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Hekmatara, M.; Sari, A.; Heidari Baladehi, M-H. (2011). Two new Gammarus species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from Zagros Mountains, Iran. Zootaxa. 2894: 39-57.
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Hekmatara, M.; Sari, A.; Heidari Baladehi, M-H
2011
Two new Gammarus species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from Zagros Mountains, Iran
Zootaxa
2894: 39-57
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The present study tries to focus on describing two new species belonging to genus Gammarus from western Iran along the
Zagros Mountains range. The most remarkable feature of Gammarus hegmatanensis sp. n. is the shape of epimeral plate
3, which is sharply pointed posteriorly with a distinct lobate anterior margin. This species has some similarities with and
differences from some other species of Gammarus pulex–group such as G. parthicus and G. syriacus. The other species, G. sirvannus sp. n. with elongated eyes is similar to G. duebeni, G. lobifer, G. balutchi and G. loeffleri, but it shows prominent morphological differences and a distinct geographical distribution from these species. These new findings shed more light on the information available on amphipod fauna of Iran.
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Gammarus hegmatanensis Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011 (original description)
Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011 (original description)
Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011 (original description)
Iran for Gammarus hegmatanensis Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011
Iran for Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011
Iran for Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011
Holotype ZUTC Amph. 2249, geounit Iran, identified as Gammarus hegmatanensis Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011
Holotype ZUTC Amph. 2262, geounit Iran, identified as Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011
Holotype ZUTC Amph. 2262, geounit Iran, identified as Gammarus sirvannus Hekmatara, Sari & Heidari Baladehi, 2011