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- Camptoplax ahmar sp. nov. is a newly identified species based on a male specimen found in a burrow from an unknown host in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea coast.
- *This new species is distinct from the original Camptoplax species and its closest relative, C. coppingeri, due to various morphological and morphometric features.
- *The discovery contributes to the understanding of the Camptoplax genus in marine biology.
Article Abstract
Camptoplax ahmar sp. nov. is described based on a single male specimen extracted from a burrow of an unknown host near Thuwal, Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The new species differs from the type-species of Camptoplax Miers, 1884 and its only congener, C. coppingeri Miers, 1884, by several morphological / morphometric details.
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Article Synopsis
- Camptoplax ahmar sp. nov. is a newly identified species based on a male specimen found in a burrow from an unknown host in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea coast.
- *This new species is distinct from the original Camptoplax species and its closest relative, C. coppingeri, due to various morphological and morphometric features.
- *The discovery contributes to the understanding of the Camptoplax genus in marine biology.
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