identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
038787B36857FFC2FEB1FDF1FADF383B.text	038787B36857FFC2FEB1FDF1FADF383B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Apocepon pulcher Nierstrasz & Brender	<div><p>Apocepon pulcher Nierstrasz &amp; Brender à Brandis, 1930</p><p>(Figs 1–3)</p><p>Apocepon pulcher Nierstrasz &amp; Brender à Brandis, 1930: 9, text­figs 17–20 [Tsingtau, China, infesting Philyra pisum de Haan]. — Shiino, 1934: 272 –273, text­fig 7, [Tomioka, Kanazawachô, Kanagawa­ken (near Tokyo), Japan, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Shiino, 1936: 170 [Shimoda, Japan, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Shiino, 1936: 185 –186 [Koajiro, Misaki, Japan, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Shiino, 1939: 98 [Sioiri, Tomioka Bay, Amakusa, Kyûsyû, Japan, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Shiino, 1958: 68 [Tomioka, Amakusa Island, Japan, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Choe &amp; Kwon, 1982: 260 [Korea, infesting P. pisum de Haan]. — Kim &amp; Kwon, 1988: 207 –208, text­fig 5 [Korea, infesting P. pisum de Haan].</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Infesting Philyra pisum de Haan. EL500601, 7♀, 4♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=122.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 122.73333/lat 39.8)">Shicheng Island</a>, Liaoning province, 122°44”E, 39°48”N, 18 June 1950 ; EL631001, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, Yuheng Cui coll., 7 October 1963 ; EL640101, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04”N, Zhengang Fan, Jieshan Xu, Huilian Chen coll., 18 January 1964 ; EL630501, 2♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, Zhengang Fan, Xiubin Fang, coll., 22 May 1963 ; EL640901, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, 9 September 1964 ; EL510801, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04”N, 18 August 1951 ; EL641201, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, 21 December 1964 ; EL570501, ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, Weiquan Zhang coll., 15 May 1957 ; EL500801, 2♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, 15 August 1950 ; EL641001, 2♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, 26 October 1964 ; EL630701, 2♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04”N, 23 July 1963 ; EL340701, 3♀, 3♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04”N, 25 July 1934 ; EL640401, ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19”E, 36°04’’N , 15 April 1964; EL510801, 2♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N , 5 August 1951; EL581001, ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N , 14 October 1958; EL640201, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Cangkou</a>, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N , 29 February 1964; EL521001, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=122.88333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.933334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 122.88333/lat 39.933334)">Xianren Island</a>, Liaoning province, 122°53’’E, 39°56’’N , 2 October 1952; EL500501, 8♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=122.166664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 122.166664/lat 39.25)">Chenjiacun</a>, Liaoning province, 122°10’’E, 39°15’’N , 27 May 1950; EL570901, 3♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.833332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.75/lat 35.833332)">Huangdao</a>, Shandong province, 119°45’’E, 35°50’’N , 9 September 1957; EL520801­1, 2 ♀, EL520801­2, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.11667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.383335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.11667/lat 33.383335)">Lianyungang</a>, Jiangsu province, 120°07’’E, 33°23’’N , 28 August 1952; EL500502, 4♀, 3♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=122.