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<figureCitation id="D8357A4026ADCD904CB89FC922C407B7" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">, 4</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="7F14CB38F6B61B0B6CEDF389A192351E" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">, 6</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="23D1BC4565877353D1E054378F6C248B" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. male paratype A habitus, dorsal B habitus, lateral C anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal. Scale bars: 250 μm (A, B); 50 μm (C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980959" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">, 7</figureCitation>
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: England • 1 ♀ (dissected on 7 slides) (NHMUK reg. no. 2023.0000); paratype: 1 ♂ (ethanol-preserved) (NHMUK reg. no. 2023.0000); additional paratypes; 2 ♀♀ (ethanol-preserved) (NHMUK reg. no. 2023.0000-0000). Brighton,
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,
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; washings of
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under NHMUK reg. no. 2015.1108) (see
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Body semi-cylindrical (Fig.
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), total body length measured from the tip of the rostrum to posterior end of the caudal rami 560-571
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= 3; holotype length = 571
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). Sensilla and pore ornamentation as figured (Fig.
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). Prosome composed of cephalothorax with completely fused first pedigerous somite, and three free pedigerous somites with smooth hyaline frills. Urosome five-segmented, comprising fifth pedigerous somite, genital double-somite and three free abdominal somites. Fifth pedigerous somite wider than other urosomites, with six sensilla and a lateral spinule row slightly extending dorsally. Genital double-somite (Figs
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,
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) squarish, internal suture line (remnant of segmental fusion) strongly sclerotised, visible dorsolaterally at midlength of somite, ornamented with spinules as figured. Second and third abdominal somites with sensilla and spinules as figured (Figs
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,
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). Genital field positioned near anterior margin of genital double-somite (Fig.
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); paired gonopores opening via common midventral slit covered by genital operculum derived from fused vestigial sixth legs. P6 with one plumose seta and one naked seta (Fig.
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). Copulatory pore large (Fig.
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), leading via chitinised copulatory duct with supporting chitinised rod. Anal somite (Figs
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;
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) with a lateral row of spinules medially; ventrally with medial row of spinules (Fig.
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); anal operculum apically with row of twelve robust spinules (Fig.
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). Caudal rami (Fig.
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) with robust spinules near inner margin running dorso-ventrally, and a middorsal pore; with a posterior row of strong spinules ventrally; with seven setae (Fig.
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): seta I minute; seta II slightly displaced dorsally; setae IV and V well-developed and pinnate (Fig, 3D); seta VI located near inner distal margin and naked; seta VII proximally tri-articulate.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="7FF7E131BE68F0912615ECE58A3F2EFF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="10D5CE7A5F7776D865C25AE0737D9C47" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Nitocra loweae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. female holotype
<emphasis id="FAE40F3D7E5884C6F570FC1C2A64E9EF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
habitus, dorsal
<emphasis id="279B1E5D59BC628D990FEACF3542CC85" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
habitus, lateral
<emphasis id="0A595E1FDDCD4CB0B4432CC1B1CC6E25" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
anal somite, dorsal
<emphasis id="0BA7D132DF9FE3F1669CFA59583D81E6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">D</emphasis>
furcal setae IV and V. Scale bars: 100
<normalizedToken id="D216C4F7131AD254B14AFCE83901596F" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis id="7CE7D5D9FC228BBFD78D9647AA473494" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A, D</emphasis>
); 50
<normalizedToken id="4D81748E1DCBB00EDBC5E09979AE1BA7" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis id="FFF5AC365E2B9E78691410923AE5DA4C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
); 12
<normalizedToken id="20F4E263E370A94A6D8DD0F1B2D23F43" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis id="D223E7BAB65A05FE1576B48FCCE85A42" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="6A918BD8D3E7F91AA4DC793BA212D69D" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
<paragraph id="ACA262AF7BAF9C11883D0C4FBA3D48C3" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="AB380F9892EBC34C5792DEC830569C9E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F56D120976D8BE96FAB68A6767B0A2D0" authorityName="Yıldız &amp; Karaytuğ" authorityYear="2024" class="Copepoda" family="Ameiridae" genus="Nitocra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nitocra loweae" order="Harpacticoida" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loweae">
<emphasis id="352EEF3598E72343BF72C198ED39D0DC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Nitocra loweae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. paratype male (
<emphasis id="E5F62528187C03CF82EEC0C774870CA4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A, C</emphasis>
), female (
<emphasis id="AFC5209AD1A785BD0CFCDBA255843935" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B, D</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="6F48ED75B6AE502E5AC106A5B39B22E4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
urosome, ventral
<emphasis id="22C04E3D301FC6FE8D6D71751B8B9D84" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
urosome, ventral
<emphasis id="83A5449101ECB7F8530E92A1A19234AB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
P5
<emphasis id="6F7C02A2AB5269ADABE27C855BC20A03" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">D</emphasis>
P5, anterior
<emphasis id="30E6198646CC462E49671D8229141609" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">E</emphasis>
the abnormal inner seta of P5 exopod. Scale bars: 50
<normalizedToken id="AD23F564349F42434248DB621D02A1FD" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="9A7784C50C816A93CEC877A17AAF78CB" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Antennule (Fig.
