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E9A9D68EA5235459A877AF575C0A48DD.text	E9A9D68EA5235459A877AF575C0A48DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brianola coreana Bang & Back 2026	<div><p>Brianola coreana sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>Intertidal zone of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=126.90889&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.4875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 126.90889/lat 33.4875)">Gujwa-eup</a>, Jeju-do Island, Korea (33°29'15"N, 126°54'32"E).</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype • 1 ♀ (MABIK CR 00242447) dissected on eight slides . Paratypes • 1 ♂ (MABIK CR 00242532) dissected on ten slides, • 1 ♀ (MABIK CR 00242448) dissected on nine slides, • 5 ♀♀ (MABIK CR 00242533, MABIK CR 00242534, MABIK CR 00242449 – MABIK CR 00242451) preserved in 99 % alcohol .</p><p>GenBank accession numbers.</p><p>Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (PP 297485, PP 297486); 18 S ribonucleic acid gene (PP 298071, PP 298072).</p><p>Description of female.</p><p>Body (Fig. 12 A, B) length 968 µm, measured from anterior margin of rostrum to posterior margin of caudal rami. Largest width measured at posterior margin of cephalic shield: 196 µm. Body semi-cylindrical, and entire body covered with minute punctae. First pedigerous somite fused to cephalosome, forming a cephalothorax. Posterior margin of cephalothorax and free prosomites with long setules dorsally and laterally.</p><p>Rostrum (Fig. 13 A) huge, bell-shaped, defined at base; with subapical pore on each side, tube pore on ventral surface.</p><p>Urosome (Figs 12 A, 14 A) 5 - segmented, comprising P 5 - bearing somite, genital double-somite and three free urosomites, and dorsal and ventral surfaces covered with small spinules and pores as shown. Genital double-somite marked laterally by continuous internal chitinous band, indicating original division between two somites. Genital ﬁeld (Fig. 14 B) located mid-ventrally in anterior half of genital double-somite. P 6 represented by paired flaps with one long bare seta on each side of genital field, enclosing gonopores. Anal somite (Fig. 14 A, C); pseudoperculum well-developed, arising from penultimate somite, with slightly concave medial margin and fringe of elongate spinules along free margin, not medially cleft.</p><p>Caudal rami (Figs 12 C, 12 D, 14 A, 14 C) about 2.5 times as long as wide; posteroventral margin drawn out into a spiniform process; dorsal surface with scale-like ornamentation laterally; rows of strong spinules on outer margin and pore on ventral surface. Armature represented by seven setae: seta I spiniform, inserted near outer distal corner; seta II bare and located on distal inner corner; seta III smooth and minute, inserted dorsally between bases of setae IV and V; setae IV and V well-developed and unipinnate; seta V longest; seta VI spiniform, inserted at base of seta V; seta VII bare, and close to seta II.</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 13 B) 4 - segmented. First segment with row of spinules on dorsal surface near outer distal margin, one pinnate and three bare setae. Second segment with eleven naked, eleven pinnate or spinulose elements (three bi-articulate at base), and aesthetasc. Third segment short, with one smooth and two spiniform setae. Distal with seven pinnate, one plumose, and six naked setae. Armature formula: 1 - [4], 2 - [22 + ae], 3 - [3], 4 - [14].</p><p>Antenna (Fig. 13 C) coxa and basis distinct. Basis unornamented, with long setules on abexopodal margin. Exp considerably smaller than enp, 8 - segmented; fourth segment with one pinnate seta; distal segment with two bare and two pinnate setae. Enp 3 - segmented; enp - 1 longest, about 3.1 times as long as enp - 2; enp - 1 with one pinnate and one smooth setae; enp - 2 with two medial and two distal pinnate setae; enp - 3 with six pinnate, one minute, and one slender bare setae.</p><p>Paragnaths (Fig. 15 A) developed lobes with one row of long setules.</p><p>Mandible (Fig. 16 A). Gnathobase with two rows of strong teeth of different size, and dorsal corner with one pinnate seta. Basis with two pinnate setae and two rows of tiny spinules. Exp 3 - segmented; exp - 1 and exp - 2 each with one plumose and one pinnate setae; exp - 3 with one proximal tri-articulate and two distal plumose setae. