Atarbolana makranensis Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Naderloo & Keikhosravi, 2015

Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Valiallah & Raupah, Michael J., 2016, DNA barcoding and morphological studies confirm the occurrence of three Atarbolana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) species along the coastal zone of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Zootaxa 4200 (1), pp. 153-173 : 168-169

Atarbolana makranensis Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Naderloo & Keikhosravi, 2015

Atarbolana makranensis Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Naderloo & Keikhosravi, 2015: 129 , figs 2–6.

Type material. Holotype: ♂ (4.4 mm), ZMH– K–42597. Paratypes: 5 ♂♂ (4.9, 4.4, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7 mm), 1 ♀ (ovig. 3.5 mm), 9 ♀♀ (3,0– 3.8 mm), ZUTC 5481.

Type locality. Gatan-Paein , Hormuzgan Province, Iran, Gulf of Oman .

Material examined. 3 ♂ (4.9, 3.9, 3.7 mm); 1 ♀ (3.5 mm), Gatan-Paein , Hormuzgan Province, Iran, Gulf of Oman, rocky intertidal shore covered with algae, 25°58'1.52"N, 57°15'13.78"E, 27 December 2013, coll. V. Khalaji-Pirbalouty and R. Naderloo ( ZUTC 5481 ) . 3 ♂ (7.2, 7, 5 mm); 5 ♀ (7.1, 6.8, 5.9, 5.4, 5). 3 ♂ (4.9, 4.3 mm); Hengam Island, Persian Gulf , 26°38' 41.86"N, 55°54' 23.45"E, 20 February 2014, coll. Khalaji-Pirbalouty ( ZMSU 1017 ).

Remarks. Atarbolana makranensis is most similar to A. setosa (see remarks for that species). In addition, A. makranensis has a pleotelson with 12 –14 marginal RS (rather than 10) and uropodal endopod with 14 marginal robust setae (rather than 11 –21). Moreover, peduncle ventromedial surface in A. makranensis has a row of 8 RS (rather than 7).

Distribution. Gatane-Paein (Gulf of Oman, Iran), Hengam Isalad (Persian Gulf, Iran).