New Species of Tethygeneia (Eurisidae: Amphipoda) and New Record of Algae-Living Gammarid Amphipods in South Sea Islands Marine National Park, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

Abstract

The amphipod Tethegeneia khanomensis sp. nov. were collected from South Sea Islands, lower Gulf of Thailand. in March 2008. A total of twelve species from seven families was recorded. The common and dominant species were Paradusa bilobata and Podocerus andamanensis occurred in all stations. The six species are new record for the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea i.e. Ampithoe ramondi, Ampithoe africana, Elasmopus puteus, Paradusa bilobata, Parahyale aqulina, Podocerus andamanensis and Anamisxis sp. A is undescribed. Their characters are described and illustrated. All specimens are deposited at Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.