First records of a leptestherid clam shrimp in Australia (Crustacea, Spinicaudata, Leptestheriidae, Eoleptestheria)
Author
Timms, Brian
Australian Museum ,, Australia
text
ZooKeys
2009
2009-08-26
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.18.92
61dc74ce-4143-499f-9c80-489678a65bd1
1313–2970
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Key to Genera of
Clam Shrimps
in
Australia
1 Carapace flattened and with growth lines (sometimes inconspicuous); telson with caudal furcae.......................................................................................
2
– Carapace spherical and without growth lines; telson without caudal furcae... .......................................................................................................
Lynceus
1
2 Head with pyriforme frontal organ posterior to compound eyes .................
3
– Head without a pyriforme frontal organ .....................................................
5
1
Two described species of
Lynceus
, but three species discernable genetically (
Zofkova 2006
). No key to species available.
3 Growth lines weakly developed and generally restricted to carapace margin; movable finger of claspers in males with small sucker-like dorsodistal projection; usually <
10 mm
in length...................................................................
4
– Growth lines expressed and covering entire carapace; movable finger of claspers without sucker-like dorsodistal projection; usually>
10 mm
in length........... ...............................................................................................
Limnadopsis
2
4 Telson with a spine on its lower distal angle .............................
Eulimnadia
3
– Telson without a spine on its lower distal angle.............................
Limnadia
5 Carapace elongated, coloured brown/reddish/yellowish and>
6mm
in adults; dorsal margin of telson without large spines similarly sized to caudal furcae ....
6
– Carapace circular, transparent and small (<
5mm
); dorsal margin of telson with large spines similarly sized to caudal furcae ......................
Cyclestheria
4
6 Rostrum without an apical spine; telson with <25 spines, usually of variable size..............................................................................................................
7
– Rostrum with an apical spines; telson with>30 subequal spines..
Eoleptestheria
5
7 Male
rostrum in lateral view narrow, only with anterior and ventral margin and no obvious posterior margin; colour of mature specimens brown/reddish......
8
– Male rostrum in lateral view broad and hatchet-like, with posterior margin in addition to an anterior and ventral margins; colour generally yellowish ........ ....................................................................................................
Eocyzicus
6
8 Dorsoposterior end of head (occipital crest) with round and short condylus, distinct from the trunk; generally>
8 mm
..............................
Caenestheria
7
– Dorsoposterior of head with a pointed condylus, head and trunk dorsally not distinct; generally <
6 mm
....................................................
Caenestheriella