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. B
gen. et sp. nov.
Fig. 18B
Abbreviated description:
Cp elongated in lateral view, slightly narrower in ventral and dorsal views and RV more strongly overlapping LV anteriorly than in the preceding species. External valve surface smooth, set with few setae.
Measurements:
length of female = 467–485 µm.
Locality:
Metangula
,
Mozambique
at
7 m
depth
(
21/3/1999
)
.