Abstract:
Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) collected from thernsubtidal zone of
coast of Qatar is described. It can be distinguished from itsrnsmooth
unornamented dorsal surfaces, wide and concave
epistome,
pleotelson asrnlong as anterior width narrow apex, appendix
masculina with sub-parallelrnmargins not extending beyond the distal margin of the
endopod.
Fig. 1: Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 [6], A, dorsal view; B, uropod; C, antenna 1; D, antenna 2; E, epistome; F, left mandible; G, mandible palp; G, maxilla 1; H, maxilla 2
Fig. 2: Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 [6], A, Pereopod 1; B, Pereopod 2; C, Pereopod 4; D, Pereopod 7
Farzana Yousuf, Quddusi B Kazmi. Range extension of Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 (Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) from coastal region of Gulf, Qatar. Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 2016;3(3):84-86.