Amakusanthura sp.

Al-Kandari, Manal Abdulrahman, Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Valiallah, Abdulkhaliq, Hadeel & Chen, Weizhong, 2022, Diversity and distribution of the Isopoda (Crustacea, Peracarida) of Kuwait, with an updated checklist, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 107-133 : 107

Amakusanthura sp.

Figure 2A

Apanthura sandalensis -- Jones, 1986: 148, pl. 40 [not Apanthura sandalensis Stebbing, 1900; misidentification].

Material examined.

Kuwait. 3 specimens; St. 2; 29°44.476'N, 48°05.740'E; 23 Nov. 2014 ; ♀♀, 2 juveniles; St. 3; 29°39.403'N, 48°07.850'E; 24 Nov. 2014; (5 ♀♀) ; St. 4; 29°34.849' N, 48°10.248'E; 25 Nov. 2014 , 2 ♂♂; St. 8; 29°23.047'N, 47°50.192'E; 3 Feb. 2014 ; 1 ♀; St. 11; 29°21.631'N, 47°57.204'E; 9 Dec. 2013 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 12; 29°23.481'N, 47°59.800'E; 8 Dec. 21013; (1 ♀) , 1 juvenile; St. 18; 29°06.041'N, 48°08.323'E; 1 Feb. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 19; 29°04.431'N, 48°08.676'E; 10 Dec. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 22; 28°49.480'N, 48°16.812'E; 17 Feb 2014 , 1 juvenile, 6 ♀♀; St. 24; 28°44.502'N, 48°22.950'E; 08 Jan. 2015 ; 1 ♀; St. 25; 28°38.813'N, 48°23.429'E; 3 Mar. 2014 ; 5 ♀♀, 2 juveniles; St. 26; 28°34.794'N, 48°24.078'E; 4 Mar. 2014 ; 5 ♀♀, 3 juveniles; St. 27; 28°40.778'N, 48°39.207'E ;; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 28; 28°40.939'N, 48°39.196'E; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 1 ♀; St. 29; 28°40.960'N, 48°39.173'E; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 30; 28°49.105'N, 48°46.553'E; 10 Nov. 2014 ; 7 ♀♀; St. 32; 29°04.278'N, 48°29.655'E; 9 Nov. 2014 ; 12 ♀♀; St. 34; 29°22.726'N, 48°26.269'E; 10 Feb. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 36; 29°23.629'N, 48°23.958'E; 24 Dec. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 38; 29°28.049'N, 48°17.838'E; 22 Dec. 2014 .

Remarks.

Amakusanthura motasi (Negoescu, 1980) is the only species of this genus recorded from the nearest locality (Gulf of Aden). The specimens examined here differ from A. motasi in the shape of the pleon with different lengths of pleonites 1-5 (vs. pleonites 1-5 similar to each other in A. motasi ), the setation of pereopods, uropods and pleotelson; antenna and antennular articles are narrower than in A. motasi .

Distribution.

New record for Kuwait.

Figures

Figure 2. A Amakusanthura sp. from Kubbar Island B Eisothistos sp. from Failaka Island C Atarbolana exoconta Bruce & Javed, 1987 from Masfat Al-Ahmadi D Baharilana kiabii Khalaji- Pirbalouty & Waegele, 2011 from Al-Nuwaiseeb E Cirolana tarahomii Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Waegele, 2011 from Quaruh Island F Eurydice peraticis Jones, 1974 from Alkhiran G Metacirolana sp. from Um-Almaradim H Lanocira gardineri Stebbing, 1904 from Al-Shamaimah.