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<figureCitation id="44AB3719E2FCA67DD70F4865630E8507" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Female paratypes A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, lateral view C cephalon, frontal view D antennula E scale setae. Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B); 500 µm (C); 50 µm (D, E)." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612533" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Figs 5</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="3FCCF747A47DC871A3C82DF3D9FD6585" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Female paratype A scale-seta B co-ordinates of noduli laterales C pereonites 4 and 5, telson and right uropod, dorsal view D antennula E antenna F left mandible G right mandible H maxillula I maxilla J maxilliped." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612534" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">, 6</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="5019F0FEA326603E598E9D05E170ED04" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">, 7</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="84E18AC8087E2DC25E8CDEE287C74BF6" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. A Ghaub cave's entrance B cave intricate stratigraphy C cave conduits D specimen of Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. E cave chamber with mud animals F external hills surrounding the cave." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612536" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">, 8</figureCitation>
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, leg.
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(slide),
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, same data as holotype
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78796).
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Maximum length: male, 4 mm; female, 5 mm. Colorless (Fig.
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). Dorsal surface smooth with scattered fan-shaped scale-setae (Figs
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<figureCitation id="550350186574E18F7EC25228768A4C7B" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Female paratype A scale-seta B co-ordinates of noduli laterales C pereonites 4 and 5, telson and right uropod, dorsal view D antennula E antenna F left mandible G right mandible H maxillula I maxilla J maxilliped." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612534" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">6A</figureCitation>
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); one line of noduli laterales per side on pereonites, at certain distance from lateral margin, b/c and d/c co-ordinates as in Fig.
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<figureCitation id="71F009A18DF298EBFEA46C0D90DEED92" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Female paratype A scale-seta B co-ordinates of noduli laterales C pereonites 4 and 5, telson and right uropod, dorsal view D antennula E antenna F left mandible G right mandible H maxillula I maxilla J maxilliped." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612534" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">6B</figureCitation>
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; gland pores not visible. Cephalon (Fig.
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) with no suprantennal and frontal lines; eyes absent. Pleon slightly narrower than pereon, pleonites 3-5 epimera with triangular posterior points. Telson (Fig.
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) triangular with straight sides, apex right-angled. Antennula (Figs
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,
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) with three articles, second article shortest, distal article with ca. 10 aesthetascs. Antenna (Fig.
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) reaching distal margin of pereonite 3 when extended backward; fifth article of peduncle shorter than flagellum; flagellum with two articles, second article about 3.5 times as long as first. Mandibles (Fig.
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) with molar penicil consisting of 6-7 setae arising from common stem; left mandible with 2+1 penicils, right mandible with 1+1 penicils. Maxillula (Fig.
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) outer branch with 4 + 5 (four of them cleft) plus one small tooth between inner and outer teeth; inner branch with two penicils. Maxilla (Fig.
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) with bilobate apex, inner lobe distinctly smaller than outer one. Maxilliped (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="4687BD9E3ADB7E147BAB00D1CDB3DE44" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Female paratype A scale-seta B co-ordinates of noduli laterales C pereonites 4 and 5, telson and right uropod, dorsal view D antennula E antenna F left mandible G right mandible H maxillula I maxilla J maxilliped." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612534" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">6J</figureCitation>
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) basis rectangular; palp basal article with two stout setae, distal article with apical tuft of setae; endite rectangular, medial portion with one long and one small seta, distal margin with 2 teeth. Pereopod 1 (Fig.
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||
<figureCitation id="85DDD00545DA82458412BC31D1325101" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7B</figureCitation>
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) carpus with transversal grooming brush. Pereopods with inner claw of dactylus smaller than outer one (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="3336CE2F56EFB8F1C4F62A301219C2A9" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7C</figureCitation>
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). Uropod (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="441F8F43BE3DABE69086DE4BE33AA659" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7A</figureCitation>
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) protopod reaching distal margin of telson; endopod inserted proximally, shorter than exopod.
