Paguristione, An, Jianmei, Zhao, Qiuping & Markham, John C., 2016

An, Jianmei, Zhao, Qiuping & Markham, John C., 2016, Paguristioneuniuropodus, a new genus and a new species of Pseudioninae infesting hermit crabs from China (Crustacea, Isopoda, Bopyridae), ZooKeys 577, pp. 43-53 : 44

Taxon classification Animalia Isopoda Bopyridae

Paguristione gen. n.

Diagnosis.

Female. All body segments distinct, almost symmetry. Rudimentary coxal plates present in first four segments. Marsupium complete. Oostegite 1 with simple tubercules on internal ridge. Palp of maxilliped with long setae. All pleomeres distinct. First three pleomeres with lateral plates and biramous pleopoda. Fourth and fifth pleomeres with biramous pleopoda, but lateral plates without lateral plates. Sixth pleomere without lateral plates, uropoda uniramous. Male. All segments distinct. First and last pereomeres respectively much broader than adjacent head and first pleomere. Pereopods of first pair smaller than those of following 3 pairs. Pleon elongate, of 6 distinct pleomeres. No pleopoda or uropoda.

Etymology.

Combination of the genus name of its host, Paguristes and bopyrid genus name Ione . Gender feminine.

Type species.

Paguristione uniuropodus sp. n., herein designated.