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locality in the far west of the
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. This species is named for its small size. At just less than
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, and about the size of a typical species of
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, it is the smallest known species of
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, a genus known for its relatively large size among spinicaudatans.
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. Carapace (
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by
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, L:D ratio of 1.9. Dorsal margin slightly convex and smooth, with only very minor carinae at posterior of the growth line and dorsal margin junctions. Carapace half-oval shaped with both ventral corners well rounded. Dorsoanterior angle and dorsoposterior angle both about 110° and carapace slightly expanded dorsoposteriorly. Umbo present but inconspicuous. Eighteen well expressed growth lines. Carapace surface minutely granular and uniformly brown in preserved specimens.
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Head (
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) with pyriform frontal organ behind eye mound and subequal to latter in height. Anterior surface of head and rostrum meeting at sharp angle, c. 110°. Rostrum about as long as frontal surface of head, slightly downturned at apex and containing triangular naupliar eye lying in a similar axis. First antenna a little longer than peduncle of second antenna with 8 lobules. Second antenna with peduncle of 12 apparent segments, many with numerous spines dorsally, and with two flagella of 1820 flagellomeres. Most flagellomeres, particularly those in middle region of each flagellum (
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Trunk segments 24, each bearing a pair of thoracopods, these decreasing in size posteriorly and the anterior two pairs modified as claspers. Posterior dorsal armature of 35 spines on small protuberances on about last 6 segments, many long setae on the 5 or so segments preceding these and a few setae on the next 4 or so more anterior segments. Claspers (
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) of normal structure for
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D2F6FE5C844016CD" box="[1157,1293,419,442]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">Limnadopsis</emphasis>
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, with one spine apically on movable finger and asymmetrical protrusion near the base of anterior edge of hand.
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Telson (
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) with two rows of 17 dorsal spines, all sharp and varying a little in size. First spine about 1.5 times larger than the next few spines. Dorsal surface between lateral spinous rows with anterior hump on which telsonic setae are inserted, followed posteriorly by marked depression as surface generally evenly slopes to caudal claw articulations. Caudal claw about 8 times longer than wide, with long, almost straight, basal section of even width and much shorter, curved, apical part narrowing tosharp apex. Caudal claw basally with about 1215 setae mediodorsally, most a little longer than its width, followed by 35 short spines inserted almost dorsally, posteriormost of these being by far (3×) the largest. Curved tapering apical part bearing many short denticles dorsally.Ventroposterior corner of telson with a spinous projection.
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D534FC2F82D81490" box="[839,917,976,999]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">Female</emphasis>
. Very similar to male. Carapace slightly larger,
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by
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, L:D ratio of 1.86, dorsal margin slightly curved. Head (
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) with typical short rostrum of female
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. First antenna with 6 lobules. Telson (
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) as in male and both the features peculiar to this species: depression in the dorsal surface posterior to telsonic filament mound, and spiniform projection at ventroposterior corner.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2C1C36DCF30E3742D516FB62803D179B" blockId="12.[839,1467,976,1292]" lastBlockId="13.[121,749,154,236]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="62" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">Eggs (Fig. 45K) rounded polyhedral, about 160 µm in diameter (range 153168 µm; n = 5). Each surface of polyhedron consisting of 13 oval grooves, each groove containing low longitudinal ridge internally and surrounded by high, rounded ridge, these meeting end-to-end in rounded protrusions. Either series of such protrusions or ridges forming edges of each polygon.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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Fig. 10.
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, Keep River National Park, NT. Male: (
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) carapace; (
<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D22CF87C852310EF" box="[1119,1134,1923,1944]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">B</emphasis>
) head; (
<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D2CCF87C858210EF" box="[1215,1231,1923,1944]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">C</emphasis>
) telson; (
<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D35EF87C847310EF" box="[1325,1342,1923,1944]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">D</emphasis>
) a middle flagellomere of second antenna; (
<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30E3743D4E7F86183EE10C4" box="[660,675,1950,1971]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="61">E</emphasis>
) clasper. Female: (
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) head; (
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) telson. For clarity some growth lines of the carapace are incompletely shown anterior to umbo. Scale bars 1 mm.
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<subSubSection id="64B96557F30F3742D60AFEFD835C14F6" pageId="13" pageNumber="62" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D60AFEFD81B9166D" bold="true" box="[121,244,258,282]" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">Comments</emphasis>
. Other specimens in the single collection available show little variation from the
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material. No other species of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D69EFEC280301623" box="[237,381,317,340]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">Limnadiopsis</emphasis>
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is so small yet has 1819 growth lines, nor such a high L:D ratio, only 24 trunk segments, a spinous projection on the ventroposterior corner of the telson, a depression in the dorsal surface of the telson, and the unique egg characteristics. Overall,
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D7DFFE4C835E16BD" box="[428,531,435,458]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. minuta</emphasis>
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is reminiscent of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D4A4FE4C81E51690" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. tatei</emphasis>
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, but it lacks the dorsal carinae of the carapace of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D4D0FE2F83A11690" box="[675,748,464,487]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. tatei</emphasis>
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(although sometimes these are absent in
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D446FE1283CF1573" box="[565,642,493,516]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. tatei</emphasis>
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, too), the carapace shape is similar in males and females in
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D4F2FDF483AB1555" box="[641,742,523,546]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. minuta</emphasis>
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, its telsonic spines are more numerous and less variable in size and position than those of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D7B6FDBA835C152B" box="[453,529,581,604]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. tatei</emphasis>
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, and there are fewer spines on the caudal claw in
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D7EDFD9C80AA150D" box="[414,487,611,634]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. tatei</emphasis>
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. It is perhaps tempting to consider
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D6A4FD7F807715E0" box="[215,314,640,663]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. minuta</emphasis>
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as comprising juveniles of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D420FD7F83A115E0" box="[595,748,640,663]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. multilineata</emphasis>
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(see below), especially given the superficially similar telsons and the large number of growth lines, but this is not possible in light of the markedly convex dorsal margin of the carapace in females of
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<emphasis id="1ED7EACEF30F3742D7E1FD0A8363147B" box="[402,558,757,780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="62">L. multilineata</emphasis>
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; the presence of a conspicuous ventroposterior expansion of the carapace and lack of a ventroposterior spinous outgrowth of the telson in that species; different spination of the antennal rami; and the completely different egg structure.
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