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</paragraph>
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<caption id="609C6BE488167B79BB13AA8581FF5021" doi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612533" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
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<paragraph id="3214A32D46697E076E04597229475070" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<emphasis id="E736A475003E64D61ABB51A15F701527" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Figure 5.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="36AE7586CAC7673AEADEED0D3554E32E" authorityName="Cardoso, Taiti & Ferreira" authorityYear="2021" class="Malacostraca" family="Platyarthridae" genus="Niambia" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Niambia ghaubensis" order="Isopoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ghaubensis">
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<emphasis id="998C2B2E9CC37B5C72DDF7366D9C1C19" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. Female paratypes
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<emphasis id="6AD73C09F0990967B06441064A295E91" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">A</emphasis>
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habitus, dorsal view
|
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<emphasis id="442E3BC504582B8FD25302E37CAFC820" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">B</emphasis>
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habitus, lateral view
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<emphasis id="41F31CE398C55382EF49CA1D7130AA46" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">C</emphasis>
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cephalon, frontal view
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<emphasis id="1924ACD42818B4B955FB3219CC392DB9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">D</emphasis>
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antennula
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<emphasis id="7A708CBF62614DC50BCBA85EF249D312" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">E</emphasis>
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scale setae. Scale bars: 1 mm (
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<emphasis id="331D86D11896BF95DB6F63B9C2EFE16E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">A, B</emphasis>
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); 500
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<normalizedToken id="D4C4C4691B88C56F0CC5BDBD2693592A" originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
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(
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<emphasis id="CD1A38FD7CDE0B9CEC16A1B4F8907BDF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">C</emphasis>
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); 50
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<normalizedToken id="C87071910C7FC66845143EC505D86AC4" originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
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(
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<emphasis id="5D6600342E07AA74025A6D05B211FFE2" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">D, E</emphasis>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption id="A1B95738CFDDE4F9FF59834E495888D6" doi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612534" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
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<paragraph id="16609871749337FA96B60D045FC28E82" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<emphasis id="3C0B3F697234F9E505742A1A26CC57F2" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Figure 6.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="28128C138E155B7DBBA5831FEE675A2C" authorityName="Cardoso, Taiti & Ferreira" authorityYear="2021" class="Malacostraca" family="Platyarthridae" genus="Niambia" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Niambia ghaubensis" order="Isopoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ghaubensis">
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<emphasis id="0A5E6E6892FBF93C60719B02D2690F99" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. Female paratype
|
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<emphasis id="49ED8D60FC42C25BB517DBFDAB886697" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">A</emphasis>
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scale-seta
|
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<emphasis id="4D0D1D07B5C7F8E3E0CFB96FFECDE584" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">B</emphasis>
|
||
co-ordinates of noduli laterales
|
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<emphasis id="A0844EB1895D958A5863807754E083F0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">C</emphasis>
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pereonites 4 and 5, telson and right uropod, dorsal view
|
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<emphasis id="7C7176E8D63E9DDB522AD65D418730CD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">D</emphasis>
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antennula
|
||
<emphasis id="AF8EE935DCFC291F646EC8720621809F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">E</emphasis>
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antenna
|
||
<emphasis id="78BCB4B37F19E40524080485D9FBA4F5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">F</emphasis>
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left mandible
|
||
<emphasis id="4CC71FCA412B994FAC6FD7C08B84164D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">G</emphasis>
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right mandible
|
||
<emphasis id="7D6B00F0213682041462D56D17412F5D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">H</emphasis>
|
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maxillula
|
||
<emphasis id="94D533827B6C42C55485FC62BDC7100B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">I</emphasis>
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maxilla
|
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<emphasis id="9F2E711EA79BC72CAFA38F03561DDDA7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">J</emphasis>
|
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maxilliped.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
|
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<paragraph id="89E5C90331CF9F733E669723163EDD2B" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<emphasis id="36BFC86391141FAEDAB03C2ACFB1F388" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Male</emphasis>
|
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. Pereopods 1-2 (Fig.