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.666668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 122.5/lat 39.666668)">Zhuanghe</a>, Liaoning province, 122°30’’E, 39°40’’N , 16 May 1950; EL550801, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.75/lat 36.5)">Dengying</a>, Shandong province, 120°45’’E, 36°30’’N, Chongli Zhang coll. , 12 August 1955; EL810601, 6♀ (3 immature), 4♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.666664/lat 36.5)">Xiaoqinghe</a>, Shandong province, 119°40’’E, 36°30’’N, Yongliang Wang, coll. , 29 June 1981; EL560301, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.46667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.533333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.46667/lat 29.533333)">Zhujiajian</a>, Zhejiang province, 120°28’’E, 29°32’’N , 16 March 1956; EL800601, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.433334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.666664/lat 38.433334)">Bohai Bay</a>, 119°40’’E, 38°26’’N, Daoyuan Sun, Yincheng Liu coll. , 18 June 1980; EL740901, ♀, ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=119.61667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.916668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 119.61667/lat 39.916668)">Qinhuang Island</a>, 119°37’’E, 39°55’’N , 5 September 1974.</p><p>Infesting Philyra carinata Bell. EL530701, 2♀, ♂, Cangkou, Qingdao, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N, Xiuji Zhang coll., 15 July 1953; EL510601, ♀, Cangkou, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.066666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.316666/lat 36.066666)">Qingdao</a>, Shandong province, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N, 8 June 1951 .</p><p>Infesting Philyra heterograna Ortmann. EL530601, ♀, ♂, Leqing, Zhejiang province, 120°30’’E, 29°25’’N, 9 June 1953.</p><p>Infesting Philyra sp. EL600701, 2♀, 2♂, Cangkou, Qingdao, 120°19’’E, 36°04’’N, 15 July 1960.</p><p>Description of reference female (Fig. 1) (EL520801­1)</p><p>Head length 1.1 mm, head width 2.0 mm, maximal width across third pereomere 4.8 mm, pereon length 4.6 mm. All body segments distinct, slightly asymmetrical, distortion angle ~11º (Fig. 1A, B).</p><p>Head bilobate, frontal lamina short, eyes absent, posterior margin straight. Antenna 1 of three articles, antenna 2 of five articles with one terminal seta (Fig. 1C). Barbula with two simple falcate lateral projections on each side, outer lateral pair of projections larger than inner, median region with two obtusely angled convexities (Fig. 1D). Maxilliped with slightly curved, nonarticulated, pointed, setaceous palp and blunt plectron (Fig. 1E, F).</p><p>Pereon broadest across third pereomere, tapering gradually anteriorly and posteriorly. No middorsal projections on pereon. Pereomeres 1, 6 and 7 narrower than other pereomeres, lateral side of last pereomeres enlarged. Dorsolateral bosses on first pereomere prominent, tergal projections on second to fourth pereomere distinct and covering small dorsolateral bosses on respective pereomeres. Oostegites incompletely enclosing brood pouch (Fig. 1B), oostegite 1 smoothly round anteriorly, with digitate internal ridge, almost smooth margin posteriorly and blunt rounded posterolateral point (Fig. 1G, H). Oostegites 2–5 anteriorly smooth, posterior edge with setae, oostegite 4 largest. Pereopods essentially alike, one suture on ischia of every pereopods, carpus of pereopod 7 trapezoid, other carpi quadrate, and pereopods larger posteriorly (Fig. 1I, J).</p><p>Pleon cylindrical, pleon of 6 pleomeres, first 5 bearing biramous pleopods and digitate lateral plates (Fig. 1 K–O), last four lateral plates exceed half­length of respective exopodite, lateral plates of first pleopod short (arrow indicate). Digitate margin of lateral plates and exopodites are similar and simple. Endopodite (gray in figure) of pleopod as rudimentary smooth linguiform protuberance, and endopods of 5 pleopods largest. Terminal pleomere with wide uniramous uropods with irregular margins directed posteriorly (Fig. 1P).</p><p>Description of reference male (Fig. 2) (EL520801­2)</p><p>All body regions and segments distinct, head length 0.2 mm, head width 0.4 mm. Pereon length 1.9 mm, maximal width across pleon 4 0.8 mm, pleon length 1.6 mm, pleomere 1 width 0.7 mm, pleomere 5 width 0.5 mm (Fig. 2A, B).