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with three pinnate setae and row of spinules; enp - 2 with six pinnate and two plumose setae.</p><p>Maxillule (Fig. 16 B). Praecoxa and coxa partially fused. Praecoxal arthrite with eight spines and two setae around distal margin, and two setae on anterior surface. Coxal endite cylindrical, with three pinnate setae; with two long plumose epipodal setae. Basis with closely set endites, proximal endite with three pinnate setae, distal endite with four pinnate setae. Exp unsegmented; with eight plumose and two pinnate setae. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with two plumose and two pinnate setae laterally; enp - 2 with four plumose and two pinnate setae.</p><p>Maxilla (Fig. 15 B) comprising praecoxa, coxa, allobasis and 3 - segmented enp. Praecoxa bearing two endites; proximal endite with three pinnate setae; distal endite with two pinnate setae. Coxa with two endites of which proximal somewhat shorter, each with three pinnate setae. Allobasis drawn out into one strong pinnate claw, with one spinulose spine and one bare seta. Enp 3 - segmented; enp - 1 with one unipinnate seta; enp - 2 with one pinnate and two naked setae; enp - 3 with two bare setae.</p><p>Maxilliped (Fig. 15 C) phyllopodial, 2 - segmented, with undivided protopod and 1 - segmented enp; incomplete suture marks boundary between syncoxa and basis. Protopod with one praecoxal plumose seta, seven coxal setae / spines, and three basal setae; with rows of small spinules as illustrated; outer margin with long setules. Enp with seven setae; three inner setae and apical seta pinnate, four outer setae plumose.</p><p>Swimming legs 1–4 (Figs 17, 18) biramous, both rami 3 - segmented, with intercoxal sclerite, unarmed praecoxae, coxae, and bases. Coxa with spinular rows on anterior surface as figured. Enp always longer than exp.</p><p>P 1 (Fig. 17 A). Intercoxal sclerite transversely elongate. Coxa with long setules along inner margin, rows of spinules on anterior surface, and one inner long pinnate seta. Basis with rows of spinules and setules as shown, one bipinnate outer seta, and one strong bipinnate inner spine. Exp- 1–3 with spinular ornamentation as shown; exp - 1 with one outer bipinnate spine; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one outer pinnate spine; exp - 3 with one plumose seta and one bipinnate spine apically, and three pinnate outer elements. All endopodal segments with long setules along inner margin, and strong spinules on anterior surface; enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with one long plumose inner seta; enp - 3 with one small medial and one long plumose inner setae, two distal elements (one plumose seta and one stout bipinnate spine), and two serrate outer spines.</p><p>P 2 (Fig. 17 B). Intercoxal sclerite well-developed and unornamented. Coxa unarmed with rows of spinules as figured. Basis with one bipinnate outer seta, posterior surface with spinous processes between two rami. Exp- 1 and exp - 2 each with two rows of spinules along outer distal margin, and outer distal corner forming spinous process; exp - 1 with one pinnate outer spine; exp - 2 with one inner plumose seta and one outer spine; exp - 3 with two distal pinnate setae, and two pinnate outer elements. Enp- 1 and enp - 2 each with one inner plumose seta, patch of outer spinules, and outer distal corner forming spinous process; enp - 3 with two plumose inner setae, two apical elements, one serrate outer spine, and rows of spinules on outer and inner margin.</p><p>P 3 (Fig. 18 A) similar to P 2 except for setal formulae of enp - 3. Enp- 3 with two distal pinnate elements, and two serrate outer spines.</p><p>P 4 (Fig. 18 B). Coxa rectangular, with rows of spinules on surface. Basis similar to P 2 and P 3. Exp- 1 and exp - 2 each with one pinnate outer spine and strong spinular patch at their base; exp - 3 with strong spinules on anterior surface, one small inner pinnate and one strong terminal bipinnate setae, and two pinnate outer spines. Enp- 1 with small pinnate inner seta, and strong spinules on anterior surface; enp - 2 with outer apophysis developed; enp - 3 with one inner spiniform seta, two distal elements (one distal inner spiniform seta and one distal outer spine), one outer spine, and anterior surface with pore.