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On a New Species Of Gammarus (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) From Zuanyankong Cave, Guizhou, China

On a New Species Of Gammarus (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) From Zuanyankong Cave, Guizhou, China ON A NEW SPECIES OF GAMMARUS (AMPHIPODA, GAMMARIDAE) FROM ZUANYANKONG CAVE, GUIZHOU, CHINA BY ZHONG-E HOU 1 ) , PO LI 2 ) and SHUQIANG LI 1,3 ) 1 ) Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25 Bei-Si-Huan-Xi-Lu Street, Beijing 100080, P. R. China 2 ) Guizhou Institute of Mountainous Region Resources, 40 East Yanan Road, Guiyang 55000l, P. R. China ABSTRACT Gammarus translucidus , a new species of cave amphipod from Zuanyankong cave in the north of Guizhou, is reported. A detailed description and illustrations of this freshwater amphipod are given and differences to related species are discussed. RÉSUMÉ Gammarus translucidus , une nouvelle espèce d’amphipode souterrain, trouvée dans la grotte Zuanyankong, dans le nord de la province de Guizhou, est définie. Une description détaillée et des illustrations de cet amphipode d’eau douce sont données et les différences avec les espèces apparentées sont discutées. INTRODUCTION In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of and concern about the biodiversity of caves and of other subterranean habitats worldwide. The number of papers on subterranean biodiversity of many groups of organisms has rapidly increased (Holsinger & Culver, 1988; Sket, 1999; Culver & Sket, 2000). The study of Chinese http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

On a New Species Of Gammarus (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) From Zuanyankong Cave, Guizhou, China

Hou, Zhong-E; Li, Po; Li, Shuqiang
Crustaceana , Volume 77 (7): 9 – Jan 1, 2004
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ON A NEW SPECIES OF GAMMARUS (AMPHIPODA, GAMMARIDAE) FROM ZUANYANKONG CAVE, GUIZHOU, CHINA BY ZHONG-E HOU 1 ) , PO LI 2 ) and SHUQIANG LI 1,3 ) 1 ) Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25 Bei-Si-Huan-Xi-Lu Street, Beijing 100080, P. R. China 2 ) Guizhou Institute of Mountainous Region Resources, 40 East Yanan Road, Guiyang 55000l, P. R. China ABSTRACT Gammarus translucidus , a new species of cave amphipod from Zuanyankong cave in the north of Guizhou, is reported. A detailed description and illustrations of this freshwater amphipod are given and differences to related species are discussed. RÉSUMÉ Gammarus translucidus , une nouvelle espèce d’amphipode souterrain, trouvée dans la grotte Zuanyankong, dans le nord de la province de Guizhou, est définie. Une description détaillée et des illustrations de cet amphipode d’eau douce sont données et les différences avec les espèces apparentées sont discutées. INTRODUCTION In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of and concern about the biodiversity of caves and of other subterranean habitats worldwide. The number of papers on subterranean biodiversity of many groups of organisms has rapidly increased (Holsinger & Culver, 1988; Sket, 1999; Culver & Sket, 2000). The study of Chinese

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