2016, Vol. 3 Issue 3, Part B
Range extension of Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 (Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) from coastal region of Gulf, Qatar
Author(s): Farzana Yousuf, Quddusi B Kazmi
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.
![Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 [6], A, Pleopod 1; B, Pleopod 2; C, Pleopod 3; D, Pleopod 4; E, Pleopod 5; F, Penial process](https://www.faunajournal.com/up/graphics/221/3.png)
Fig. 1: Heterodina qeshmensis Khalaji & Bruce, 2014 [6], A, Pleopod 1; B, Pleopod 2; C, Pleopod 3; D, Pleopod 4; E, Pleopod 5; F, Penial process
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How to cite this article:
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.
