Seven new species of the genus Xestoleberis (Ostracoda: Podocopida: Cytheroidea) from the Fiji Archipelago
Seven new species of the genus Xestoleberis (Ostracoda: Podocopida: Cytheroidea) from the Fiji Archipelago
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斐济群岛 Xestoleberis 属的七个新种（介形类：足类：Cytheroidea）
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Chand;P.;Kamiya;T.
该属具有全球性分布，虽然它们主要生活在适应沉积物和藻类栖息地的浅海环境中，但斐济群岛以前只报道过该属的两个物种，Xestoleanumcurta（布雷迪，1866年）和Xestoleanumvariegata布雷迪，1880年。本文报道了采自斐济群岛边缘礁滩潮间带环境的七个新种：Xestoleoptera becca n. sp.，凹腔拟石蛾sp.，细叶拟石蛾sp.，大斑拟石蛾sp.，纳图武小石蛾sp.，凤尾兰sp.）和岩生硬齿蕨Xestoleoprotrosa n. sp.除X.贝卡; sp.，斐济沃茨内的Xestoleoprotein物种分布有限。其分布格局的可能原因是快速流动的布莱水流造成的物理障碍，以及被深海沃茨隔开的岛屿。
The genus Xestoleberis has a global distribution, and although they are predominant in shallow marine environments adapted to both sediment and algal habitats, only two species of this genus, Xestoleberis curta (Brady, 1866) and Xestoleberis variegata Brady, 1880, have previously been reported from the Fiji archipelago. Herein we report seven new species of the genus Xestoleberis from intertidal environments of fringing reef flats of the Fiji Islands: Xestoleberis becca n. sp., Xestoleberis concava n. sp., Xestoleberis gracilariaii n. sp., Xestoleberis marcula n. sp., Xestoleberis natuvuensis n. sp., Xestoleberis penna n. sp. and Xestoleberis petrosa n. sp. With the exception of X. becca n. sp., Xestoleberis species show restricted distribution within Fijian waters. The possible causes for their distribution patterns are suggested to be physical barriers imposed by the fast flowing Bligh Water currents, and islands separated by deep ocean waters.