Stenothoe gallensis Walker, 1904

Al-Kandari, Manal, Polikarpov, Igor, Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Yamani, Faiza & Grintsov, Vladimir, 2023, An annotated checklist of the Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Kuwait, north-western Arabian Gulf, Zootaxa 5351 (1), pp. 1-36 : 24

79. Stenothoe gallensis Walker, 1904 +

Syn.: Stenothoe irakiensis Salman, 1985

Regional records: Iraq: Salman 1985 (as Stenothoe irakiensis **); Kuwait: this study (KISR-FM075C/ Amphipoda /074; Fig. 3N ).

Local distribution and occurrence: Kuwait Bay (Al-Judailiat, Ras Ajuza), Ras Al-Zour, Al-Khiran, Al-Nuwaiseeb, Failaka Island, Auha Island; occasional (11%).

Habitat: Intertidal and subtidal zones; sand, rocks, shells, sponges, Sargassum spp. , other brown algae, and tubes of blue coral-worm Spirobranchus sinuspersicus .

** Taxonomic note: Stenothoe irakiensis Salman, 1985 was originally described from Iraq but later was redefined as a junior synonym of Stenothoe gallensis ( Krapp-Schickel 2015) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Micrographs of amphipod taxa encountered in Kuwait during this study. A: Ampithoe ramondi, male habitus; B: Cymadusa setosa, male habitus; C: Grandidierella gilesi, male habitus; D: Bemlos acuticoxa, male habitus; E: Globosolembos indicus, habitus of female with eggs; F: Cyproidea sp. cf. serratipalma, female habitus; G: Metaprotella macoranicus, female habitus; H: Leucothoe gracilis, male habitus; I: Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) alama, female habitus; J: Elasmopus alkhiranensis, male habitus; K: Dulichiella fresnelii, male habitus; L: Maera irregularis, female habitus; M: Melita persia, male habitus; N: Stenothoe gallensis, male habitus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, F); 1 mm (C–E, H, N); 2 mm (B, G, I–M).