A new species of the genus Hippolyte (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from South China Sea and Singapore

Gan Zhibin; L I Xinzheng

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4258.1.2

A new species of the genus Hippolyte (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from South China Sea and Singapore

Zootaxa. 2017 Apr 26;4258(1):34-42. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.1.2.

Authors

Gan Zhibin¹, L I Xinzheng

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China. user@example.com.

PMID: 28609932
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.1.2

Abstract

A new species of hippolytid shrimp, Hippolyte ngi n. sp., is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from the Indo-West Pacific region. The new species clearly belongs to the 'Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edwards, 1837' species complex, but is distinguished from its congeners by the dactylus of the last three pereiopods, the position of the hepatic spine, the proportions of the segments of the antennular peduncle, and other subtle but constant features.

Keywords: Crustacea, Hippolyte ngi n. sp., Hippolytidae, Indo-West Pacific.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures
Animals
China
Decapoda*
Singapore