number of abludomelitid species to three in Korea.
Abludomelita, amphipod, Crustacea, Korea, Melitidae, new record