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||
<figureCitation id="DEF527BC074E435F48FBA74FAA63CF52" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7B</figureCitation>
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) merus and carpus with sternal margin covered with long apically trifid setae. Pereopod 7 (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="E8D77A88E58F433E28522ED1BC365E4F" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7C</figureCitation>
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) with no distinct sexual modifications. Genital papilla (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="60BEEFF0C86EDE5EE3DAE67177F838B5" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Niambia namibiaensis sp. nov. Male paratype A pereopod 1 B pereopod 7 C genital papilla D pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612539" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">11C</figureCitation>
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) with triangular frontal shield. Pleopod 1 (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="DC4DAC4B803D93299AFD80A5D2B75B23" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7D</figureCitation>
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||
) exopod cordiform, with very short posterior point; endopod longer than exopod, with triangular distal lobe. Pleopod 2 (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="AD40A48F412467C4B7A2A1362A9DDF95" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7E</figureCitation>
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||
) exopod triangular, bearing two setae; endopod slightly longer than exopod. Pleopods 3-5 exopods as in Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="EF532E06677C6CE1B4095F556ED064F2" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. Male paratype A uropod B pereopod 1 C pereopod 7 D genital papilla and pleopod 1 E pleopod 2 F pleopod 3 exopod G pleopod 4 exopod H pleopod 5 exopod." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">7F-H</figureCitation>
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.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="FCDEADAE2B8075FEF143316CE575BF19" doi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612535" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
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<paragraph id="2AF6A5E994FCD90E6442BA52C3F97BE4" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<emphasis id="70AA7A3532881C75961E8489CF583428" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Figure 7.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="8EF280E3BB111481F31960C009DA4E89" authorityName="Cardoso, Taiti & Ferreira" authorityYear="2021" class="Malacostraca" family="Platyarthridae" genus="Niambia" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Niambia ghaubensis" order="Isopoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ghaubensis">
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<emphasis id="83299D1C84C026AE19E3E0B7D1B431B5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. Male paratype
|
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<emphasis id="7A8AE2531F20D8527AFD7C0DF293C6A4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">A</emphasis>
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||
uropod
|
||
<emphasis id="A4DB294A33B9CA216302D281A271DC57" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">B</emphasis>
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||
pereopod 1
|
||
<emphasis id="574568AEDD2252FE114C3BF3731DCBFE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">C</emphasis>
|
||
pereopod 7
|
||
<emphasis id="9EDCF1D198DF6B939914FC60B08D72C7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">D</emphasis>
|
||
genital papilla and pleopod 1
|
||
<emphasis id="0917CAD9355D02BF245E6CA372C0547A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">E</emphasis>
|
||
pleopod 2
|
||
<emphasis id="C4A0DCD86049172C91E549A1DDCA50ED" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">F</emphasis>
|
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pleopod 3 exopod
|
||
<emphasis id="EE8B224ABFE78155CDD795D3C957D2D9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">G</emphasis>
|
||
pleopod 4 exopod
|
||
<emphasis id="15421334F76E819700ADC1DADEDBDC54" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">H</emphasis>
|
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pleopod 5 exopod.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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</caption>
|
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="209E551826C53151F9D8EE2931DDD471" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="7CFA66736E2F291F8E1A9CEC921520DF" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9D3A9698BEB509B3FBAC18B45B4D657C" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">The new species is named after Ghaub cave, the type-locality of the species.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
|
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<subSubSection id="A60C1BFBC86817E8C89929A15333BB44" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" type="taxonomic remarks">
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<paragraph id="5AE2844E27C2C7FDF9E86FF6398F4F07" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Taxonomic remarks.</paragraph>
|
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<paragraph id="336B0B080BC1E71FF480E0660B9B9FC2" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<taxonomicName id="15F06A74A2BC28187D1DCF1328333201" authorityName="Cardoso, Taiti & Ferreira" authorityYear="2021" class="Malacostraca" family="Platyarthridae" genus="Niambia" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Niambia ghaubensis" order="Isopoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ghaubensis">