</p><p>Armature formula for swimming legs:</p><p>P 5 (Fig. 14 D) vestigial, incorporated into somite, represented by four setae, outermost seta bare and longest, and second innermost seta pinnate.</p><p>Description of male.</p><p>Habitus (Fig. 19 A). Total body length 795 µm. Sexual dimorphism mainly in antennule, P 5, urosome and caudal ramus.</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 20 A, B) 5 - segmented, chirocer; geniculation between segments 4 and 5. Segments 1–5 indicated by Arabic numerals (Fig. 20 A, B). Segment 1 with two bipinnate and one smooth setae, with two rows of spinules. Segment 2 with transverse sutures but no functional articulations, with ten pinnate and nine smooth setae and two aesthetascs. Segment 3 small, with one plumose and two pinnate setae. Segment 4 swollen and largest, with five plumose and five pinnate setae, and one corrugated pad ventrally; dorsal surface with row of stout spinules. Segment 5 with one pinnate and six bare setae, apex conical, slightly incurved, blunt.</p><p>P 5 (Fig. 21 A, B) with armature as in female, but innermost and outermost setae plumose.</p><p>Urosome (Fig. 21 A) slightly tapering posteriorly; consisting of P 5 - bearing somite, genital somite, three free urosomites, and anal somite; with spinules and pores as illustrated.</p><p>Genital somite quadrate, without lateral spinous extension. Genital field (Fig. 21 C) with rows of stout spinules on posterior margin; P 6 (Fig. 21 D) represented by one small bipinnate seta on each side of genital field, accompanied by three strong spinules and an arrowhead-like element.</p><p>Caudal rami (Fig. 19 B, C) as in female except for seta VII plumose.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species epithet indicates the collection locality, South Korea.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E9A9D68EA5235459A877AF575C0A48DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Bang, Hyun Woo;Back, Jinwook	Bang, Hyun Woo, Back, Jinwook (2026): Three new species of the family Canuellidae Lang, 1944 (Copepoda, Canuelloida) from the Western Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1273: 221-276, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.176856
1917DBA71FFF5CAD8E4C27436BA2DCA4.text	1917DBA71FFF5CAD8E4C27436BA2DCA4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elanella jejuensis Bang & Back 2026	<div><p>Elanella jejuensis sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>A subtidal zone near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=126.22972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.231113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 126.22972/lat 33.231113)">Dongil-ri Port</a> in Jeju-do Island, Korea (33°13'52"N, 126°13'47"E), 10 m depth.</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype • 1 ♀ (MABIK CR 00259503) dissected on fifteen slides . Paratypes • 1 ♂ (MABIK CR 00259504) dissected on ten slides, and • 2 ♀♀ (MABIK CR 00259505, MABIK CR 00259507) and • 1 ♂ (MABIK CR 00259506) preserved in 99 % alcohol .</p><p>GenBank accession numbers.</p><p>Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (PP 297487, PP 297488); 18 S ribonucleic acid gene (PP 298073, PP 298074).</p><p>Description of female.</p><p>Body (Fig. 1 A, B) length 2,240 µm (measured from tip of rostrum to posterior margin of caudal rami). Largest width measured at posterior margin of cephalic shield: 448 µm. Body semi-cylindrical, and surface covered with tiny denticles.</p><p>Prosome (Fig. 1 A, B) consisting of cephalosome and four distinct pedigerous somites. First pedigerous somite completely separated from cephalosome.</p><p>Rostrum (Fig. 2 A) well-developed and bell-shaped, defined at base, with pair of sensilla near anterior margin, median integumental pore, and apical pore.</p><p>Urosome (Figs 1 A, 3 A) slightly narrower than prosome, tapering posteriorly, consisting of P 5 - bearing somite, genital double-somite, and three abdominal somites, hyaline posterior fringes of urosomites plain. Genital double somite marked by internal, transverse chitinous ribs laterodorsally and laterally (Fig. 3 A). Genital field (Fig. 3 B) positioned near anterior margin on mid-ventral side of genital double-somite, with mid-ventral patch of long setules. Anal somite (Figs 1 A, 3 A) covered with tiny denticles, anal operculum weakly developed.