Amended Diagnosis and Description of a New Species of the Genus Troglophonte Huys & Lee, 2000 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae)

Authors : Alper Kabaca, Serdar Sak

Pages : 127-140

Doi:10.31594/commagene.1356621

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A new species of the monotypic genus Troglophonte Huys & Lee, 2000 (Harpacticoida, Laophontidae) was discovered among the interstitial samples collected from the Kumada Coast in the Sea of Marmara. The new species can be distinguished from the type species T. spelaea (Chappuis, 1938) by the following characters: (i) female 6-segmented antennule, (ii) P3 exp terminal segment with 7 setae, (iii) female P5 exopodal lobe with 5 setae, (iv) female P5 baseoendopod with 3 setae on endopodal lobe, (v) surface ornamentation of swimming legs, (vi) male P5 baseoendopod distal seta ornamentation, and (vii) male P5 exopod setal ornamentation. The type material of T. spelaea does no longer exist and its diagnosis is concise. Therefore, the generic diagnosis has been updated to include the characters displayed by the new species. Additionally, a phylogenetic analysis including other genera related to the Troglophonte was conducted using parsimony. The results obtained from the phylogenetic analysis were generally consistent with the previous studies.
Keywords : Taksonomi, Marmara Denizi, biyoçeşitlilik, kumiçi