Gnathia sp.

Al-Kandari, Manal Abdulrahman, Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Valiallah, Abdulkhaliq, Hadeel & Chen, Weizhong, 2022, Diversity and distribution of the Isopoda (Crustacea, Peracarida) of Kuwait, with an updated checklist, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 107-133 : 107

Gnathia sp.

Figure 3A

Material examined.

1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; St. 7; 29°22.497'N, 47°45.183'E; 02 Feb. 2014; 1 ♀, 6 praniza larvae; St. 8; 29°23.047'N, 47°50.192'E; 3 Feb. 2014; 1 ♀, 6 praniza larvae; St. 10; 29°21.401'N, 47°56.390'E; 22 Feb. 2014; 1 ♂; St. 11; 29°21.631'N, 47°57.204'E; 9 Dec. 2013; 1 ♀; St. 12; 29°23.481'N, 47°59.800'E; 08 Dec. 2013; 3 ♀♀, 8 praniza larvae; St. 19; 29°04.431'N, 48°08.676'E; 10 Dec. 2014; 2 ♀♀, 1 praniza larva; St. 21; 29°00.071'N, 48°09.853'E; 16 Feb 2014; 1 ♀, 3 praniza larvae; St. 25; 28°38.813'N, 48°23.429'E; 3 Mar. 2014; 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 50 praniza larvae; St. 26; 28°34.794'N, 48°24.078'E; 4 Mar. 2014; 5 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀, 6 praniza larvae; St. 27; 28°40.778'N, 48°39.207'E; 11 Nov. 2014; 1 ♂, 3 praniza larvae; St. 28; 28°40.939'N, 48°39.196'E; 11Nov.2014; 8 ♂♂, 16 juveniles, 50 ♀♀, 3 praniza larvae; St. 30; 28°49.105'N, 48°46.553'E; 10 Nov. 2014; 3 ♀♀, 6 juveniles; St. 31; 28°49.022'N, 48°46.607'E; 10 Nov. 2014; 50 ♀♀ and praniza larvae; St. 32; 29°04.278'N, 48°29.655'E; 9 Nov. 2014; 3 ♀♀; St. 35; 29°23.710'N, 48°24.136'E; 25 Dec. 2014; 4 ♂♂, 2 sub adults ♂♂, 3 praniza larvae; St. 36; 29°23.629'N, 48°23.958'E; 24 Dec. 2014; 4 praniza larvae; St. 38; 29°28.049'N, 48°17.838'E; 22 Dec. 2014.

Remarks.

The specimen is closely related to Gnathia luxata Kensley, Schotte & Poore, 2009 from Khawr Musharraba, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf. However, it differs from G. luxata by having a larger and conical mediofrontal process and bifid superior frontolateral process instead of a conical process. Also, the supraocular lobe is blunt and oblique rather than simply rounded.

Distribution.

New record for Kuwait.

Figures

Figure 3. A Gnathia sp. from Al-Nuwaiseeb B Elaphognathia sp., from Al-Shamaimah C Ligia persica from Al-Nuwaiseeb D Tylos maindroni Giordani Soika, 1954 from Kubbar Island E Cymodoce delvarii Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Bruce & Waegele, 2013 from Al-Nuwaiseeb F C. fuscina Schotte & Kensley, 2005 from USNM G C. waegelei Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Raupach ,, 2014 from Al-Nuwaseeb H Dynamenella granulata Javed & Ahmed, 1988 from Um-Almaradim.