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<emphasis id="D6839C2C6E8E0DB8D2E36B849F5B03A4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov. differs from
|
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<taxonomicName id="A555FD991D5AC5DE691E14E3645DCB63" class="Malacostraca" family="Platyarthridae" genus="Niambia" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. botswanaensis" order="Isopoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="botswanaensis">
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<emphasis id="0D0F03363C4CB33612F28309C94722E0" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">N. botswanaensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
sp. nov. by the telson with right-angled instead of obtuse apex, male pereopods 1-2 with a brush of setae on carpus and merus sternal margin instead of sparse setae, dactylus of pereopods with a thinner inner claw, and male pleopod 1 exopod cordiform instead of rounded.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="A33E2D9E8BB78AE1751361A0887715E2" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" type="ecological remarks">
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<paragraph id="06D0366AFE8DF10832C1620D8C854138" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Ecological remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="DBC40062FD32AA56082196AD4C60930B" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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The Ghaub cave is the third largest cave in Namibia, with approximate 2.5 km of passages. It consists of an intricate net of labyrinthine conduits with different levels. The lowest level connects to the phreatic level; thus, some ponds are observed inside the cave. The cave is inserted in the dolomites of the Otavi geological group, dating from the upper Precambrian (
|
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<bibRefCitation id="7467ABEA50F3A37914B86090489245B3" DOI="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8020-9_6" author="Goudie, A" editor="Migon, P" journalOrPublisher="1 st edn. Springer, Wroclaw" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" pagination="61 - 66" refId="B14" refString="Goudie, A, Viles, H, 2015. Etosha Pan and the Karstveld. In: Migon, P, Ed., Landscapes and Landforms of Namibia. 1st edn. Springer, Wroclaw: 61 - 66, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8020-9_6" title="Etosha Pan and the Karstveld." url="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8020-9_6" volumeTitle="Landscapes and Landforms of Namibia." year="2015">Goudie and Viles 2015</bibRefCitation>
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). The cave has a single entrance (Fig.
|
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<figureCitation id="2467BC1FC79193F3F7A23BF2C72660BF" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. A Ghaub cave's entrance B cave intricate stratigraphy C cave conduits D specimen of Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. E cave chamber with mud animals F external hills surrounding the cave." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612536" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">8A</figureCitation>
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), in which there is currently a gate installed to prevent unauthorized entry. The
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morphologies are somewhat variable since they transect an intricate stratigraphy along the almost 40 m vertical gap within the rock (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="BEA84E477C49A45A711163D057474FD6" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. A Ghaub cave's entrance B cave intricate stratigraphy C cave conduits D specimen of Niambia ghaubensis sp. nov. E cave chamber with mud animals F external hills surrounding the cave." figureDoi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612536" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">8B, C</figureCitation>
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). Although the lower levels of the cave are connected to the phreatic level, most of the cave remains dry. Yet, moist substrates occur in some areas by drip water from speleothems. Organic resources observed are mainly the guano produced by insectivorous bats, where invertebrates are usually concentrated. Specimens of
|
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<emphasis id="AEF9CAB597123C6138C7949A906B040F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov. were only found in the deep sections of the cave, associated with moist substrates (Fig.
|
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). Curiously, such areas were devoid of other invertebrates, and also of guano. Hence, it seems that this species is highly specialized, avoiding areas richer in organic matter and, thus, other invertebrate species (including predators). Individuals were observed freely walking on the cave floor.
|
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</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="387363FECA07C0E9647051541425FA33" doi="10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/612536" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" start="Figure 8" startId="F8">
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<paragraph id="A6262D231261FC50B17A55335CF3C492" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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<emphasis id="770AF39C4C6E79FCAD1B4859C38C8581" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Figure 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3660F0A7FF3A1890353178B876C00212" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.