</p><p>Caudal rami (Figs 1 C, 3 C) 2.4 times as long as wide, with serrate distal margin, each ramus with seven setae; seta I spiniform, serrate and short; seta II plumose, inserted halfway on inner margin; seta III spiniform and short, displaced to dorsal surface; seta IV – VI displaced on distal margin; seta IV bulbous, basally spinulate; seta V longest, longer than all urosomites combined; seta VI short and bipinnate; seta VII short and smooth, bi-articulate at base.</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 4 A – C) 4 - segmented. First segment largest, featuring incomplete transverse sutures along posterior margin and row of fine setules and row of spinules along anterior margin; with three strong pinnate, three tri-articulate pinnate, one strong spine-like, two geniculate, and two naked setae. Segment 2 (Fig. 4 B) short, with two unipinnate, two geniculate, and two strong pinnate spine-like setae (numbered 1 and 2 in Fig. 4 A, B). Segment 3 (Fig. 4 C) with four pinnate, five strong spine-like (numbered 3–7 in Fig. 4 A, C), seven geniculated, and two naked setae, and two aesthetascs. Distal segment with two plumose, one strong spine-like, four naked, and five geniculated setae (two of which are bi-articulate and one is tri-articulate). Armature as follows: 1 - [11], 2 - [6], 3 - [18 + 2 ae]. 4 - [12].</p><p>Antenna (Fig. 2 B, C) biramous, composed of coxo-basis, exp, and enp. Coxo-basis with one plumose seta and long setules along inner margin, and two rows of setules on anterior surface. Exp 7 - segmented; first to sixth exopodal segments each with plumose / pinnate seta, distal segment with four pinnate setae. Enp 3 - segmented; enp - 1 with two pinnate setae; enp - 2 small, with four pinnate elements; enp - 3 with four pinnate and three bare setae.</p><p>Labrum (Fig. 4 D) well-developed, large proximal pore surrounded by row of spinules, subdistally with row of stout spinules and row of delicate spinules, with fine setules along distal margin. Paragnaths (Fig. 2 D) well-developed lobes, bearing one complex arrangement of long setules as illustrated.</p><p>Mandible (Fig. 5 A – D), gnathobase (Fig. 5 B) with five strong teeth and several stout spinules; dorsal corner with one plumose seta and one serrated spine. Basis (Fig. 5 C) with prominent process bearing two rows of spinules and two pinnate inner setae. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with three inner pinnate setae; enp - 2 (Fig. 5 D) with six pinnate, one bare, and one plumose setae. Exp 2 - segmented, all setae plumose; exp - 1 with one proximal and one subdistal setae on lateral margin; exp - 2 with incomplete suture, with four setae.</p><p>Maxillule (Fig. 5 E). Praecoxa and coxa incompletely fused. Praecoxal arthrite with eight elements around distal margin, three elements near dorsal margin, and two setae on anterior surface. Coxa with cylindrical endite bearing two plumose setae and one pinnate spine; epipodite represented by two plumose setae. Basis with five plumose setae. Exp slightly bent outwards, 1 - segmented; with two inner, four distal, and one outer small setae; all setae plumose. Enp shorter than exp, 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with three plumose setae and two pinnate spines; enp - 2 with six plumose setae.</p><p>Maxilla (Fig. 6 A, B). Praecoxa and coxa separated by a complete suture, each with two endites; proximal endite with three pinnate setae; second endite with one pinnate seta; third endite with three setae; distal endite with three pinnate elements. Allobasis produced into one strong bare claw, with one strong unipinnate seta, two strong pinnate spines, and two bare setae. Enp seemingly 1 - segmented; with seven bare setae.</p><p>Maxilliped (Fig. 6 C, D) phyllopodial. Syncoxa (Fig. 6 D) with row of spinules on surface and inner margin with row of long setules; with one praecoxal seta, and eight setae / spine on inner margin. Basis with row of long outer spinules; with one unipennate and one bare setae. Enp 1 - segmented, with six inner pinnate and four outer plumose setae.</p><p>Swimming legs 1–4 (Figs 7, 8) biramous, with well-developed praecoxae and 3 - segmented rami; with intercoxal sclerites large and square. Coxae and bases with rows of spinules on anterior surface as ﬁgured.