identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
2804247FE404FFFAFF7FC703CE72FD0F.text	2804247FE404FFFAFF7FC703CE72FD0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Desdimelita awatschensis Labay 2025	<div><p>Desdimelita awatschensis sp. nov.</p><p>Figures 1–11</p><p>Diagnosis. Pleon segments without dorsal teeth. Urosome segment 1 with 3 small subequal in length dorsal teeth; urosome 2 with 2 pairs of short dorsal teeth, with single cuspidate seta among each lateral pair. Eye small, suboval; inferior antennal notch relatively large, open. Antenna 1, peduncle 1 with 3 posterior marginal robust setae, article 2 slightly shorter than article 1; flagellum relatively long, with 22 articles; accessory flagellum 4-articulated. Antenna 2, flagellum shorter than peduncle, with 11 setose articles.</p><p>Mandible, comb row with 6–7 raker setae; palp articles 2 and 3 setose. Maxilla 1, inner plate with 8 marginal plumose setae. Maxilla 2, inner plate with submarginal facial row of setae and distal transverse facial row of 4 setae. Maxilliped, inner plate with 4 apical teeth-like setae; outer plate medium, 3/5 of palp article 2 length.</p><p>Coxa 1 medium, distally broad, nearly as wide as deep, with rounded anterodistal corner. Coxa 4 medium, deeper than broad. Propodus of gnathopod 1 relatively small, slightly shorter than carpus, not broadened distally; palm slightly oblique; dactylus curved, subequal to palm. Gnathopod 2 carpus, posterior lobe medium; propodus large, longer than wide, palm strongly oblique, straight, shorter than posterior margin, with low posterior tooth; dactylus heavy, without outer marginal setae. Pereopod 3 similar to pereopod 4; dactylus short, 0.39 of article 6 length. Pereopods 5–7, basis dissimilar, broadened from 5 to 7.</p><p>Uropod 1, peduncle slightly longer than rami, rami with 3 robust setae marginally. Uropod 3, outer ramus relatively short, 2 times as long as peduncle, margins slightly convex, each with 3–4 groups of robust setae; terminal article very small. Telson lobes with acute tips, each with 1 long and 2 short robust subapical setae, inner margins with single small spine-like seta.</p><p>Coxal gills large, broadly saclike, gill 6 the smoller, narrower.</p><p>Type material. Holotype: male, 6.8 mm, Mb-1271 ZMMU, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=158.45721&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=52.61861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 158.45721/lat 52.61861)">Pacific Ocean</a>, Avacha Bay of Kamchatka Peninsula, Far East of Russia (52º37'007'' N 158º27'026'' E, 4.5 m), coquina with stones, D.D. Danilin, 25 April 2023 . Paratype: female, 4.8 mm, Mb-1272 ZMMU, Pacific Ocean, Avacha Bay of Kamchatka Peninsula, Far East of Russia (52º36'518'' N 158º29'457'' E, 10.5 m), stones and rock, D.D. Danilin, 21 April 2022 .</p><p>Type locality. The east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Avacha Bay (4.5–10.5 m).</p><p>Description. Male (6.8 mm). Vital body color unknown. Specimen of alcohol fixation is colorless (Fig. 2a). Pereon segments smooth dorsally (Figs. 2a, b). Pleon segments without teeth. Urosome segment 1 with 3 small equal denticles; urosome segment 2 with two dorsolateral pairs of small denticles and with single robust cuspidate seta among each lateral pair of denticles (Figs. 2a, b).</p><p>Head: (Figs. 2a, c) 1.5 times as long as pereonite 1, with an indistinct rostrum; eye small, suboval; anterior margin of head with broad subrounded anterior head lobe, lower antennal corner acute, pointed, lower margin without prominent accessory process.</p><p>Antenna 1: (Fig. 2d) 46% of body length, slender; flagellum 1.17 times as long as peduncle, 22–23 articles, articles of flagellum with a crown of few short setae each; peduncle article 1 1.14 times as long as and double as wide of article 2, with two strong simple robust setae along lower margin and single robust seta at the distal lower corner, without acute protrusion at the distal margin, article 3 0.45 times as long as article 2; accessory flagellum 4-articulate.</p><p>Antenna 2: (Fig. 2e) flagellum 0.67 times as long as peduncle, 11 articles, bundle of thin setae on each article; peduncular articles 3–5 with length ratio of 1.0:3.0:2.6, articles 1 + 2 + 3 shorter than articles 4 and 5 each, article 2 with lower protruding lobe reaching the 2/3 of article 3, article 3 without protruding lobe, article 5 with 4–5 tufts of thin setae spaced along upper and lower margins of the article.