Ligia persica, Wägele, 2010

Wägele, Valiallah Khalaji-Pirbalouty Johann-Wolfgang, 2010, Two new species of Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Ligiidae) from coasts of the Persian and Aden gulfs, Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 10 (2), pp. 135-145 : 136

Ligia persica sp. nov.

Etymology

The species epithet refers to the type locality in the Persian Gulf. It is to be treated as adjectival for the purposes of nomenclature.

Type material

All material was collected in Iran (Persian Gulf).

Holotype Male (ZMH-42323), about 21 mm without uropod; Kish Island, 26 o 34 ′ 503 ″ N 53 o 57 ′ 111 ″ E, 24.01.2006.

Paratypes One adult male 21 mm, two females up to 17 mm, four juveniles (ZMH-42324), same data as holotype ; three males up to 28 mm, five females up to 19 mm (ZMH-42325), Qeshm island, southwest coast, Dustgu , 26 o 33 ′ N 55 o 21 ′ E, sandy and rocky shore, 07.05.2008 ; four males up to 13 mm, five females up to 15 mm (ZMH-42326), Bandar-e Lengeh , Pasgah, 26 o 38 ′ N 55 o 02 ′ E, 24.04.2008 ; three males up to 25 mm, one ovigerous female 19 mm, two non-ovigerous females up to 19 mm (ZMH-42327), Bandar-e Lengeh , 26 o 32 ′ N 55 o 52 ′ E, 01.07.2009 ; two males up to 17 mm, one ovigerous female 12 mm, one non-ovigerous female 12 mm (ZMH-42328), Bandar-e-Pol , 26 o 58 ′ N 55 o 45 ′ E, 29.06.2009 .