</p><p>P 1 (Fig. 7 A) smaller than other swimming legs. Coxa large and rectangular, with anterior patches of spinules and rows of setules on posterior surface; with bipinnate strong inner seta. Basis with one tripinnate outer seta, one strong pinnate inner spine, and one tube pore near outer setophore. Exp 3 - segmented; exp - 1 with one strong serrate outer spine, outer margin with strong spinules, and inner margin with setules; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one outer strong pinnate spine, ornamentation as previous segment; exp - 3 with two plumose inner setae, distal margin with two elements (one outer distal spine inclined outwardly and one distal seta), outer margin with three pinnate spines. Enp 3 - segmented, as long as exp; enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with one inner plumose seta and spinular ornamentation as shown; enp - 3 with two long plumose inner setae, two distal elements (one plumose seta and one strong spine), and two outer serrate spines.</p><p>P 2 (Fig. 7 B, C). Coxa large and rhombic, with two patches of spinules on anterior surface, and one inner strong pinnate spine; posterior surface with small spinous process (arrowed in Fig. 7 C). Basis with one bipinnate outer seta, process on inner distal corner, and row of spinules at base of enp. Exp- 1 with one serrate outer spine, with thick spinules around outer and distal margins; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one serrate outer spine, outer margin with robust spinules as in exp - 1; exp - 3 with three long plumose inner setae, one distal spine, three outer spines, and tube pore on anterior surface at about two-thirds of segment length. Enp slightly longer than exp; enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with one plumose inner seta and outer distal corner produced into process, with strong spinules along outer margin; enp - 3 with two plumose inner setae, one distal spine, and two outer spines.</p><p>P 3 (Fig. 8 A). Coxa large, with spinular ornamentation as figured, one pinnate inner seta, and outer corner produced into small process. Basis similar to P 2. Exp- 1 with one serrate spine and strong spinules on anterior surface; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one outer spine; exp - 3 with one plumose inner seta, one strong apical spine, three outer spines, and tube pore on anterior surface. Enp longer than exp; enp - 1 – enp - 3 each with tube pore on anterior surface; enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with one plumose inner seta and outer distal corner produced into a process; enp - 3 with two terminal elements (one small serrate spine and one bipinnate spine) and two bi-serrate outer spines.</p><p>P 4 (Fig. 8 B). Coxa with spinular ornamentation and process similar to that of P 3, with one inner seta. Basis with one long pinnate outer seta. Exp- 1 with one pinnate outer spine and strong spinules; exp - 2 with one pinnate inner spine and one outer spine; exp - 3 with one pinnate inner spine, one bipinnate seta and spine distally, and two pinnate outer spines. Enp subequal in length to exp; enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with one spinulose inner spine; enp - 3 with two pinnate distal spines, and two serrate outer spines.</p><p>Armature formula for swimming legs:</p><p>P 5 (Figs 1 D, 3 D) vestigial, represented by four setae; outermost longest and plumose, and innermost smooth.</p><p>P 6 (Figs 1 E, 3 B) represented by one long naked seta on each side of genital field.</p><p>Description of male.</p><p>Habitus (Fig. 9 A) as in female. Total body length 1,136 µm. Sexual dimorphism mainly in antennule, P 2, urosome, and caudal ramus.</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 10 A – E) chirocer segmentation unclear, presumed 4 - segmented. Segment 1 unarmed, with row of spinules and long setules around anterior margin (Fig. 10 A). Segment 2 (Fig. 10 A, B) with incomplete sutures; with 17 setae / spines and two aesthetascs, including seven strong pinnate spine-like setae (indicated by asterisks and numbered 1–7). Segment 3 (Fig. 10 C, D) elliptical and armed with one tri-articulated plumose, three plumose, six pinnate, and one strong pinnate spine-like setae (indicated by an asterisk and numbered 8), as well as three distinctive elements: one strong bipinnate spine-like seta (x), one modified spatulate element (y), and one modified, spinulose element (z) bearing one delicate accessory seta. Segment 4 (Fig. 10 E) small, with three pinnate, two bare, and one geniculate setae.