</p><p>Mouthparts.</p><p>Labrum (= upper lip) with a weak notch apically (Fig. 2f).</p><p>Mandible: (Figs. 2h, i) incisor crenulate, 5–6 dentate; left lacinia 6 dentate, right lacinia 4 dentate; raker setae strong and plumose, numerous (6–8); molar cylindrical triturative, chewing plate flattened; palp articles 2 and 3 setose, 1-st article with protruding lobe, the percentage of total length of the articles of the palp are 12.8% (article 1), 43.6% (article 2), 43.6% (article 3).</p><p>Labium (= lower lip): (Fig. 2g) inner lobes small but well defined, rounded; outer lobes apically setose, rounded.</p><p>Maxilla 1: (Fig. 3a) inner plate subtriangular, lined with a row of 8 plumose setae; outer plate elongate, apically with 2 rows of 9 strong comb setae; palp 2-articulate, article 2 2.6 times as long as article 1, article 2 with apical row of 4 robust spine-like setae and subapical row of 3 short setae.</p><p>Maxilla 2: (Fig. 3b) inner plate slightly shorter than outer plate, facial setae of inner plate numerous, closely submarginal, tip covered with simple setae; outer plate with numerous simple setae on the tip, subapically with a rare row of 7–8 robust setae.</p><p>Maxilliped: (Fig. 3c) inner plates large, fully cleft, reaching the 1/5 x length of palp article 2, distal margin with a row of 4 teeth-like setae and a row of simple setae, posterior surface submarginally with a row of 6–7 plumose setae; outer plates reaching the 3/5 of palp article 2 length, inner margin lined with a row of short stout teeth-like setae, smoothly into the apical row of long robust setae; palp 4-articulate, the percentage of total length of the articles of the palp are 13% (article 1), 36% (article 2), 25% (article 3), 26 (article 4), article 2 with numerous setae along inner margin; tip of article 3 with a row of long simple setae; article 4 with narrow nail.</p><p>Gnathopod 1: (Figs. 3d, e) coxa extended distally, with rounded anterior corner and with single notch at the posterior distal angle; basis straight with a few short setae along anterior margin and 2 long simple setae at the posterior margin; merus subovate, with a cushion of short setae along distal 2/3 of posterior margin, distal margin with a row of long simple setae; carpus long, 1.2 times as long as propodus, 5 oblique rows of long plumose setae along outer posterior margin, 3 transverse rows of long setae at the inner surface near the posterior margin, one cluster of setae in the middle of anterior margin, with a row of long setae along anterior and posterior parts of distal margin and with tomentose spot at the anterior-distal corner; propodus slightly broadened distally, with 4 groups of long setae along posterior margin, with 4 tufts of long simple setae and tomentose spot along anterior margin and with a group of long simple setae at the anterior distal corner, inner side with an oblique row of 3 groups of short setae, palm oblique and minutely serrate with a row of numerous short simple setae and few long setae; dactylus subequal to palm, curved inside.</p><p>Gnathopod 2: (Figs. 4a, b) coxa deep, width 0.6 times as length, with subparallel anterior and posterior margins, rounded anterodistally; basis narrowed in the proximal 1/3, with subparallel margins in the distal 2/3, 1.2 times as long as coxa, posterior margin with a tuft of long simple setae at the border of proximal 1/3, anterior margin lined with rare short setae; merus subrectangular with distinct acute protrusion at the posterior distal corner; carpus cup-shaped, 0.4 times as long as propodus, with few setae at the posterodistal corner and with robust seta at the anterodistal corner; propodus, palm oblique, subequal to posterior margin in length, with a protruding support platform near the base of dactylus, without distinct postero-distal tooth, anterior margin lined with 4 groups of long setae in the distal half, posterior margin with 5 tufts of simple setae, palm with a row of rare short spine-like setae, inner surface with 2 short spine-like setae near the palmar corner; dactylus as long as palm, slightly curved inside, with a blunt tip, outer margin without setae.</p><p>Pereopod 3: (Fig. 4c) coxa slightly longer than coxa 2, width 0.6 times as length, rounded distally; basis long, narrow, 1.3 times as long as coxa, bent ahead in the proximal 1/3, with rare minute setae along anterior margin and with long simple setae in the proximal half of posterior margin; merus long, with 2 clusters of robust setae along anterior margin and with a group of 3 setae at the anterior distal corner, with 2 setae at the posterior margin and with a tuft of 2–3 setae at the posterior distal corner; carpus 0.75 times as long as merus, with single seta in the middle of anterior margin and 1–2 clusters of short setae along posterior margin, with a tuft of robust setae near the posterodistal corner; propodus linear, 1.3 times as long as carpus, with 5 groups of robust spine-like setae along posterior margin; dactylus short (0.4 of propodus length), slightly curved inside.</p><p>Pereopod 4: (Fig. 4d) similar to pereopod 3; coxa as long as coxa 3, anterior corner rounded, posterior angle broadly rounded, posterior margin excavated in proximal half.</p><p>Pereopods 5–7 elongated from pereopod 5 to pereopod 7; propodus and dactylus of each turned outward. Pereopod 5: (Fig. 5a) coxa with rounded anterior and posterior margins, anterior lobe higher, pulled back and down; basis with straight, slightly narrowed posterior wing and with subquadratic posterior distal corner, anterior margin slightly convex, width is 0.75 of length, posterior margin crenulated, anterior margin with small strong robust setae; merus short, broadened medially, with single cuspidate seta at the distal 3/5 of anterior margin, with 3 groups of 1–2 robust setae along posterior margin and with a cluster of 2–3 robust cuspidate setae at posterior and anterior distal corner each; carpus more narrow and 0.67 times as long as merus, with single group of robust cuspidate setae at the anterior margin and with a single cluster of 2–3 robust cuspidate setae at the anterior and posterior distal corners each; propodus linear, 1.60 times as carpus length, with 4–5 groups of short robust setae along anterior margin and with one simple seta at the distal 3/5 of posterior margin; dactylus short (0.34 of propodus length), curved inside, with nail.</p><p>Pereopod 6 is lost.</p><p>Pereopod7: (Fig.5b) coxa small,with slightly oblique anterior margin and rounded posterior lobe;basis expanded, with rounded posterior wing, narrowed distally, width is 0.72 of length, posterior distal corner subquadratic, slightly rounded, posterior margin crenulated, anterior margin with small robust setae; merus short, slightly broadened medially, with 2 groups of robust cuspidate setae along anterior margin, with 3 groups of 1–2 robust setae along posterior margin and with a cluster of 2–3 robust cuspidate setae at posterior and anterior distal corner each; carpus more narrow and 0.88 times as long as merus, with single group of robust cuspidate setae at the anterior margin and with a single cluster of 3–5 robust cuspidate setae at the anterior and posterior distal corners each; propodus linear, 1.56 times as carpus length, with 5 groups of short robust setae along anterior margin and with 2 groups of long robust cuspidate setae along posterior margin; dactylus short (0.30 of propodus length), curved inside, with nail.</p><p>Coxal gills 2–6 leaf-shaped. Coxal gills 3 and 4 the largest.</p><p>Epimeral plates: (Figs. 5c, d, e) plate 1 is rounded anteriorly, posterior margin without notches, hind corner roundly subqadrate, without tooth; plate 2 ventral margin straight, hind corner with indistinct tooth, ventral margin with single robust seta in the anterior 1/5; plate 3 hind corner produced behind and up, acute, posterior margin oblique, ventral margin straight, with a row of 4 short robust setae.</p><p>Pleopods (Figs. 6a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h): normal; peduncle with two specific toothed setae (retinacula) on the inner corner; pleopod 1 inner ramus slightly shorter than outer; pleopods 2 and 3 inner ramus longer than outer; coupling basis of inner ramus with 2–3 specific stout two-pointed cuspidate setae along inner margin: pleopod 1 (3), pleopod 2 (3), pleopod 3 (2).