First record of the family Eupronoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) from the Korea Strait, with description of newly recorded species, Parapronoe parva
Kim, J.; Kim, Y.H. (2026). First record of the family Eupronoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) from the Korea Strait, with description of newly recorded species, Parapronoe parva. Journal of Species Research 15(2): 159-163. https://dx.doi.org/10.12651/JSR.2026.15.2.159
In: Journal of Species Research: Incheon. ISSN 2234-7909, more
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Aquatic communities > Plankton
Classification > Taxonomy
Crustacea [WoRMS]; Hyperiidea [WoRMS]; Platysceloidea Spence Bate, 1863 [WoRMS]
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| Abstract |
This study aims to discover and document amphipods from Korea, contributing to the understanding of Korean amphipod taxonomy. During a pelagic zooplankton survey conducted in the Korea Strait, a species belonging to the eupronoid amphipod genus Parapronoe Claus, 1879 was collected and identified as Parapronoe parva Claus, 1879. The newly recorded species, Parapronoe parva Claus, 1879, is characterized by the morphology of the carpal process on gnathopod 2, the rami of uropod 3, and the telson. Parapronoe parva is morphologically similar to P. campbelli Stebbing, 1888, P. elongata Semenova, 1981, and P. crustulum Claus, 1879, but can be distinguished by differences in the structure of the epimeral plate 1, carpus of gnathopod 2, basis of pereopod 6, both rami of uropod 3, and telson. This study represents the first record of both the genus Parapronoe and the family Eupronoidae from Korean waters. Additionally, identification keys to the genera of the family Eupronoidae, and to the species of the genus Parapronoe are provided. |
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