Thursday, December 25, 2025

[Crustacea • 2025] Quadrimaera sirindhornae • A New Species of Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Maeridae) from Coral Reefs of Chon Buri Province, Thailand

 

Quadrimaera sirindhornae    
Boonyanusith, Putchakarn & Wongkamhaeng, 2025

 Tropical Natural History. Suppl. 8 
แอมฟิพอดเจ้าฟ้า  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.8.267553

Abstract
Quadrimaera sirindhornae sp. nov. was described from specimens collected from algae in a coral reef in Chon Buri Province, Thailand. The new amphipod species can be distinguished from its closest relative by its accessory flagellum with seven articles, gnathopod 2 propodus 1.8x longer than wide, uropod 3 ratio of outer ramus and peduncle is 1.2. The illustration and comparison of diagnostic charac-teristics in male Quadrimaera reported in Southeast Asia were provided.

Keywords: Amphipoda, new species, algal bed, Gulf of Thailand


Quadrimaera sirindhornae sp. nov. 
แอมฟิพอดเจ้าฟ้า


Chaichat Boonyanusith, Sumaitt Putchakarn and Koraon Wongkamhaeng. 2025. A New Species of Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Maeridae) from Coral Reefs of Chon Buri Province, Thailand.  Tropical Natural History. Suppl. 8;  472-480. DOI: doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.8.267553 [2025-11-17]