</p><p>Head suboval, wider than long, posterior edge straight, head narrower than first pereomere, without eyes. Antennae of three and five articles respectively (Fig. 2C, D), second antenna three times as long as antennae 1. Antenna 1 with tuft of 5 or 6 setae distally, second segment with approximately 4 setae, basal segment bearing a tubercle with 3 setae. Antenna 2 with terminal tuft of approximately 6 setae, second segment bearing 1 seta on distal edge, third segment bearing 3 setae on distal edge.</p><p>Pereon. Pereomeres 2–5 almost equally wide, with truncate margins, pereomere 4 slightly broader than others, all pereomeres deeply separated laterally. Pereomeres 1–7 without midventral projections. All pereopods subequal (Fig. 2E).</p><p>Pleon of 6 pleomeres, width of pleomeres 1–2 almost equal to pereomere 7, pleomere 1 with large prominent lateral extensions of pleomere 1, but without pleopods. Last four pleomeres with pair of small rudimentary tuberculiform pleopods on prominent lateral extensions of pleomeres. Without midventral projections, and last pleomere V­shaped with pointed extremity, no uropods.</p><p>Variation</p><p>Female. Other female specimens agree in all respects with the reference female except that the palps of maxillipeds in some specimens are shorter and blunter (Fig. 3A), the posterior margin of the head is cuspate in immature females (Fig. 3B), and sizes of the bodies varies. Head length 0.92–1.47 mm, head width 1.83­2.66 mm, maximal width across pereomere 3, and 4.33–5.96 mm, distortion angle 11–20º. Immature female (Fig. 3 B–D) with empty brood pouch, whitish body, wider frontal lamina, pereon with medial nonarticulated ridge. Tergal projections not apparent, margin of lateral plates almost smooth, and the endopodites in immature females are relatively longer than those in mature females.</p><p>Male. Two forms found, first form compact as reference male, other form elongate, with pereomeres more deeply separated laterally (Fig. 3E). Range of male’s size, head length 0.20–0.26 mm, head width 0.39–0.48 mm, pereon length 1.77–2.21 mm, maximal width across pleon 4 and 5 0.73–0.88 mm, pleon length 1.32–2.03 mm, pleomere 1 width 0.61–0.73 mm, pleomere 5 width 0.36–0.51 mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Qingtao, other regions of Shandong province, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Bohai Bay, China; Kanazawachô, Kanagawa­ken (near Tokyo), Shimoda, Koajiro, Misaki, Sioiri, Tomioka Bay, Amakusa, Kyûsyû, Amakusa Island, Japanese waters; Songapto Island, Mungapto Island, Soyado Island, Chagykto Island, and several location on Korea .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Nierstrasz &amp; Brender à Brandis (1930) reported this species from Chinese waters. Shiino (1934, 1936, 1939, 1958) reported this species many times from Japanese waters, Choe &amp; Kwon (1982) and Kim &amp; Kwon (1988) reported it from several Korean locations. All previous descriptions of A. pulcher are incomplete, with some key characters not provided. This paper records two new hosts: Philyra carinata Bell and Philyra heterograna Ortmann.</p><p>Apocepon digitatum Stock, 1959</p><p>(Figs 4–6)</p><p>Apocepon digitatum Stock, 1959: 30 –32, text­fig 3, pl. 1 [Siglap, Singapore, infesting Leucosia craniolaris (Herbst)].</p><p>Material examined Infesting Leucosia sinica Shen et Chen, Huilian Chen, det. of host; EL615001, ♀, EL615002, ♂, South China Sea, Stn. 6150, 110°45”E, 21°15”N, 11 m, Guangzong, Wu, coll., 11 February 1960; EL615002, 2 ♀, 2♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=110.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 110.75/lat 21.25)">South</a> China Sea, Stn. 6150, 110°45”E, 21°15”N, 14 m, Yongliang Wang coll., 29 January 1959 .</p><p>Description of reference female (Figs 4 &amp; 5) (EL615001)</p><p>Head length 1.3 mm, head width 1.4 mm, maximal width across pereomere 3 4.3 mm, pereon length 4.3 mm. All body segments distinct, slightly asymmetrical, distortion angle ~8º (Fig. 4A, B).</p><p>Head bilobate, frontal lamina short, eyes absent. Antenna 1 of 3 articles, antenna 2 of 5 articles setae absent. (Fig. 4C). Barbula with two lateral projections on each side, outer lateral pair of projections smooth and pointed, larger than inner, inner lateral projections digitate, median region with two blunt points that abut against inner lateral projections (Fig. 4D). Maxilliped with upright, nonarticulated, rounded, setaceous palp and pointed plectron (Fig. 4E).</p><p>Pereon broadest across pereomere 3, coxal plates visible on pereomeres 1–4. No middorsal projections on pereon, pereomeres 1, 2 and 7 narrower than other pereomeres. Dorsolateral bosses on pereomeres 1–4 prominent, tergal projections on pereomeres 2, 3 distinct and 4 smaller than the former (Fig. 4B). Oostegites almost completely enclosing brood pouch, oostegite 1 smoothly round anteriorly, with irregular simple digitate internal ridge, deeply crenulate margin posteriorly and bluntly crenulate posterolateral point (Fig. 4F, G). Oostegites 2–4 anteriorly smooth, posteriorly crenulate, oostegite 5 almost smooth (Fig. 4H, I). Pereopods 1–4 similar except ischia posteriorly larger, dactyli of pereopods 5–7 tightly embed into propodi, and there are three large spines on the carpus and merus of pereopod 5 (Fig. 4 J–L).</p><p>Pleon of 6 pleomeres, first 5 bearing biramous pleopods and digitate lateral plates (Fig. 5 A–E), last four lateral plates long, lateral plates of pereomeres 3–5 slightly shorter than respective exopodites, pereomere 1 with short lateral plates as long as its endopodites. Digitate margin of lateral plates and exopodite similar. Endopodites of pleopods 1–4 rudimentary and slightly digitate; endopodites of pleopod 5 long and digitate, half as long as their exopodites. Terminal pleomere with uniramous digitate uropods directed posteriorly (Fig. 4A).</p><p>Description of reference male (Fig. 6) (EL615002)</p><p>All body regions and segments distinct, head length 0.2 mm, head width 0.4 mm. Pereon length 1.6 mm, maximal width across pereon 4, 0.7 mm, pleon length 1.3 mm, pleomere 1 width 0.6 mm, pleomere 5 width 0.5 mm (Fig. 6A, B).</p><p>Head suboval, rather narrower than pereomere 1, posterior edge round, eyes absent. Antennae of three and four articles respectively (Fig. 6C, D), antenna 2 longer than antenna 1. Antenna 1 with tuft of 5 setae distally, second segment with approximately 2 setae, basal segment bearing 3 setae. Antenna 2 with 5 terminal setae, second segment bearing 1 seta on distal edge, third segment bearing 3 setae on distal edge.</p><p>Pereon. Pereomeres 3–7 almost equally wide, pereomere 5 slightly broader than others, all pereomeres rather deeply separated laterally. Pereomeres 3–7 with midventral projections. All pereopods essentially similar (Fig. 6E), with small tubercles and two spines on propodus, one tubercle on the base of dactylus.</p><p>Pleon of 6 pleomeres, pleomere 1 almost equal in width to pereomere 7, only slightly tapering to pleomere 6. First five pleopods are reduced to small, pointed tuberculiform on lateral extensions of pleomeres. Pleomere 1 with square midventral projection, last pleomere U­shaped with round extremity, no uropods.</p><p>Variation Other specimens agree in all respects with the reference specimens except for variation in body size.</p><p>Distribution Siglap, Singapore; the South China Sea</p><p>Remarks This is only the second record of Apocepon digitatum, so its locality (China) and the host ( Leucosia sinica Shen et Chen) are new. Our materials conform well to the characters previously recorded for A. digitatum except for the tergal projections of pereomeres 2 and 3, which were notched in the type specimen (Stock, 1959). This character varies among our specimens, so it cannot be considered of interspecific significance. Our redescription adds details about the female’s last four pleopods, oostegite 1, and the male’s ventral characters. In females, A. digitatum differs from A. pulcher in the structure of the first oostegite and the pleopodal endopodites. The last pleopods of the males are also different.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038787B36857FFC2FEB1FDF1FADF383B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yu, Jianmei An Haiyan;Li, Xinzheng	Yu, Jianmei An Haiyan, Li, Xinzheng (2006): A review of the genus Apocepon Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Bopyridae) parasitic on purse crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Chinese waters, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 1199: 1-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2646359
