Discovery and taxonomic exploration of Metopa propoda sp. nov., a new species of Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Amphilochoidea) from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, Western Pacific

A new stenothoid species, Metopa propoda sp. nov. , is described from a seamount of the Western Pacific. The new species differs from all other congeneric species by the mature males having a large rectangular notch in the palmar corner of the gnathopod 2. One mitochondrial gene (COI) was used to analyze the validity of Metopa propoda sp. nov. An identification key of the Pacific Metopa species, including this new species, is provided.

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Zoosystematics and Evolution
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2025-04-24
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.139075
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Marine Biology and Ecology Research
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Discovery and taxonomic exploration of Metopa propoda sp. nov., a new species of Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Amphilochoidea) from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, Western Pacific

Zhongli Sha, Yanrong Wang
Zoosystematics and Evolution
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
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Discovery and taxonomic exploration of Metopa propoda sp. nov., a new species of Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Amphilochoidea) from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, Western Pacific

Zhongli Sha, Yanrong Wang
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A new stenothoid species, Metopa propoda sp. nov. , is described from a seamount of the Western Pacific. The new species differs from all other congeneric species by the mature males having a large rectangular notch in the palmar corner of the gnathopod 2. One mitochondrial gene (COI) was used to analyze the validity of Metopa propoda sp. nov. An identification key of the Pacific Metopa species, including this new species, is provided.

Zoosystematics and EvolutionVol. 101(2)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Institute of Oceanology (CN), Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
National Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
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Marine Biology and Ecology Research
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Discovery and taxonomic exploration of Metopa propoda sp. nov., a new species of Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Amphilochoidea) from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, Western Pacific — Zhongli Sha, Yanrong Wang · Zoosystematics and Evolution (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS