Two new species of Paracyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida,Cyclopidae) from Africa |
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| Authors: | Karaytug Süphan Defaye Danielle Boxshall Geoffrey A |
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| Institution: | (1) {1,3}Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, U.K.;(2) Laboratoire de Zoologie-Arthropodes (Crustaces), 2Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, 61 rue de Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France;(3) School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Paracyclops longispina n. sp. and Paracyclops altissimus n. sp. are described. New characters derived from detailed examination
of body and limb ornamentation are used to differentiate them from other Paracyclops species. Paracyclops longispina n. sp.
resembles Paracyclops fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853) and Paracyclops imminutus Kiefer, 1929. It differs from the former by the
presence of a well-developed spinular row near the base of the inner setae on the antennal coxobasis in both sexes, and from
the latter in the structure of the seminal receptacle and the position of the mid-distal spinular row on the posterior surface
of the coxa of leg 1. Paracyclops altissimus n. sp. can be distinguished from other members of genus mainly by the structure
of the seminal receptacle and leg 5.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Copepoda taxonomy Africa freshwater |
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