</p><p>Uropod 1: (Fig. 5f) peduncle with strong interramal spur; inner ramous slightly shorter than outer, outer ramous 0.87 times as peduncle length; peduncle and rami with tiny simple spineform setae along outer and inner margins, both rami with a group of 5–6 robust setae at tip each.</p><p>Uropod 2: (Fig. 5g) peduncle shorter than inner ramous (0.86 ramous length); outer ramous shorter than inner (0.88 ramous length), with 2–3 simple robust setae along outer and inner margins; uropod 2 shorter than uropod 1 (0.69 length).</p><p>Uropod 3: (Fig. 5h) peduncle 1.5 times shorter than peduncle of uropod 1, with 2 tufts of 2 simple cuspidate setae at the distal margin; elongate 2-articulate outer ramus (5.1 times the length of inner ramus, 2.3 times as long as peduncle), with 4 tufts of strong cuspidate setae along anterior and posterior margins of article 1, article 2 minute, slightly longer than crowning setae, 9.6 times shorter than article 1, without terminal setae; inner ramous short and ovoid with single robust seta subapically.</p><p>Telson: (Fig. 5j) fully cleft; lobes diverging distally; proximal notch positioned medially; tips of lobes acute, with 1 long and 3–4 short robust setae each.</p><p>Female (5.4 mm). Vital body color unknown. Specimen of alcohol fixation is colorless (Fig. 7a). Dorsal armament of pereon, pleon and urosome segments as in male (Figs. 7a, b).</p><p>Head: (Figs. 7a, c) as in male.</p><p>Antenna 1: (Fig. 7d) 41% of body length; flagellum 1.08 times as long as peduncle, 17 articles; peduncle article 1 1.15 times as long as and double as wide of article 2, with single robust seta at the distal lower corner, without acute protrusion at the distal margin, article 3 0.44 times as long as article 2; accessory flagellum 3–4-articulate.</p><p>Antenna 2: (Fig. 7e) flagellum 0.59 times as long as peduncle, 8 articles, bundle of thin setae on each article; peduncular articles 3–5 with length ratio of 1.0:2.6:2.4, articles 1 + 2 + 3 shorter than articles 4 and 5 each, article 2 with lower protruding lobe reaching the 3/5 of article 3, article 3 with small protruding lobe, articles 4 and 5 with 3–5 tufts of thin setae spaced along upper and lower margins of each article.</p><p>Mouthparts (Figs. 7f, g, h, 8a, b, c, d): as in male.</p><p>Maxilla 1: (Fig. 8a) inner plate lined with a row of 7 plumose setae; palp article 2 with apical row of 6 robust spine-like setae and subapical row of 6 cuspidate setae.</p><p>Maxilliped: (Fig. 8c, d) inner plates large, fully cleft, reaching the 2/5 x length of palp article 2; outer plates reaching the 4/5 of palp article 2 length; palp 4-articulate, the percentage of total length of the articles of the palp are 15% (article 1), 34% (article 2), 26% (article 3), 25 (article 4), article 4 with narrow nail.</p><p>Gnathopod 1: (Figs. 8e, f) coxa slightly extended distally, with rounded anterior corner and with single notch at the posterior distal angle; basis straight with a few short setae along anterior margin and 3 long simple setae at the posterior margin; merus subovate, with a cushion of short setae along posterior margin, distal margin with a row of long simple setae; carpus long, 1.3 times as long as propodus, 5 oblique rows of long plumose setae along outer posterior margin, 3 transverse rows of long setae at the inner surface near the posterior margin, 1 seta in the middle of anterior margin, with a row of robust comb setae along anterior and posterior parts of distal margin and with tomentose spot at the distal ¼ of anterior margin; propodus slightly broadened distally, with 3 groups of long setae along posterior margin, with 3 tufts of long simple setae and tomentose band along anterior margin and with a group of long simple setae at the anterior distal corner, inner side with an oblique row of 3 groups of 1–2 short setae, palm slightly oblique and minutely serrate with a row of numerous short simple setae and few long setae; dactylus subequal to palm, curved inside, with nail.