Grandidierella geetanjalae, Thacker & Patro & Bhoi & Myers & Kumar & Trivedi, 2025

Thacker, Dimple R., Patro, Shesdev, Bhoi, Gitanjali, Myers, Alan A., Kumar, R. Kiran & Trivedi, Jigneshkumar N., 2025, On the genus Grandidierella Coutière, 1904 (Amphipoda: Aoridae) of India with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5716 (4), pp. 451-482 : 452-454

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.4.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E9A4AB31-9B78-4291-B6AF-562D5268BD10
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B23D4B-FFFE-FFE2-9F82-E363FAE8F81F
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Grandidierella geetanjalae
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Grandidierella geetanjalae sp. nov.

Figs. 1A View FIGURE 1 , 3–5 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5

Diagnosis

Accessory flagellum minute, pereonite 1 of male without sternal spine, coxa 2 posteriorly produced, posterior margin of carpus of male gnathopod 1 having a short spine towards distal end, posterior margin of dactylus of male gnathopod 1 not expanded.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Prof. Geetanjali Dash, Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University.

Type material

Holotype

India • ♂, 5.5 mm; Rambha, Chilika Lagoon , Odisha; 19°30'51.4"N, 85°05'50.2"E; 09 Mar 2024; R. K. Kumar leg., G. Bhoi leg.; ZSI/ EBRC / Cr 16878. GoogleMaps

Paratypes

India • 1 ♂, 5.0 mm; same collection data as for holotype; ZSI/ EBRC /Cr16879 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 5.0 mm; same collection data as for holotype; ZSI/ EBRC /Cr16880 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 5.0 mm; same collection data as for holotype; ZSI/ EBRC /Cr16881 GoogleMaps .