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Ghaub
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entrance
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<emphasis id="3B7DF07DB649F889658D7161FA12472B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">B</emphasis>
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cave intricate stratigraphy
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<emphasis id="4E2FC5CED74904EB4A83A5383ADA421E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">C</emphasis>
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cave conduits
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<emphasis id="56D9BC68B1DDF25F245DB002036F1AB6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">D</emphasis>
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specimen of
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<emphasis id="24605ACFC425627F3B54C8513BEBB169" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">Niambia ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.
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<emphasis id="1A5A00952245FAD8D8A3370B9AE66D08" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">E</emphasis>
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cave chamber with mud animals
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<emphasis id="62F61F1433224EAD583A6EC72287F133" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">F</emphasis>
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external hills surrounding the cave.
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="32A9A81B1F4A05DE2DB6B50FE7763C6B" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">
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The Ghaub cave is currently used for touristic purposes, receiving visitors regularly. However, apart from the rudimentary stone stairway at the gate entrance in the first conduit, no other man-made structures are present in the cave. The only altered area in the cave due to the tourism is a small chamber at the lower level, which is quite moist with mud. In this chamber, locals used to make mud animals that were left in some parts of the chamber, forming curious sets of mud figures (Fig.
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). Fortunately, the cave sections where
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<emphasis id="CF52B5216E35D62875A1F452C17DC4B3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="91">N. ghaubensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. occurs are difficult to access, which minimizes the threat to this species by visiting tourists. The
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climate is considered as hot semi-arid (BSh), according to the updated Koppen-Geiger classification (
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<bibRefCitation id="E672B498505333ADA474B27469576EF9" DOI="https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6396959" author="Beck, HE" journalOrPublisher="Scientific Data" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" pagination="1 - 12" refId="B4" refString="Beck, HE, Zimmermann, NE, McVicar, TR, Vergopolan, N, Berg, A, Wood, EF, 2018. Present and future koeppen-geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution. Scientific Data 5: 1 - 12, DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6396959" title="Present and future koeppen-geiger climate classification maps at 1 - km resolution." url="https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6396959" volume="5" year="2018">Beck et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
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). According to historical data from 1982 to 2012, the average annual rainfall in the area ranges from 500 to 600 mm, with the wet season occurring from November to March (
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<bibRefCitation id="50DC74EE9C361372A4B057510A7C3402" author="Merkel, A" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" publicationUrl="Climate-Data.org" refId="B19" refString="Merkel, A, 2019. Climate-Data.org" url="Climate-Data.org" year="2019">Merkel 2019</bibRefCitation>
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). The cave is located in the "Angolan Mopane Woodlands" ecoregion (
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<bibRefCitation id="D33CE0442096A9FCC0D5A0EC7E07174A" DOI="https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014" author="Dinerstein, E" journalOrPublisher="BioScience" pageId="0" pageNumber="91" pagination="534 - 545" refId="B10" refString="Dinerstein, E, Olson, D, Joshi, A, Vynne, C, Burgess, ND, Wikramanayake, E, Hahn, N, Palminteri, S, Hedao, P, Noss, R, Hansen, M, Locke, H, Ellis, EC, Jones, B, Barber, CV, Hayes, R, Kormos, C, Martin, V, Crist, E, Sechrest, W, Price, L, Baillie, JEM, Weeden, D, Suckling, K, Davis, C, Sizer, N, Moore, R, Thau, D, Birch, T, Potapov, P, Turubanova, S, Tyukavina, A, Souza, N, Pintea, L, Brito, JC, Llewellyn, OA, Miller, AG, Patzelt, A, Ghazanfar, SA, Timberlake, J, Kloeser, H, Shennan-Farpon, Y, Kindt, R, Lilleso, J-PB, van Breugel, P, Graudal, L, Voge, M, Al-Shammari, KF, Saleem, M, 2017. An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm. BioScience 67 (6): 534 - 545, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014" title="An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm." url="https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014" volume="67" year="2017">Dinerstein et al. 2017</bibRefCitation>
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). The surface environment surrounding the cave is protected and located in a reserve that hosts tourists also for photographic safaris. The Otavi mountains are, in general, well preserved, with the land cover dominated by natural forests (Fig.
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).
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