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First record of the genus Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 1908 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Platyarthridae) from Tunisia, with descriptions of three new species

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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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Acknowledgements

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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  1. Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Research Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, LR18ES06, University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar II, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia

    Salsabil Abidi & Sonia Hamaied

  2. University of Tunis El Manar, Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis, 9 Doctor Zouheïr Safi St - 1006, Tunis, Tunisia

    Sonia Hamaied

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Salsabil Abidi and Sonia Hamaied. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Salsabil Abidi and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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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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