Morphology and Taxonomy of Isopoda Anthuroidea (Crustacea) from Sulawesi with description of six new species

This is a first inventory of Isopoda Anthuroidea from near-shore marine sites in Sulawesi. The material was collected reefs, sea-grass beds and mangroves the Minahasa Peninsula North Specimens were washed out benthos samples shallow water. new species Hyssura reptans sp. nov., Kupellonura indonesica macaroni Pendanthura bangkaensis Expanathura marcoi Colanthura gerungi nov. are described. We discovered that mandible fused to cephalothorax, unique feature among isopods. collaris (Kensley, 1979) described Bangka Island several differences between other Indo-Pacific populations discussed.