</p><p>Gnathopod 2: (Figs. 9a, b) coxa deep, width 0.56 times as length, with subparallel anterior and posterior margins, rounded anterodistally, with single notch at the posterior distal angle; basis narrowed in the proximal 1/5, with subparallel margins in the distal 4/5, subequal to coxa in length, anterior and posterior margins lined with rare short setae; merus subrectangular with distinct acute protrusion at the posterior distal corner; carpus triangular, broadened distally, 0.64 times as long as propodus, with 3 groups of setae along posterior margin and with 2 robust setae at the anterodistal corner, inner surface with 2 groups of setae; propodus; palm of propodus oblique, 0.8 times as long as posterior margin, with indistinct postero-distal tooth, anterior margin lined with 4 groups of long setae and with short tomentose band in the proximal 1/4, anterodistal corner with a tuft of long setae, posterior margin with 5 tufts of simple setae, palm with a row of rare short spine-like setae and medial strong spine-like seta, inner surface with 2 spine-like setae near the palmar corner; dactylus cuspidate, as long as palm, slightly curved inside, with nail.</p><p>Pereopods 3 and 4: (Figs. 9c, d) similar to that in male.</p><p>Pereopods 5–7 elongated from pereopod 5 to pereopod 6; pereopods 6 and 7 subequal in length. Pereopods 5 and 7: (Figs. 10a, c) similar to that in male. Pereopod 6: (Fig. 10b) coxa with slightly rounded hind margin, posterior corner obtuse, anterior lobe is bifid, but not otherwise modified or hook-like as in Melita Leach, 1814 (Barnard &amp; Barnard 1983; Jarret &amp; Bousfield 1996; Labay 2016), pulled back and down, front margin rounded, with short simple setae; basis with straight, narrowed posterior wing and with subquadratic posterior distal corner, anterior margin slightly convex, width is 0.71 of length, posterior margin crenulated, anterior margin with small strong robust setae and with a group of long robust setae at the anterodistal corner; merus short, broadened medially, with 2 groups of short robust setae along anterior margin, with 3 groups of 1–2 robust setae along posterior margin and with a cluster of 3–4 robust cuspidate setae at posterior and anterior distal corner each; carpus slightly narrow and 0.68 times as long as merus, with single group of robust cuspidate setae at the anterior margin and with a single cluster of 4–5 robust cuspidate setae at the anterior and posterior distal corners each; propodus linear, 1.73 times as long as carpus, with 4 groups of short robust setae along anterior margin and with single group of 2 robust cuspidate setae at the distal 3/5 of posterior margin; dactylus short (0.34 of propodus length), curved inside, with nail.</p><p>Coxal gills 2–5 leaf-shaped, coxal gill 6 the smallest, long oval.</p><p>Epimeral plates: (Fig. 10d, e, f) similar to that in male.</p><p>Pleopods (Figs. 11a, b, c, d, e, f): normal; inner ramus slightly longer than outer; coupling basis of inner ramus with 2 specific stout two-pointed cuspidate setae along inner margin.</p><p>Uropods 1 and 2: (Fig. 11g, h) similar to that in male.</p><p>Uropod 3: (Figs. 11i) elongate 2-articulate outer ramus (4.6 times the length of inner ramus, 2.2 times as long as peduncle) with 4 tufts of strong cuspidate setae along anterior margin and 3 tufts of strong cuspidate setae along posterior margin of article 1, article 2 minute, subequal to crowning setae in length, 7.9 times shorter than article 1; inner ramous short and ovoid with 2 short robust seta apically.</p><p>Telson: (Fig. 10g) as in male.</p><p>Etymology. Named after the type locality in Avacha Bay.</p><p>Ecology: Desdimelita awatschensis sp. nov. was found in the depth of 4–11 m on the stones with rock and coquina.</p><p>Distribution: Northwest of Pacific Ocean, the shelf of Kamchatka Peninsula.</p><p>Remarks. Desdimelita awatschensis sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Desdimelita transmelita Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996 in the bifid anterior lobe of the coxa 6 of females (Jarrett &amp; Bousfield 1996). Desdimelita awatschensis differs from D. transmelita by the dorsal carination of urosome segment 1: D. awatschensis have 3 subequal teeth along posterior margin; in D. transmelita lacking postero-dorsal cusp.</p><p>According to the formula of dorsal carination with 3 postero-dorsal teeth on urosome segment 1 D. awatschensis is closely resembles to Desdimelita californica (Alderman, 1936) . Desdimelita awatschensis differs from D. californica by the structure of gnathopod 1 of male and by the structure of pereopods 5–7: in D. awatschensis propodus of gnathopod 1 the shorter, length 1.5 times as width (in D. californica propodus long, length 2 times as width), in D. awatschensis carpus of pereopods 5–7 short, as long as 2/3 times of merus (in D. californica carpus long, equal or subequal to merus in length).