<figureCitation id="D30F24ACD1A9D785CC84A0BE5103EF6D" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5A</figureCitation>
) eight-segmented. Setal formula 1-[1, plumose], 2-[7 +2 plumose], 3-[7 +1 plumose], 4-[3 +1 ae], 5-[2], 6-[3], 7-[4], 8-[5 +acrothek)]. Maximum length/maximum width ratio of antennular segments 1:1:1.4:1.2:1.2:2:1.5:2.8.
</paragraph>
<caption id="4550F99146C107F15DA120EA6FD1B870" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
<paragraph id="29B7125CDFC69A22EB7789CE62C09280" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="8A814D925D3613D755575F2016C2369C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9534D81B16BF9516E96E302E1157E66E" authorityName="Yıldız &amp; Karaytuğ" authorityYear="2024" class="Copepoda" family="Ameiridae" genus="Nitocra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nitocra loweae" order="Harpacticoida" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loweae">
<emphasis id="A0B6BFCE7A92D51EF5B238421F5D42D9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Nitocra loweae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. female holotype
<emphasis id="CBCFAF3DFDC84EAEB7CEA95D6BF2415D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
antennule
<emphasis id="D3886763C3D55A70887D81087C0D345B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view
<emphasis id="09C8AE5F3A931ECF63F7C7A59BABC5D8" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
mandible
<emphasis id="2C281F7AB03AACB1E705C38A3E458AE4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">D</emphasis>
maxillule
<emphasis id="FA3F9C0F537FDAD29102ABBDBCD303ED" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">E</emphasis>
maxilla
<emphasis id="E3655104978EBCA584BD2C23555136E5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">F</emphasis>
maxilliped. Scale bars: 50
<normalizedToken id="BDCAFB27526587C7794B762CAA883113" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="DAE194BF1B4CC9BD6B2F8AB68C276A87" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Rostrum (Fig.
<figureCitation id="E7F811FA7A1DF2A1A3B28DB628DBE42C" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5A</figureCitation>
) small, triangular, without clear demarcation between the distal and the proximal part of rostrum (cf. Fig.
<figureCitation id="75A124FD24D0D342FF8E880E03C17112" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Nitocra affinis female lectotype A habitus, lateral B habitus, dorsal C antennule (arrow pointing pseudosegment) D rostrum E antennary coxa, allobasis, and exopod F mandible G maxilla H maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980953" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">1C</figureCitation>
of
<taxonomicName id="1AE2BE0AD93820EDB8796CC10E865FE6" family="Ameiridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. affinis" order="Harpacticoida" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="affinis">
<emphasis id="5BD7AA31E1744E6D61119E6B1EA21309" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">N. affinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) with tube pore distally and with two dorsal sensilla (Fig.
<figureCitation id="F08BA89E63226D62AD8305A9DACD2366" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8C09475C2F626EB4D2C7DB9ED689DD79" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Antenna (Fig.
