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First record and description of male Rhopalione sinensis Markham, 1990, from China, with remarks on genus Rhopalione Pérez, 1920 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae)

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The bopyrid isopod species Rhopalione sinensis Markham, 1990, is recorded for only the second time, from a new locality in China outside Hong Kong, the type-locality. This is also the first finding of the male R. sinensis, which is herein described. Its host, Arcotheres sinensis (Shen, 1932) is a new record. A review of the four known species of Rhopalione Pérez, 1920, an updated diagnosis of the genus and a key to species are provided.

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  1. School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China

    Jianmei An  (安建梅) & Xiaoqian Niu  (牛晓倩)

  2. Arch Cape Marine Laboratory, Arch Cape, Oregon, 97102 — 0133, USA

    John C. Markham

  3. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Wei Jiang  (蒋维)

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (No. 31101614)

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An, J., Niu, X., Markham, J.C. et al. First record and description of male Rhopalione sinensis Markham, 1990, from China, with remarks on genus Rhopalione Pérez, 1920 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae). Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 511–514 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3175-6

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