title: Litarcturus kexueiae sp. nov., a new deep-sea isopod from the Okinawa Trough (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera, Antarcturidae).
abstract: A new species of the genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990, L. kexueiae sp. nov., collected from deep sea of the Okinawa Trough, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguished from the other seven species of the genus by bearing long supraocular spines about as long as the head and posterolateral pleotelsonic spines overreaching the pleotelson apex.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.; Email: wlliu@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Email: shazl@qdio.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Zhongli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sha
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D033321:Isopoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012623:Seawater