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Two new species of the genusburmoniscusCollinge, 1914 (crustacea, isopoda, oniscidea) from Palawan island, the Philippines

2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/12265071.2002.9647630

1226-5071

Mal Hee Kim, Do Heon Kwon,

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Two species of the genus Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 (Philosciidae), B. philippinensis and B. palawanensis from Palawan Island, the Philippines are described as new. In the family Philosciidae, only a single species, Pseudo‐typhloscia alba (Dollfus, 1898), has been recorded from the Philippines. Two species of the genus Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 (Philosciidae), B. philippinensis and B. palawanensis from Palawan Island, the Philippines are described as new. B. philippinensis is distinguished from its congeners by the shape of telson with straight sides and slightly protruding distal part with acute apex, while B. palawanensis by its peculiar shape of male pleopod 1 endopod.