An endemic species flock of Cypridopsinae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the ancient Lake Malawi (Africa), with the description of a new genus and three new species
Author
Jacobs, Bram
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Natural Environments, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Ghent University, Biology, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Author
Martens, Koen
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Natural Environments, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Ghent University, Biology, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-02-21
5100
3
301
348
journal article
20558
10.11646/zootaxa.5100.3.1
13b81e78-dc5d-47e8-a406-f5bdf1274740
1175-5326
6201242
8D9244AB-C2E5-4F76-8C9B-30A39DD3679B
Malawidopsis
spec. C
gen. et sp. nov.
Fig. 18C
Abbreviated description:
Cp nearly sub-rectangular in females, with sloping dorsal margin in males, dorsal and ventral margins sub-parallel. RV strongly overlapping LV on all sides, especially anteriorly. In dorsal view, lateral sides strongly parallel, greatest width in the middle. External valve surface smooth, set with few setae.
Measurements:
length of female = 573–610 µm; length of male = 589 µm.
Locality:
S.E. Arm
,
Malawi
at
10 m
depth
(
26/3/1999
)
.