title: Two new benthicEuphilomedesKornicker, 1967 (Ostracoda, Myodocopida, Philomedidae) from the Taiwan Strait (East China Sea).
abstract: Ostracods are small bivalved crustaceans widely distributed in aquatic environments and in total 99 species have been recorded in genusEuphilomedesKornicker, 1967. In this study, we further describe two new species of benthic ostracods in this genus,Euphilomedes liuruiyiisp. nov. andEuphilomedes pentacanthossp. nov., collected from the Taiwan Strait in China. These two species can be easily distinguished from their congeners by some crucial morphological characteristics, including the carapace shape, the numbers of main and secondary furcal claws, and their arrangement of furcal claws. In addition the first antenna, endopod of second antenna, frontal organ, mandible and the seventh limb also differentiate these two species from related species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Ruixiang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Jinghong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Youyin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, Xiamen, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: Euphilomedes; New species; Ostracoda; Taiwan Strait; Taxonomy