038787B36859FFD9FEB1FE11FB7E3B9B.text	038787B36859FFD9FEB1FE11FB7E3B9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Apocepon leucosiae Yu & Li 2006	<div><p>Apocepon leucosiae sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 7 &amp; 8)</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype: ♀, EL600401, infesting Leucosia anatum (Herbst), Huilian Chen, det. of host; South China Sea, Stn. 6004, 117°30’’E, 23°30’’N, 37.9 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Weiquan Zhang</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Guangzong Wu</a>, coll., 16 November 1959 .</p><p>Allotype: ♂, EL600402, infesting Leucosia anatum (Herbst) , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Huilian Chen</a>, det. of host; the <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">South</a> China <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Sea, Stn.</a> 6004, 117°30’’E, 23°30’’N, 37.9 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Weiquan Zhang</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.5/lat 23.5)">Guangzong Wu</a>, coll., 16 November 1959.</p><p>Description of female holotype (Fig. 7) (EL600401)</p><p>Head length 1.9 mm, head width 2.5 mm, maximal width across pereomere 3 6.2 mm, pereon length 6.8 mm, rami of uropods different, longest, left ramus 3.5 mm, right ramus 2.5 mm. All body segments distinct except faint boundary of 4 and 5, almost symmetrical (Fig. 7A, B).</p><p>Head bilobate, frontal lamina short with slightly digitate margin and narrower than head, posterior edge of head round, without eyes. Antennae extending beyond frontal lamina and observable from dorsal view, first antenna with 3 articles, second antenna with 2 terminal setae and 5 articles (Fig. 7C). Barbula with two pairs of digitate pointed lateral projections, digitations of outer pair more sparse than inner pair and digitations are restricted to the basal portion of the projections, median region with two points near inner pair of lateral projections (Fig. 7D). Maxilliped with long curved, 3 articled, rounded, setaceous palp and blunt rounded plectron (Fig. 7E, F).</p><p>Pereon broadest across pereomere 3, no middorsal projections on pereon, pereomeres 1, 2 and 7 narrower than other pereomeres, pereomere 3 broadest. Dorsolateral bosses on pereomeres 1–4 prominent, tergal projections on pereomeres 2–4 distinct. Oostegites completely enclosing brood pouch, oostegite 1 smoothly round anteriorly, slightly digitate near pereopod 1, with digitate internal ridge, deeply crenulate margin posteriorly and laterally, with blunt smooth posterolateral point (Fig. 7G, H). Oostegites 2–5 posteriorly digitate. Pereopods subequal, carpi of pereopods 1–3 subround, but carpi of pereopods 4–7 rectangle, dactyli of pereopods 6 and 7 emend into their propodi (Fig. 7 I–K).</p><p>Pleon of 6 pleomeres, first 5 bearing biramous pleopods and digitate lateral plates (Fig. 7 L–P), last four lateral plates long, half as long as respective exopodites. Lateral plates of pleomere 1 as long as its endopodite. Digitate margin of lateral plates and exopodite are similar. Endopodites of pleopods 1 and 2 rudimentary and almost smooth (Fig. 7L, M), endopodites of pleopod 5 as long as their lateral plates and digitate (Fig. 7P), endopodites of pleopods 3 and 4 shorter than pleopod 5 (Fig. 7N, O), but digitate and longer than pleopods 1 and 2. Terminal pleomere with uniramous digitate unequal uropods with blunt round distal extremity directed posteriorly (Fig. 7A).</p><p>Description of male allotype (Fig. 8) (EL600402)</p><p>All body regions and segments distinct, head length 0.3 mm, head width 0.5 mm. Pereon length 2.3 mm, maximal width across pleon 5 1.1 mm, pleon length 1.7 mm, pleomere 1 width 0.9 mm, pleomere 5 width 0.8 mm (Fig. 8A, B).