Male monstrilloid copepods belonging to the genus Jeon, Lee & Soh, 2018 were collected from Chuja Island, Jeju, Korea, using a light trap. This paper describes a new species, , based on the display of reduced, knob-like fifth legs on the ventral side of the first urosomal somite. A unique combination of male genitalia features and number of caudal setae further confirms its specificity. Molecular analysis based on two partial gene sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) and 28S ribosomal RNA (28S rRNA) also supports the designation of this species by showing a relevant divergence from known congeners. is the ninth member of this genus and also the ninth monstrilloid reported from Korea.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333727 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.814.29126 | DOI Listing |
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