[A new species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Amphilochus (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Amphilochidae) from Venezuela].
A new species of amphipod Crustacea (Gammaridea, Amphilochidae) of the genus Amphilochus Bate, 1862, is described. The species was collected in Phallusia nigra (Savigny, 1816) at depths between 0 and 2 m, in the pier piles of the Marina El Ancla and Los Manglares gas station in Morrocoy National Park (Falcón State, Venezuela), during the months of June and July 1998. The main differences between A. ascidicola new species and all others species of the genus recorded from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, are given.
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Universidad Simón Bolívar, Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Apartado 89000, Caracas 1086-A, Venezuela.
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D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D012623:Seawater; D014687:Venezuela
Una nueva especie de anfípodo del género Amphilochus (Crustacea, amphipoda, Amphilochidae) de Venezuela.