Five new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from the long-tailed butterfly ray, Gymnura cf. poecilura (Elasmobranchii: Gymnuridae), from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (2) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOGHMAN MALEKI ◽  
MASOUMEH MALEK ◽  
HARRY W. PALM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Genital Pore ◽  
Molecular Study ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
The Persian Gulf

Five new species of Acanthobothrium Blanchard, 1848 are described from Gymnura cf. poecilura from the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. They all belong to the Category 1 and can be differentiated from all congeners by a combination of characters, including marginal lappets on the bothridial rim, the lack of spinitrich microtriches on the proximal bothridial surfaces, the position of the genital pore in the posterior one fifth of the proglottid, the direction of the cirrus sac parallel and clinging to the ovarian lobe, the lack of post-vaginal testes, and the interruption of the vitelline follicles by the ovary. The five new species are morphologically similar to each other but differ among each other in their cephalic peduncle length, proglottid and testes number, and the apolysis status. The most similar species to this new group is Acanthobothrium fogeli Gloldstein, 1964 from the Gulf of Mexico. The new species differ from A. fogeli by the muscular pad size, cephalic peduncle length and having marginal lappets on the bothridial rim. the species of Acanthobothrium occurs in three families of elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf (Dasyatidae, Rhynchobatidae and Gymnuridae). The true identity of many hosts in the region is ambiguous. Therefore, we designated the sampled elasmobranch as G cf. poecilura in accordance to the previously molecular study on a few individuals from the region. 

Three new Canuellidae (Copepoda: Canuelloida) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4446 (4) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. NAZARI ◽  
O. MIRSHAMSI ◽  
A. SARI ◽  
M. ALIABADIAN ◽  
P. MARTÍNEZ ARBIZU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Number Of Segments

A survey of copepods from intertidal zone of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman resulted in discovery of three new species belonging to the family Canuellidae Lang, 1944. This work contributes to the final aim to describe meiobenthic copepods from this region and is the first description of meiobenthic copepods from Iranian coastline. The new species belong to the genera Brianola Monard, 1926, Canuella, T. & A. Scott, 1893, and Scottolana Huys, 2009. Compared to other congeners, Brianola haliensis sp. nov. is unique in the armature of the first leg, number of segments and setation of the antennary endopod and exopod. Canuella persica sp. nov. is easily distinguishable from its congeners by the shape of furcal rami and male genitalia. Scottolana gomezi sp. nov. is assigned to the longipes-group by the presence of two and three post-genital somites in the female and male, respectively. It is closely related to S. geei (Mu & Huys, 2004) recorded from the Bohai Sea, China, but can be distinguished by its eight-segmented antennary exopod, mouthparts setation, and shape of the furcal rami. 

A new species and a new record of alpheid shrimps of the genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4838 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-514
Author(s):  
HOSSEIN ASHRAFI ◽  
ZDENĚK ĎURIŠ ◽  
REZA NADERLOO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Benthic Fauna ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Small Series ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Reddish Orange

Extensive samplings of benthic fauna along the Iranian coastlines of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman during 2018–2019 resulted in a small series of shrimps of the alpheid genus Salmoneus. Based on a thorough examination of this material, as well as previously collected specimens, one new species, S. rashedi n. sp., is described, whilst a significant range extension of S. chadwickae Ďuriš & Horká, 2016 is reported. Salmoneus rashedi n. sp. is a member of S. gracilipes species group. The present new species differs from other species of the group by a longer rostrum with a short dorsal crest and a single ventral rostral tooth; the species occurs in two colour forms from yellow to reddish orange with some transverse red bands. 

Pleonexes Spence Bate, 1857 (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4895 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
FARZANEH MOMTAZI ◽  
ABDOLVAHAB MAGHSOUDLOU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Posterior Tooth ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
A New Species

A new species of ampithoid amphipod, Pleonexes nargessi, is described from the southern Iranian coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The new species is the most similar to P. kava (Myers, 1985), but distinguished by the presence of the posterior tooth and the defining robust seta on the palm of male gnathopod 1, semi prehensile pereopod 5, and non-prehensile pereopods 6–7. Ampithoe qeshmensis Layeghi & Momtazi, 2018 is transferred into Pleonexes. 

Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4711 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-106
Author(s):  
YASER FATEMI ◽  
SABINE STÖHR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Species List ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
A New Species

Published records on the Ophiuroidea fauna of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are scattered in difficult to access journals and books. This study presents a compilation of all published records, complemented with data from new samples. Distribution, habitat and depth in the study area, as well as known Indian Ocean distributions, are included. The taxonomic status of all species was evaluated, critical comments were added as applicable, and several previous records were reassigned to other species. Ophiocoma erinaceus was removed from the fauna of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, because the only published record was instead Ophiocoma schoenleinii. Previous studies assumed that 46 species of brittle star were known from the study area, but only 38 species were confirmed by this re-assessment, including two new records (Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata and Ophiocomella sexradia). Diagnostic features are supplied for difficult to distinguish species. Five species (Macrophiothrix elongata, Amphiura fasciata, Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) hexactis, Amphioplus echinulatus, and Amphioplus seminudus) are so far worldwide known only from the Persian Gulf area. A hexamerous, fissiparous species of Ophiothela that does not concur with any known species was found and may represent a new species. All newly collected species are illustrated with photographs. 

Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, including description of two new species and 11 new records 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4244 (1) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALIEH BONYADI-NAEINI ◽  
NASRULLAH RASTEGAR-POUYANI ◽  
ESKANDAR RASTEGAR-POUYANI ◽  
CHRISTOPHER J. GLASBY ◽  
HASSAN RAHIMIAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Intertidal Zones ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Neanthes Glandicincta

Currently, only 31 nereidid species are known from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. The present study was carried out in order to investigate the poorly known diversity of nereidid polychaetes from seas of the southern coasts of Iran. Specimens were collected from 23 locations along the intertidal zones of the two water bodies. Among the 26 species found: two are new, and are described here, including Simplisetia qeshmensis sp. nov. and Neanthes biparagnatha sp. nov.; 11 are new geographical records. Neanthes biparagnatha sp. nov. is most similar to N. deplanata (Mohammed, 1971), which is also found in the Persian Gulf, but can be most easily distinguished from it by the presence of bars in addition to cones in Area IV of the pharynx. Simplisetia qeshmensis sp. nov. may be distinguished from its closest congener, S. erythraeensis (Fauvel, 1918), also reported from the Persian Gulf, by having a greater number of paragnaths in Area I of the pharynx, an additional type of chaeta (homogomph spinigers) in the ventral neuropodial fascicle and having a reduced notopodial lobe in posterior chaetigers. The list of new records includes: one species from both areas, Neanthes glandicincta (Southern, 1921); eight species from the Persian Gulf, Leonnates decipiens Fauvel, 1929, Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868), Neanthes sp., Neanthes sp. cf. N. acuminata, Nereis sp. cf. N. pelagica Linnaeus, 1758, Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840) species complex., Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924), Pseudonereis sp. cf. P. variegata (Grube, 1857) and two from the Gulf of Oman, Leonnates persicus Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 and Perinereis kuwaitensis Mohammed, 1970. The present study brings to 40 the number of nereidid species currently known from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. A taxonomic key to nereidid species from the intertidal zones of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman is presented to facilitate future investigations. 

On a new species of the shrimp genus Athanas Leach, 1814 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2372 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR ANKER ◽  
REZA NADERLOO ◽  
IVAN MARIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Strait Of Hormuz ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Major Cheliped ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Athanas is described from the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Athanas iranicus n. sp. is the only species in the genus characterised by the presence of dense setal brushes on the dorsolateral margin of the carpus and on most of the palm of the major and minor chelipeds; the presence of an additional setal brush on the dactylus of the major cheliped; a frontal margin with an untypically short rostrum and short, triangular extra-corneal teeth; and mostly concealed eyestalks.

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