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Morphological characteristics of a new recorded species of the genus Stylocheiron (Euphausiidae) from the South China Sea*

Zhou Zhiqian1,2, Lian Xiping1, Tan Yehui1,2   

  1. 1. Marine Biodiversity Collections of South China Sea, Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China

    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 

  • Received:2024-09-10 Revised:2024-11-14 Accepted:2024-11-25
  • Contact: Lian, Xiping
  • Supported by:

    The Program for Capacity Building for Strategic Biological Resources, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KFJ-BRP-017-48); Taxonomist project, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS-TAX-24-042); National Animal Collection Resource Center, China; Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Tropical Ocean Environment in Western Coastal Waters (GSTOEW); National Natural Science Foundation of China(42225602;92258301;42090042)

Abstract: The genus Stylocheiron (Malacostraca: Euphausiacea: Euphausiidae) comprises 12 species reported worldwide. This study identifies a newly recorded species of Stylocheiron from the South China Sea, Stylocheiron armatum Colosi, 1917. Detailed descriptions of its morphology are provided, and a comparative analysis with the closely related species Stylocheiron carinatum is discussed. Specimens are deposited in the Marine Biodiversity Collections of the South China Sea, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Key words: krill, Stylocheiron, morphological taxonomy, the third thoracic leg, South China Sea