title: The genus Cymodoce Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) in the Persian Gulf with description of a new species.
abstract: Cymodoce truncata (Leach, 1814), the type species of the genus, C. zanzibarensis (Stebbing, 1910) and C. richardsoniae (Nobili, 1906) are redescribed based on type specimens or topotypic material, and a neotype is designated for Cymodoce richardsoniae. A revised generic diagnosis and description is provided for the genus Cymodoce. Cymodoce delvarii sp. nov. is described from the subtidal zone of the Iranian coasts of the Persian Gulf.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. vkhalaji@sci.sku.ac.ir
authors.forename: Valiallah
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khalaji-Pirbalouty
authors.forename: Niel L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Johann-Wolfgang
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wägele
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D019156:Indian Ocean; D033321:Isopoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male