Turkish Journal of Zoology
Abstract
A new subspecies of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus komareki aznavensis subsp. nov., collected from Aznav County (Khalkhal-Ardabil), northwestern Iran, is described and illustrated. The new subspecies belongs to the Gammarus pulex-group and has characteristic features similar to Gammarus komareki. Shorter flagellum of antenna 1, kidney-shaped and bigger eyes, more setose outer margin of the exopodite of uropod 3, and shorter endopodite of uropod 3 are the most obvious features that differ from G. komareki. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new subspecies are given and differences from related species are discussed.
DOI
10.3906/zoo-1306-1
Keywords
Gammarus, new subspecies, Amphipoda, freshwater, Iran
First Page
326
Last Page
333
Recommended Citation
ÖZBEK, M, & RASOULI, H (2014). Gammarus komareki aznavensis subsp. nov., a new amphipod subspecies from Iran (Amphipoda: Gammaridae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (3): 326-333. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1306-1
