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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
Volume 774, Issue -, Pages 178-199Publisher
MUSEUM NATL HISTOIRE NATURELLE
DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.774.1541
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Malacostraca; taxonomy; Uvs Nuur Basin; Mongolia; first record
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A comprehensive survey in the Tuva Republic of Russia revealed a previously unrecorded small freshwater amphipod species, which was compared with another gammarid population potentially conspecific with G. koshovi from Khubsugul Lake. The study focused on the morphology, distribution, and ecology of G. koshovi to enhance understanding of its evolution, along with a brief review of zoobenthic species diversity in the Tore-Khol Lake ecosystems. An identification key for Siberian Gammarus with 10 species was also provided.
A comprehensive survey of several lakes in the Tuva Republic of Russia yielded, besides the ubiquitous Gammarus lacustris, the discovery of a small freshwater, lacustrine amphipod not previously recorded in this area. A comparative study of the Tore-Khol Lake gammarid population, probably conspecific with Gammarus koshovi (Bazikalova, 1946) originating from Khubsugul Lake, was conducted. The species, G. koshovi, is characterized by a specific habitus: a small-sized compact body, all limbs shortened, carpi of pereopods (PIII and PIV) reduced, coxal plates broad, and pereopod dactyli sturdy. It has been suggested that juveniles of the euryoecious G. lacustris or other large species could be confused with the relatively small G. koshovi. Consequently, we decided to present the distribution of gammarid species throughout south Siberia and Mongolia, referring to the sequences of works primarily by Soviet authors, which may be hard to access by international readers. We discuss affinity with related groups, distribution, and ecology of G. koshovi to better understand their evolution. Additionally, the zoobenthic species diversity of widely represented groups in the ecosystems of Tore-Khol Lake is briefly reviewed. An identification key for the Siberian Gammarus with 10 species is provided.
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