Redescription of Annina mesopotamica Ahmed, 1971 (Crustacea, Cirolanidae, Isopoda) from Basrah, Iraq

Document Type : Research articles

Author

• Valiallah Khalaji-Pirbalouty

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

10.22067/ijab.v9i2.34061

Abstract

Annina mesopotamica (Ahmed, 1971), from Iraq (Shat-Al-Arab River bank, Basrah) is redescribed. A. mesopotamica can be distinguished from other species of the genus in having a pair of short and blunt dorso-lateral horns on the male pereonite 2. A revised generic diagnosis is provided for the genus Annina.

Keywords

• redescription
• Isopoda
• Cirolanidae
• Annina mesopotamica

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