</p><p>P 2 enp - 1 (Fig. 11 A) with sagittate process on its outer distal corner (arrowed in Fig. 11 A).</p><p>Urosome (Fig. 11 B) consisting of P 5 - bearing somite, genital somite, and four postgenital somites. P 5 (Fig. 9 B) similar to that of female.</p><p>Genital somite (Fig. 11 B, C) subquadrate, with apertures occluded by fused P 6. Each P 6 forming one broad plate, with one ventral articulated pinnate element, and one second element from its inner margin. Genital area with supplementary long elements exceeding P 6 plates.</p><p>Caudal rami (Fig. 9 C, D) as in female except for seta IV without bulbiform base.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet jejuensis refers to the geographic location Jeju-do Island, where the species was discovered.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1917DBA71FFF5CAD8E4C27436BA2DCA4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Bang, Hyun Woo;Back, Jinwook	Bang, Hyun Woo, Back, Jinwook (2026): Three new species of the family Canuellidae Lang, 1944 (Copepoda, Canuelloida) from the Western Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1273: 221-276, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.176856
BEA5E4AE04E855E5ACAFC9BBF1171DF1.text	BEA5E4AE04E855E5ACAFC9BBF1171DF1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scottolana picrca Bang & Back 2026	<div><p>Scottolana picrca sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>Subtidal zone near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=134.45555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.33" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 134.45555/lat 7.33)">Riptide beach</a>, Malkal, Koror, Republic of Palau (7°19'48"N, 134°27'20"E).</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype • 1 ♀ (MABIK CR 00259509) dissected on twelve slides . Paratypes • 1 ♂ (MABIK CR 00259512) dissected on eight slides, • 1 ♀ (MABIK CR 00259508) dissected on fourteen slides . • 2 ♀♀ (MABIK CR 00259510, MABIK CR 00259511) preserved in 99 % alcohol .</p><p>GenBank accession numbers.</p><p>Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (PP 297489 – PP 297491); 18 S ribonucleic acid gene (PP 298075 – PP 298077).</p><p>Description of female.</p><p>Body (Fig. 22) length 908 µm, measured from anterior margin of rostrum to posterior margin of caudal rami. Largest width measured at posterior margin of cephalic shield: 224 µm. Body semi-cylindrical, entire surface densely covered with minute spinules as figured, comprising 5 - segmented prosome and 5 - segmented urosome. Cephalosome and free prosomites with long sensilla on surface. First free prosomite separated from cephalosome. Rostrum (Figs 22 A, 23 A) prominent, more than half length of cephalic shield; with two sensillae, with blunt apex.</p><p>Urosome (Figs 22 A, 22 B, 24 A) consisting of P 5 - bearing somite, genital double-somite and two free urosomites, slightly narrower than prosome, with ventral surface covered with small spinules. Genital ﬁeld (Fig. 24 B) enlarged, extending to about mid-length of genital double-somite. Copulatory pores paired (arrowed in Fig. 24 B), opening on inner margin of scythe-like processes. Gonopores located near anterior edge of genital field, each closed off by P 6 operculum bearing one long bare seta. Proximal part of genital plate ornamented with paired denticulate patches.</p><p>Anal somite (Fig. 24 A, C) with lateral process on each side, anal operculum well-developed, semicircular, with fine setules along distal margin. Caudal rami (Figs 22 C, 24 C, 24 D) measure ~ 2.5 times as long as wide. Each ramus bears seven setae: seta I spiniform and pinnate, located ventrally; seta II short, bare, and inserted on proximal third with bulbiform base; seta III bipinnate and positioned dorsally on distal third of ramus; seta IV well-developed, tripinnate (Fig. 22 C); seta V unipinnate, longest; seta VI short and bare; seta VII pinnate, bi-articulate at base, inserted near seta III as in male (not illustrated; damaged).