title: Talorchestia qeshm sp. nov., a new talitrid amphipod from the Persian Gulf (Amphipoda, Talitridae).
abstract: A new talitrid amphipod species, Talorchestia qeshm sp. nov., is described from Qeshm Island in the south-eastern Persian Gulf. This is the westernmost confirmed record for Talorchestia and places the genus firmly in the western Indian Ocean.
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum Research Institute, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.; Email: jim.lowry@austmus.gov.au.
authors.forename: Im
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran.; Email: momtazi.f@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Momtazi
mesh_terms: D033304:Amphipoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D019156:Indian Ocean; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size