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038D87BCFFACFFEE5A9AFABB8C90F8DE.text	038D87BCFFACFFEE5A9AFABB8C90F8DE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Audulla sindhu Thacker & Myers & Trivedi 2025	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Audulla sindhu sp. nov.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 1A, 2–3)</p>
            <p> Audulla chelifera Sivaprakasam, 1969: 564–566 , fig. 7. (not  Audulla chelifera Chevreux, 1901 ). </p>
            <p> Type material.  Holotype, male, 5.0 mm (LFSC.ZRC-221), Veraval (20°54'35"N 70°21'09"E), 16 January 2024, coll. D.R. Thacker .  Paratypes, 8 males, 4–6 mm (LFSC.ZRC-222), data same as for the holotype . </p>
            <p>Etymology. The specific epithet sindhu is derived from the historical name of Arabian Sea the “Sindhu Sagar”.</p>
            <p> Distribution and habitat.  Audulla sindhu sp. nov. is reported from Cape Comorin and Pamban, Tamil Nadu State, India Sivaprakasam (1969), Veraval coast of Gujarat State (present study). In Veraval it was found among the algal beds spread along the intertidal region of the coast. </p>
            <p>Description. Based on male, 5.0 mm.</p>
            <p>Head. Eyes medium. Antenna 1 subequal to antenna 2. Article 1 0.63 x as long as article 2; article 2 1.41 x as long as article 3; accessory flagellum 6 articulated. Antenna 2 peduncular article 4 subequal to article 5; flagellum paddle-shaped, 1.25 x as long as peduncular article 5. Labrum broader at distal end and narrower at proximal end, distal margin with minute setae. Labium inner lobes well developed, oval in shape; outer lobes apically rounded covered with minute setae. Right mandible with 5 dentate incisors; 4 dentate lacinia mobilis; accessory setal row with 8 setae, palp 2 articulate, article 1 upper middle part slightly swollen, article 2 apically setose; Left mandible with 5 dentate incisors, 3 dentate lacinia mobilis, accessory setal row with 8 setae. Maxilla 1 inner plate with 6 long plumose setae and 3 small simple setae; outer plate with apical 9 dentate setae; palp 2 articulate, article 2 with several apex setae. Maxilla 2 inner plate broadened apically, with distinct oblique row of setae. Maxilliped inner plate well developed, with several apical and marginal plumose setae; outer plate with 4 apical long, thick plumose setae, 9 marginal dentate spines of gradually decreasing size, several setae on the upper face; palp 4 articulated second article longest; article 4 smallest, apical claw absent.</p>
            <p>Pereon. Gnathopod 1 coxa subrectangular, ventral margin with small setae; basis 1.18 x as long as anterior margin of carpus; carpus with 5 tufts of setae on posterior margin and 3 tufts of setae on medial surface; propodus oval, subequal to anterior margin of carpus; palm subchelate, lined with unequal sized setae; dactylus subequal to palm. Gnathopod 2 coxa subrectangular, 1.48 x as long as broad; basis both margins moderately setose; carpus triangular, anterodistal corner with 2 setae, posterodistal corner with a tuft of several setae. Propodus subrectangular with posterodistal corner produced, 1.26 x as long as basis, anterior margin with 3 tufts of setae on distal end, entire posterior margin with several tufts of setae, palm with a small protuberance at the base of the dactylus; dactylus longer than palm, slightly bulged above the base, posterior margin dentate. Pereopod 3 coxa subrectangular with several small setae on ventral margin; basis rectangular with 4 small setae on posterior margin, anterior margin with several small and 2 medium sized setae; carpus subequal to propodus; dactylus 0.57 x as long as propodus. Pereopod 4 coxa subrectangular, ventral margin with 1 seta; basis rectangular with 2 small and 1 long seta on anterior margin, posterior margin with 3 medium sized setae, posterodistal corner with 3 medium sized setae; carpus subequal to propodus; dactylus 0.40 x as long as propodus. Pereopod 5 coxa bilobed, basis narrower at distal half, anterior margin with 4 small robust setae, anterodistal corner with 1 long and one short setae; merus 1.30 x as long as carpus; propodus 2.39 x as long as carpus; dactylus 0.27 x as long as propodus. Pereopod 6 coxa ellipse; basis subrectangular with 4 small setae on anterior margin and 1 long robust seta on posterior margin, anterior margin with 4 small robust setae, anterodistal corner with 2 robust setae, posterior margin with few small setae, merus 1.27 x as long as carpus; propodus twice as long as carpus; dactylus small, 1/4 of the length of the propodus. Pereopod 7 similar to pereopod 6 except, last 2 articles are in reversed direction.</p>
            <p> Pleon. Epimeron 1 with almost straight ventral margin, posteroventral corner developed into a small notch, bearing 1 small setae. Epimeron 2 ventral margin rounded, posterodistal corner produced into a small notch, bearing 1 small setae. Epimeron 3 ventral margin rounded, posterodistal corner produced into a small notch, bearing 1 small setae, posterior margin with 1 medium sized setae located on the middle. Uropod 1 peduncle inner margin with 4 small robust setae with 1 long robust seta on distal corner; outer margin with 3 small robust setae and with 1 medium robust seta on distal corner, inter-ramus spur reaches 1/3 of the endopod; endopod as long as peduncle, outer margin with 4 small robust setae, inner margin bare; exopod 0.87 x as long as endopod. Uropod 2 peduncle subequal to exopod, inner margin with 3 small robust setae and 1 long robust seta at distal corner, outer margin with 3 small robust setae; exopod 1.2 x as long as endopod. Uropod 3 peduncle 1.14 x as long as subequal rami.  Telson as long as broad, with a triangular notch on the distal margin, each arm with 1 small robust seta, 2 hair line setae on each lateral margin. </p>
            <p> Remarks.  Audulla sindhu sp. nov. is classified under a genus  Audulla Chevreux, 1901 as it is having robust and elongated peduncles of both pairs of antennae, antenna 2 flagellum paddle-shaped, mandible palp robust and maxilla 1 inner plate obliquely truncate. But  A. sindhu sp. nov. can be differentiated from its only congener  Audulla chelifera Chevreux (1901) in the following characters: antenna 2 flagellum has 12 articles (fig. 2, A2) (vs. 8 articles in  A. chelifera Chevreux, 1901 , fig. 57), maxilla 1 inner plate has 6 long setae and 3 short setae (fig. 2, Mx1) (vs. 8 long setae in  A. chelifera Chevreux, 1901 , fig. 59), maxilliped outer plate with 9 marginal dentate setae and several setae on upper face and (vs. outer plate with 8 marginal dentate setae and upper face bare in in  A. chelifera Chevreux, 1901 , fig. 60); gnathopod 2 propodus, sparsely setose and 1.8 x as long as broad (fig. 3, G2) (vs. densely setose and 1.5 x as long as broad in  A. chelifera Chevreux, 1901 , fig. 62), uropod 1 inter-ramus spur reaches 1/3 of the endopod (vs. inter-ramus spur absent). </p>
            <p> Sivaprakasam (1969) recorded  A. chelifera on the basis of specimens collected from Cape Comorin and Pamban located in the Tamil Nadu State of India.The description and figures of  A. chelifera given by Sivaprakasam (1969) shows similarities with  A. sindhu sp. nov. in having characters such as: gnathopod 2 propodus comparatively less setose and 1.7 x as long as broad, gnathopod 1 dactylus posterior margin serrated (vs. propodus densely setose and 1.5 x as long as broad; gnathopod 1 dactylus not serrated in  A. chelifera ). These characters suggest that  A. chelifera recorded by Sivaprakasam (1969) from Tamil Nadu is showing more affinities to  A. sindhu sp. nov. So, we herewith confirm that the records of  A. chelifera by Sivaprakasam (1969) from Tamil Nadu State, India, is of  A. sindhu sp. nov. only. </p>
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	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87BCFFACFFEE5A9AFABB8C90F8DE	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	Thacker, Dimple;Myers, Alan A.;Trivedi, Jigneshkumar N.	Thacker, Dimple, Myers, Alan A., Trivedi, Jigneshkumar N. (2025): One new species and one new record of family Photidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda: Senticaudata) from Gujarat, India. Zootaxa 5569 (3): 521-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.7
038D87BCFFA5FFE35A9AFF5F8C45FA52.text	038D87BCFFA5FFE35A9AFF5F8C45FA52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Latigammaropsis photisimilis (Ruffo 1969)	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Latigammaropsis photisimilis (Ruffo, 1969)</p>
            <p>(Figs. 1B, 4–5)</p>
            <p> Material examined.  4 males, 4.0–5.0 mm (LFSC.ZRC-223), Veraval (20°54'35"N 70°21'09"E), 16 January 2024, coll. D.R. Thacker . </p>
            <p> Distribution and habitat.  Gariimaropsis photisimilis Ruffo, 1969 was so far only known from Cundabilu Island, Red Sea. Here in this study, we have reported this species from Veraval, Gujarat, India. It was found beneath the rubbles on intertidal region of the coast. </p>
            <p>Description. Based on male, 4.5 mm.</p>
            <p>Head. Head lateral cephalic lobes extended, anteroventral margin strongly recessed. Eyes large, rounded, situated entirely in cephalic lobes. Antenna 1 longer than antenna 2, peduncular article 2 1.3 x as long as article 1; article 3 0.7 x as long as article 1; accessory flagellum with 3 long and 1 rudimentary article. Antenna 2 peduncular article 5 1.1 x as long as article 4. Maxilla 1 inner plate with 7 long setae; outer plate with 9 apical dentate setae; palp 2 articulated. Maxilla 2 outer plate apically setose; inner plate half apical margin and entire lateral margin setose, oblique setal row present. Maxilliped inner plate with apical and inner margin setose; outer plate with 3 long plumose setae and several robust setae; palp 4 articulate; article 4 with 1strong apical claw. Labium inner lobes distinct.</p>
            <p>Pereon. Gnathopod 1 coxa subrectangular with anteroventral margin moderately developed; basis narrower proximally, 1 long setae on posterior margin, ischium small, subrectangular; carpus 0.8 x as long as propodus, anterior margin with 1 long setae, anteroventral corner with 1 tuft of 2 setae, posterior margin densely setose; propodus anterior margin with 3 tufts of setae, posterior margin with 2 tufts of setae; palm transverse; dactylus as long as palm. Gnathopod 2 coxa rectangular, broader than long; basis 0.6 x as long as propodus; carpus reduced, cup-shaped; propodus large, subrectangular, 1.8 x as long as broad, palm with distal deep U-shaped excavation. Pereopod 3 basis 3 x as long as broad; merus 0.46 x as long as basis; merus 0.58 x as long as propodus; dactylus 0.4 x as long as propodus. Pereopod 4 almost similar to pereopod 3. Pereopod 5 coxa longer than broad; basis somewhat oval with a triangular excavation on the posterodistal corner; merus 1.2 x as long as carpus; propodus 2.2 x as long as carpus, posterior margin with 3 long robust setae, anterior margin with 1 single seta, dactylus 0.32 x as long as propodus.</p>
            <p> Pleon. Uropod 1 peduncle as long as inner ramus, inter-ramus spur 0.8 x as long as outer ramus; rami unequal; inner ramus 1.18 x as long as outer ramus. Uropod 2 peduncle subequal to inner ramus; inner ramus 0.86 x as long as outer ramus. Uropod 3 peduncle 1.37 x as long as outer ramus; outer ramus stouter and 1.4 x as long as inner ramus, with 5 distal robust setae; inner ramus narrows distally with 1 distal seta.  Telson subtriangular, rounded proximal margin, apically pointed with 1 robust seta and 3 simple setae on both sides. </p>
            <p> Remarks. The specimen examined here agrees with the descriptions and illustrations of  L. photisimilis given by Ruffo (1969). </p>
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	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87BCFFA5FFE35A9AFF5F8C45FA52	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	Thacker, Dimple;Myers, Alan A.;Trivedi, Jigneshkumar N.	Thacker, Dimple, Myers, Alan A., Trivedi, Jigneshkumar N. (2025): One new species and one new record of family Photidae Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda: Senticaudata) from Gujarat, India. Zootaxa 5569 (3): 521-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.7
