title: A new genus and species of parasitic isopod (Isopoda: Bopyridae: Orbioninae) from Chinese waters, with a new locality and host record for Orbione halipori Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923.
abstract: Parasymmetrorbione                 bicauda n. g., n. sp. is described from Chinese waters infesting two species of Solenocera Lucas (Decapoda: Penaeoidea). The new genus differs from other orbionine genera by the following combination of features: a pronounced asymmetry of coxal and lateral plate development, biramous uropods, tuberculate lateral plates and a digitate internal ridge on oostegite 1. A key to the eight genera of the Orbioninae R. Codreanu, 1967 is presented. Orbione halipori Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923 is also recorded from a new Chinese locality and a new host.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, People's Republic of China. anjianmei@sxnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jianmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Boyko
authors.forename: Xinzheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D033364:Decapoda / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D033321:Isopoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013045:Species Specificity