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Field campaigns were carried out in the North, Center, and South of Tunisia (2017–2022). Through this, three anophthalmous species of Trichorhina from three different localities in the North and Center-East of Tunisia were recognized as new to science, and consequently as the first record of the genus from Tunisia. A detailed morphological description of these three new species is provided. The abiotic factors of their habitat and micro-habitat are provided as well as their associated fauna.
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We are extremely grateful to Laure Corbari, specialist and curator of the collection of crustaceans at the National Museum of Natural History of Paris along with Paula Martin Lefèvre manager of the marine invertebrate collections. We are also thankful to Mr. Momen Marzouk for the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photos at the National Institute of Research and Physical and Chemical Analysis at the Technopole of Sidi Thabet (I.N.R.A.P), and Dr. Wala Oueslati for helping us in identifying some ant species.
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Abidi, S., Hamaied, S. First record of the genus Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 1908 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Platyarthridae) from Tunisia, with descriptions of three new species. Biologia (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-024-01629-1
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