A partial revision of the Australian Eulimnadia Packard, 1874 (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae)
Author
Brian V Timms
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Zootaxa
2016
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4066.4.1
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Key to Australian
Eulimnadia
hermaphrodites
This key needs to be used with caution as not only are there occasional individuals in a collection that are aberrant in some feature, meristic components of some features (e.g. antennomeres) are subject to increased variation when damaged. Generally about 10% variation from average conditions is allowed for in this key.
1 <7 cercopod setae, all short, length ranging from 0.5 to 1.25x diameter of cercopod.................................2
->8 cercopod setae, length usually> 1.5x cercopod diameter.................................................... 6
2 Cercopod setae vary markedly in length, 0.5 to 1.25x diameter of cercopod;>10 antennomeres........................ 3
- Cercopod setae of uniform length, about equal to diameter of cercopod; typically 8 antennomeres, never>9 antennomeres..4
3>16 telsonic spines; usually only 4 cercopod setae; first antenna lobes usually> 7...................
E. datsonae
Timms
- <14 telsonic spines; usually 5–6 cercopod setae; first antenna lobes usually <5.......................
E. feriensis
Dakin
4>20 telsonic spines, caudal filaments inserted between 5th and 6th spine...........................
E. contraria
sp. nov
.
- <18 telsonic spines, caudal filaments inserted anterior to 4th spine................................................ 5
5 About 16 telsonic spines and often an anterior auxillary spine; spines similar in size and spacing; 8 antennomeres in flagella....................................................................................
E. australiensis
sp. nov
.
- About 10 telsonic spines and no anterior auxillary spine, spines unequal in size and spacing; 7 antennomeres in flagella..........................................................................................
E. uluruensis
sp. nov
.
6 Cercopod basal setae bearing part to distal cirrus <60:40;>11 antennomeres....................................... 7
- Cercopod basal setae bearing part to distal cirrus>70:30; <9 antennomeres, usually 8................................ 9
7>16 telsonic spines; posterior spines vary in size, often in groups of 4s, small to big; first antennae lobes>6.............. 8
- <14 telsonic spines; posterior spines maybe uneven, but not is groups of 4; first antennae lobes <5....
E. centenaria
sp. nov
.
8 <10 cercopod setae; setae decrease in length posteriorly;>20 telsonic spines........................
E. palustera
Timms
->18 cercopod setae; first few setae increase in length posteriorly; <18 telsonic spines............... ..
E. vincumula
Timms
9 Caudal filaments inserted between 2nd and 3rd telsonic spine................................................... 10
- Caudal filaments inserted beyond 3rd telsonic spine..........................................................11
10 Telsonic spines with a space after 2nd,3rd or 4th spine, total about 12,>6 lobes on first antenna.........
E. beverleyae
sp. nov
.
- Telsonic spines evenly spaced, total about 10, 4 lobes on first antenna...........................
E. pinocchionis
sp. nov
.
11 Cercopod setae>14; 5 or more lobes in first antennae........................................................ 12
- Cercopod setae <12; 4 lobes in first antennae............................................
E. gnammaphila
sp. nov
.
12>18 cercopod seate, all longer than 2.5x cercopod diameter; 20 trunk segments............................
E. dahli
Sars
- <17 cercopod setae, all shorter than 2.5x cercopod diameter; 18 trunk segments.................................. 13
13 Cercopod setae short, length about equal to cercopod diameter; 8 antennomeres in flagella.............
E. hansoni
sp. nov
.
- Cercopod setae usually longer than 1.5x cercopod diameter; 9 antennomeres......................................14
14 Telsonic spines spaced between 4th and 7th spines; cercopod setae all the same length...................
E. canalis
sp. nov
.
- Telsonic spines crowded as usual between 4th and 7th spines; cercopod setae shorter distally........
E. taroomaensis
sp. nov
.