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2804247FE404FFFAFF7FC703CE72FD0F	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Labay, Vjacheslav S.	Labay, Vjacheslav S. (2025): Desdimelita awatschensis a new species of Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hadziida) from southeastern Kamchatka (Avacha Bay Pacific Ocean). Zootaxa 5729 (4): 549-565, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.4
2804247FE40AFFFAFF7FC6CBC991FA3D.text	2804247FE40AFFFAFF7FC6CBC991FA3D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Desdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield 1996	<div><p>Key to species of genus Desdimelita Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996 (new representation)</p><p>1. Pereopod 2 (gnathopod 2) of female, palmar margin of propodus long, 1.5 times as long as posterior margin, with a row of 5–6 rare long strong spine-form setae; dactylus of pereopods 3–7 long (0.4–0.7 times as long as propodus)....................................................................................... Desdimelita spicatimanus Labay, 2022</p><p>2. Pereopod 2 (gnathopod 2) of female, palmar margin of propodus subequal or shorter than posterior margin, palm without a row of rare long strong spine-form setae; dactylus of pereopods 3–7 short (0.2–0.3 times as long as propodus)............... 3</p><p>3. Eyes small, 1/10 or smaller of head height........................ Desdimelita microphthalma Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996</p><p>– Eyes medium, 1/3–1/6 of head height..................................................................... 4</p><p>4. Urosome 1 without postero-dorsal tooth (teeth).............................................................. 5</p><p>– Urosome 1 with postero-dorsal tooth (teeth)................................................................ 6</p><p>5. Uropod 3, article 2 of outer ramus very short (nearly 1/20 of article 1 length), margins of article 1 of outer ramus with 6–7 groups of spine-form setae each.................................... Desdimelita barnardi Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996</p><p>– Uropod 3, article 2 of outer ramus relatively long (1/7–1/9 of article 1 length), margins of article 1 of outer ramus with 3–4 groups of spine-form setae each................................... Desdimelita transmelita Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996</p><p>6. Urosome 1 with 3 or 5 postero-dorsal teeth................................................................. 7</p><p>– Urosome 1 with single postero-dorsal tooth................................................................. 8</p><p>7. Pereopod 1 (gnathopod 1) of male, propodus elongate (length 2 times of width); pereopods 5–7, carpus long, equal or subequal to merus in length.................................................... Desdimelita californica (Alderman, 1936)</p><p>– Pereopod 1 (gnathopod 1) of male, propodus normal (length 1.5 times of width); pereopods 5–7, carpus short, 2/3 times as long as merus.................................................................. Desdimelita awatschensis sp. nov.</p><p>8. Telson lobes with 0–1 long apical spine-form setae each; pereopods 3–7, dactylus short (&lt;¼ of propodus length).................................................................... Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett &amp; Bousfield, 1996</p><p>– Telson lobes each with 2 long apical spine-form setae; pereopods 3–7, dactylus medium or long (&gt;¼ of propodus length).................................................................... Desdimelita desdichada (J.L. Barnard, 1962)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2804247FE40AFFFAFF7FC6CBC991FA3D	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Labay, Vjacheslav S.	Labay, Vjacheslav S. (2025): Desdimelita awatschensis a new species of Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hadziida) from southeastern Kamchatka (Avacha Bay Pacific Ocean). Zootaxa 5729 (4): 549-565, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.4