</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 25 A – C) 3 - segmented. First segment largest, with three incomplete transverse sutures around posterior margin; with 21 setae / spines and two aesthetascs. Middle segment short, with one naked and three pinnate setae. Distal segment with four long plumose and two pinnate setae apically, three plumose / pinnate and six naked setae on anterior margin, and one plumose seta posteriorly. Armature formula: 1 - [21 + 2 ae], 2 - [4], 3 - [16].</p><p>Antenna (Fig. 23 B, C) comprising short coxo-basis, 2 - segmented enp, and 8 - segmented exp. Coxa and basis fused to form short coxo-basis, with long setules on anterior surface. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with one strong pinnate and one small smooth setae; enp - 2 with incomplete transverse ridge indicating original segmentation, with four lateral pinnate and seven distal setae (one of them small and bare). Exp 8 - segmented; segments 1–3 and 7 each with one plumose seta, and segments 4–6 each with one bipinnate seta; distal segment with three pinnate and one plumose setae.</p><p>Paragnaths (Fig. 23 D) well-developed, trilobed, with complex pattern of long setules as figured.</p><p>Mandible (Fig. 26 A, B). Gnathobase with two rows of strong teeth of different size, and with one pinnate seta on dorsal corner. Basis with two bipinnate setae. Exp 3 - segmented, all setae long and plumose; exp - 1 with two setae; exp - 2 and exp - 3 each with row of spinules at outer margin; exp - 3 with one proximal and two distal setae. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with three pinnate setae; enp - 2 with two plumose and six pinnate setae (Fig. 26 B).</p><p>Maxillule (Fig. 26 C). Praecoxa partly fused to coxa. Praecoxal arthrite with eight spines and two setae on distal margin, and two juxtaposed setae on anterior surface. Coxal epipodite represented by two plumose setae; coxal endite cylindrical, with two pinnate, one plumose, and one smooth setae. Basis with seven pinnate setae, and one row of setules on posterior surface. Exp foliaceous, with six setae on inner margin, five long setae on distal margin, and one small seta on outer margin, all setae plumose. Enp 2 - segmented; enp - 1 with five pinnate setae laterally; enp - 2 with six pinnate setae.</p><p>Maxilla (Fig. 27 A, B). Praecoxa with row of spinules on anterior surface; proximal endite with three pinnate and one smooth setae; distal endite with two pinnate setae. Coxa with two cylindrical endites, each with three pinnate setae. Allobasis drawn out into one strong unipinnate claw, with two strong spinulose spines, one bare seta, and one plumose seta (Fig. 27 B). Enp 3 - segmented; enp - 1 with one plumose and two spiniform setae; enp - 2 with one spinulose and two naked setae; enp - 3 with two bare setae.</p><p>Maxilliped (Fig. 27 C, D) phyllopodial, 3 - segmented, comprising syncoxa, basis and unsegmented enp. Syncoxa with rows of small spinules on surface, one plumose seta proximally, five pinnate spines on inner margin, and one long plumose seta and one small bare seta near inner distal corner. Basis with four plumose setae. Enp with one naked, five pinnate, and four plumose setae (Fig. 27 D).</p><p>Swimming legs 1–4 (Figs 28, 29) biramous, both rami 3 - segmented, with intercoxal sclerite, small unarmed praecoxae, rectangular coxae, and bases. Coxa with spinular rows on anterior surface.</p><p>P 1 (Fig. 28 A, B). Coxa with rows of spinules on anterior surface, long setules at inner distal corner, and one pinnate inner seta. Basis with long setules along inner margin, one pinnate long outer seta, and one bipinnate inner spine. Exp (Fig. 28 B) slightly shorter than enp; exp - 1 with one outer bipinnate spine, and with spinules around outer margin; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one outer pinnate spine; exp - 3 with four pinnate spines and three plumose setae. Enp- 1 with long setules along outer margin, and one long plumose inner seta; enp - 2 with one long inner plumose seta, and with strong spinules on outer distal corner; enp - 3 with three long plumose inner setae, one small distal spine, and two serrate outer spines, and with strong spinules on distal and outer margins.</p><p>P 2 (Fig. 28 C – E). Coxa large, with one inner pinnate seta, and row of setules near base of that seta. Basis with one pinnate outer seta, and curved acute process at inner distal corner posteriorly (Fig. 28 D). Exp- 1 with one pinnate outer spine, row of spinules along outer margin, and setules on inner distal margin; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta and one pinnate outer spine; exp - 3 with three plumose inner setae, two distal spines, and two serrate spines. Enp- 1 small, with one plumose inner seta, anterior surface produced into spinous process, reaching to distal margin of enp - 2; enp - 2 with one plumose inner seta, and two rows of strong spinules on anterior surface; enp - 3 with two plumose inner setae, two apical spines, and one serrate outer spine.</p><p>P 3 (Fig. 29 A, B). Coxa with one pinnate inner seta, and rows of spinules on anterior surface. Basis with one pinnate outer seta, and setules near inner distal corner; posterior surface with curved processes (Fig. 29 B). Exp- 1 with one serrate outer spine, and spinules on outer margin; exp - 2 with one short plumose inner seta and one serrate outer spine; exp - 3 with one plumose inner seta, two apical spines, and two outer spines. Enp much longer than exp, enp - 1 and enp - 2 each with spinular patch near outer distal corner; enp - 1 with one bipinnate spine; enp - 2 with one long plumose seta; enp - 3 with two distal strong pinnate and two outer serrate spines.</p><p>P 4 (Fig. 29 C, D). Coxa with spinular patch on anterior surface, and one small inner spine. Basis elongate, with one pinnate outer seta, and small spinous process on posterior surface (Fig. 29 D). Exp- 1 and exp - 2 with spinular patch near distal edge; exp - 1 with one pinnate outer spine; exp - 2 with one plumose inner seta, and one pinnate outer spine; exp - 3 with one long bipinnate inner seta, two pinnate apical setae, and pinnate outer spine. Enp much longer than exp; enp - 1 with one very long plumose inner seta; enp - 2 unarmed, spinular patch and pore on anterior surface; enp - 3 with two long spinulose setae apically, and two outer spines.</p><p>Armature formula for swimming legs:</p><p>P 5 (Fig. 25 D) vestigial, incorporated into somite, represented by four bipinnate setae, outermost seta separated from remaining setae, and second innermost longest.</p><p>Description of male.</p><p>Habitus (Fig. 30 A). Total body length 902 µm. Sexual dimorphism mainly in antennule, P 3, P 5, urosome and caudal ramus.</p><p>Rostrum (Fig. 30 B) folded, slightly shorter than that of female.</p><p>Antennule (Fig. 31 A) 3 - segmented. Segment 1 very large, with sutures around posterior margin, three rows of spinules, and 22 setae / spines (one tri-articulate, and four bi-articulate at base) and two aesthetascs. Segment 2 (Fig. 31 B) with an incomplete suture around posterior margin, with three pinnate and three plumose setae, and one modified ribbed element. Segment 3 (Fig. 31 C) small, with one small plumose, one geniculate, two bare, and one tri-articulated smooth setae.</p><p>P 3 enp - 3 (Fig. 32 A) with large modiﬁed pore at distal half of segment (arrowed in Fig. 32 A).</p><p>P 5 (Fig. 32 B) with armature as in female, but innermost seta smooth and outermost seta longest.</p><p>Urosome (Fig. 30 C) 5 - segmented, consisting of P 5 - bearing somite, genital somite, and three free urosomites. Genital somite (Figs 30 C, 32 C) about as long as wide, without spinous extension; genital field with extremely long barbed element emerging near proximal margin of P 6; P 6 forming a large process bearing one bare subapical inner seta, and closing off each genital aperture. First free urosomite with spinulose ridge on ventral surface (Fig. 32 C).</p><p>Spermatophore (Fig. 30 D) paired, with narrow and curved neck.</p><p>Caudal rami (Fig. 30 E) as in female except for seta I smooth, and seta II not modified, long and pinnate.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species name is derived from the abbreviation of the ‘ Palau International Coral Reef Center’, a research institute in the Republic of Palau.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BEA5E4AE04E855E5ACAFC9BBF1171DF1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Bang, Hyun Woo;Back, Jinwook	Bang, Hyun Woo, Back, Jinwook (2026): Three new species of the family Canuellidae Lang, 1944 (Copepoda, Canuelloida) from the Western Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1273: 221-276, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.176856
