Benthic myodocopid Ostracoda (Philomedidae) from the Southern Ocean
Author
Chavtur, Vladimir G.
Author
Keyser, Dietmar
text
Zootaxa
2016
4141
1
1
70
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4141.1.1
5f6dfb77-a313-4996-b2c8-1f944ab63ad7
1175-5326
260445
6033C3F3-85B8-4665-A7AF-7C0E4B230ABC
Key to species of the genus
Scleroconcha
(only species south of 35°S included)
For adult females (also for male A-1 of
S. frons
; unknown for
S. sculpta
)
1 Length of carapace shorter than
2.5 mm
.................................................................... 2
- Length of carapace longer than
2.5 mm
.................................................................... 4
2 Carapace with lateral ribs............................................................................... 3
- Carapace without lateral ribs.......................................................................
S. wolffi
3 Second endopodial joint of antenna short, 7th limb without peg on opposite comb...............................
S. pix
- Second endopodial joint of antenna long, 7th limb with peg on opposite comb................................
S. flexilis
4 Rostrum on valves of carapace with ventral horn............................................................. 5
- Rostrum on valves of carapace without ventral horn.......................................................... 6
5 Terminal comb of 7th limb has 8 teeth with long marginal spines, caudal furca with 15+15 claws..................
S. solox
- Terminal comb of 7th limb has 15–17 teeth with long marginal spines, caudal furca with 13+13 (14) claws........
S. arcuata
6 Terminal comb of 7th limb has bare teeth or pegs, base of Bellonci organ segmented................................. 7
- Terminal comb of 7th limb has alate teeth with short spines, base of Bellonci organ unsegmented....................... 8
7 Medial eye with 3 tubercles............................................................
S. tuberculata
sp. nov.
- Medial eye bare..............................................................................
S. gallardoi
8 Carapace elongated, with thin ribs................................................................
S. edentata
- Carapace short, with thick ribs..................................................................
S. appelloefi