A new terrestrial talitrid genus, Kachinorchestia, with a new species from Myanmar (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Arcitalitridae)
This new genus <i>Kachinorchestia</i> Hou, gen. nov. with one new species <i>Kachinorchestia putao</i> Hou, sp. nov. is described from terrestrial habitats in Myanmar. This new genus is characterised by mandible left lacinia mobilis with four teeth, gnathopod II propodus of male enlarged, oval and subchelate, with hook posteriorly, simplidactylate pereopods, complex and lobed gills and telson uncleft. Photos, molecular and morphological descriptions of new genus are provided.
Authors
- Zhonge Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-1154)
- Zeyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3778-6405)
- Hongguang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-2260)
- Yan Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0399-7304)
Institutions
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e162403
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences