Ione Latreille 1818
- Dataset
- A new species of parasitic isopod (Bopyroidea: Ionidae) infesting burrowing shrimp (Axiidea: Callianassidae) in the tropical eastern Pacific
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Isopoda
- family
- Ionidae
- genus
- Ione
Ione Latreille 1818
Key to the species of the genus Ione (based on females).
1. Pereomeres 1–4 with lateral plates subdivided (appearing segmented)............................................ 2
– Pereomeres with lateral plates not subdivided............................................................... 3
2. Pereomeres with lateral plates thick.............................................................. I. thompsoni
– Pereomeres with lateral plates thin........................................................... I. sarahae n. sp.
3. Coxal plates 1–6 greatly enlarged........................................................................ 4
– Coxal plates 1–6 not enlarged........................................................................... 5
4. Pleomeres and lateral plates with numerous filiform extensions.......................................... I. tubulata
– Pleomeres and lateral plates with few filiform extensions............................................ I. taiwanensis
5. Pereon ovate, length subequal to width................................................................ I. ovata
– Pereon elongate, longer than wide........................................................................ 6
6. Coxal plates 1 and 2 enlarged, asymmetrical....................................................... I. thoracica
– Coxal plates 1 and 2 not enlarged, symmetrical....................................................... I. cornuta
Name
- Homonyms
- Ione Latreille 1818
- Ione Latreille 1818
- Ione