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A pontellid copepod, Labidocera boxshalli sp. nov., is described from the Egyptian coast of the northern Red Sea. This species is most readily distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a mid-dorsal process on the female genital double somite, the female fifth leg exopod terminating in two superimposed processes (the ventral of which is shorter), and by the elongated first exopodal segment of the male right fifth leg carrying a stout, blunt-tipped process and a small papilla laterally near the base of the thumb that bears one seta. The new species belongs to the L. detruncata species group, which is distributed mainly in the tropical/subtropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
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We would like to express our special thanks to the staff of the Department of Marine Science, Suez Canal University, Egypt, especially to Dr. Maher Aamer, Mr. Felimon Farag and Mr. Ali Ebrahim, for their help during sampling.
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El-Sherbiny, M.M., Ueda, H. Labidocera boxshalli sp. nov., a new calanoid copepod (Crustacea; Pontellidae) from the Red Sea. Org Divers Evol 10, 23–29 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-010-0009-z
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