A new species of the genus Pleonexes Spence Bate, 1857 (Senticaudata, Ampithoidae) from Gujarat State, India

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Authors: Dimple Thacker, ALAN A. MYERS, Jigneshkumar Narmadashankar Trivedi
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.7
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Abstract

In the present study, a new species, Pleonexes spencebatei sp. nov., is described on the basis of specimens collected from Gujarat State, India. This new species is morphologically similar to P. nargessi Momtazi & Maghsoudlou, 2020, but can be differentiated by having, peduncle article 1 of antenna 1 without a distal robust seta, maxilla 1 inner plate with only 1 seta, more slender gnathopods, and telson lacking tubercles.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Crustacean biology and ecology Marine Biology and Ecology Research Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Publication details

Journal / source
Zootaxa
Volume
5748
Issue
3
Pages
419–428
Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN