Microcharon novariensis, a new microparasellid isopod from groundwater in Italy (crustacea, isopoda, janiroidea)

Abstract

A new species of Microcharon from hyporheic waters of Piedmont, northern Italy, described herein as Microcharon novariensis sp. n., shows some affinities with the eastern Mediterranean group of Microcharon; its enigmatic origin and phylogenetic relationships are discussed. Microcharon marinus is for the first time recorded from the island of Elba. © 2002 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.