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Ceradocus adangensis, a new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Maeridae) from coral reefs of the Andaman Sea

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A new species of maerid Amphipoda, Ceradocus adangensis, collected from the coral reef at Adang Island in the Andaman Sea, is described. C. adangensis is characterized by its male large gnathopod 2 palm oblique with a subrectangular distomedial elevation with 5 robust setae, deeply cleft telson, telsonic lobes separated, each lobe with 4 apical robust setae and telsonic lobes not reaching halfway along the longest spine. The new species is compared with related species.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Mr Eknarin Rodcharoen for providing specimens for study. We are grateful to the Marine and Coastal Resources Institute for the use of their laboratory facilities. The senior author would like to thank Dr Jaruwat Nabhitabhata and Professor Dr Saowapa Angsupanich as they have been a tremendous source of inspiration for this work. We also thank Dr Azman Abdul Rahim for his production of a map of the sampling area.

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  1. Marine and Coastal Resources Institute (MACORIN), Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand

    Koraon Wongkamhaeng

  2. Biology Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

    Chaichat Boonyanusith

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Wongkamhaeng, K., Boonyanusith, C. Ceradocus adangensis, a new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Maeridae) from coral reefs of the Andaman Sea. Mar Biodiv 46, 75–83 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0324-x

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