New species of marine amphipod discovered
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- Context (DTE): Researchers have discovered a new species of marine amphipod, a shrimp-like crustacea of genus Parhyale.
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- The new species has been named Parhyale odian after Odisha’s native language, Odia, as the species was collected there.
- The newly discovered species differs from all other 15 species by having a stout robust seta — a spine-like structure on the surface of the propodus of the male gnathopod (first pair of legs)
- They are mostly found underneath stones with attached vegetation and also in the burrows of isopods.
Chilika Lake
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