</p><p>Head suboval, posterior edge round, narrower than pereomere 1, eyes absent. Antennae of three and five articles, respectively, second antenna longer (Fig. 8C, D). Antenna 1 with tuft of 4 or 5 setae distally, second segment with approximately 2 or 3 setae, basal segment bearing 2–4 setae. Antenna 2 with 5–7 terminal setae, third and fourth segment bearing 1 or 2 setae on distal edge.</p><p>Pereon. Pereomeres 3–7 almost equally wide, all pereomeres distinctly separated. Pereomeres 4–7 with midventral projections. All pereopods similar except longer posteriorly (Fig. 8E).</p><p>Pleon of 6 pleomeres, first five pleopods tuberculiform, with distinct pointed tubercles on them, pleomere 1 with square midventral projection, last pleomere suboval, bilobate with shallow median indentation, without uropods (Fig. 8F).</p><p>Etymology The specific name leucosiae is the genitive form of host’s generic name Leucosia .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is placed in the genus Apocepon on the basis of the female’s characters: short frontal lamina, rudimentary endopodites of pleopods, digitate lateral plates and pleopods. These characters distinguish Apocepon from the other bopyrid genera ( Dactylokepon and Mesocepon) known to infest leucosiid species.</p><p>The genus Apocepon contains three species, including the new species, all of them parasites of Leucosiidae . The new species shares general characters with the other two species of Apocepon . Its male is like that of other species of Apocepon in having similar pereopods, reduced tuberculiform pleopods on lateral extensions of pleomeres, and suboval head. This new species is most similar to Apocepon digitum Stock, 1959, especially the males of the two species, while females of the former differ from the latter by its articulated maxilliped palp, and slightly digitate frontal lamina. This new species is also distinguished from Apocepon pulcher, as the former has digitate barbula, besides the two characters above. In addition, the new species can be distinguished from the other two species in its male having midventral projections on pereomeres 4–7 and pleomere 1.</p><p>Key to species of the genus Apocepon:</p><p>1. Maxilliped with articulated palp ...................................... Apocepon leucosiae sp. nov. ­ Maxilliped with nonarticulated palp ............................................................................. 2 2. Male with pointed V­shaped pleopod 6........................................................................... .............................................. Apocepon pulcher Nierstrasz &amp; Brender à Brandis, 1930 ­ Male with rounded U­shaped plepod 6 ......................... Apocepon digitum Stock, 1959</p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>This study was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 30500055 and 30499341) and project (03BS111) of the Shandong Province Foundation for outstanding Young Scientist. The authors would like to thank Dr. Ruiyu Liu (J. Y. Liu, IOCAS) for his guidance of the research. We are indebted to Dr. John C. Markham, Arch Cape Marine Laboratory, USA, Dr. Christopher B. Boyko, American Museum of Natural History, USA, and Dr. Ramiro Román­Contreras, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Laboratorio de Carcino­parasitología of Mexico, for their kind offers of references, much helpful advice and pre­submission manuscript review. Thanks are also due to Prof. Huilian Chen (IOCAS) for her identification of hosts and Prof. Yongliang Wang and other specialists from IOCAS for their help in material collection.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038787B36859FFD9FEB1FE11FB7E3B9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yu, Jianmei An Haiyan;Li, Xinzheng	Yu, Jianmei An Haiyan, Li, Xinzheng (2006): A review of the genus Apocepon Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Bopyridae) parasitic on purse crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Chinese waters, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 1199: 1-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2646359