<figureCitation id="2EABA6CE5CD606C4561A7C11C0702FB7" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5B</figureCitation>
) comprising coxa, allobasis, one-segmented endopod and one-segmented exopod.. Coxa very short and unornamented. Allobasis cylindrical, ~ 2.7
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as long as maximum width, ornamented proximally with three spinule rows. Free endopodal segment with proximal part narrower than distal part, ~ 2.5
<normalizedToken id="998400E7A630F1538DFC7A0BA125B279" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as its maximum width, ornamented with surface frill subdistally, and with longitudinal row of spinules along inner margin, with another spinule row near the base of two lateral unipinnate spines flanking thin naked seta; apical armature consisting of five geniculate setae, one of them fused basally to additional unipinnate non-geniculate seta. Exopod with narrow proximal half and somewhat wider distal part, ~ 2.5
<normalizedToken id="CD2E5990A392C9CABE3E6A4AB8A11181" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as its maximum width, unornamented, armed with two curved, strong unipinnate apical setae and one spinulose subdistal seta, the latter longest.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F932E8756506E8E727F021F619F22E4A" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Mandible (Fig.
<figureCitation id="3F0E5397145CE9B126A9B939C1133091" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5C</figureCitation>
). Coxal gnathobase with coarse teeth ventrally and with one unipinnate seta dorsally. Palp uniramous, two-segmented, comprising basis and one-segmented endopod. Basis with lateral spinule row midway and one curved robust unipinnate apical spine. Endopod with one short plumose lateral seta, five naked apical setae (three of them basally fused).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B82C49FA34A6756C9E5823B5506062D1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Maxillule (Fig.
<figureCitation id="F839AF4180769C7BA119086B17021272" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5D</figureCitation>
). Praecoxa large with few spinules. Praecoxal arthrite rectangular; with two setae on anterior surface, lateral spinule row and distal armature consisting of four spines (two of which with apical combs) and one unipinnate seta. Coxal endite shorter than praecoxal arthrite, with long distally curved spine and three slender naked setae. Basis rectangular, with five slender naked setae on distal margin. Endopod represented by minute but distinct segment, unornamented and armed with two plumose apical setae. Exopod absent.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="CA2EA75F90F87CCBC0E9811AA1B084A0" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Maxilla (Fig.
<figureCitation id="6512CA1A581ACAC52E0687CA71659655" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5E</figureCitation>
). Syncoxa with spinule row and two well-developed (coxal) endites; proximal endite somewhat bulbous, expanded distally and armed with two plumose setae; distal endite cylindrical with two naked apical setae of equal in length. Allobasis transformed into claw-like pinnate endite; with a pinnate seta at base and with few spinules along convex margin near the base of endopod. Endopod represented by two slender naked setae equal in length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4D3A0AAA61045F5FBF56FAF3691C7C12" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Maxilliped (Fig.
<figureCitation id="1B969BC98146FC43F45F6C43AFEEB6D7" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype A antennule B antenna, with insert showing free endopodal lobe from another view C mandible D maxillule E maxilla F maxilliped. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980957" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">5F</figureCitation>
) subchelate. Syncoxa with one plumose subapical seta and with spinule rows on posterior surface. Basis ~ 2.6
<normalizedToken id="BC86D181A770056515CEF3A971955E8A" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as maximum width with row of spinules along inner margin and with row of spinules on outer distal corner. Endopod represented by strong claw accompanied at base by minute naked seta.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="52B909D8DD41EA2D92C8B33A4158BB23" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P1-P4 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="DFAA9DF6229EB0EA1B6D6A152990D604" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6A, C, D, F</figureCitation>
) exopod and endopod three-segmented. Intercoxal sclerite squarish and unornamented. Praecoxa triangular, outer margin with row of spinules. Exp-1 without inner seta. P1, P2 and P4 exp-2 with few, P3 exp-2 without few spinules along inner margin.
</paragraph>
<caption id="E313A75190C7278DD83A8EED473248E6" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
<paragraph id="E2C4DE0EA3F1EBABF57D10C6781F9380" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="9D0FF1A3DDC1CD80AE3C3312D2516CCA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="A87641FD0BAD5832F0BA2317C98F5009" authorityName="Yıldız &amp; Karaytuğ" authorityYear="2024" class="Copepoda" family="Ameiridae" genus="Nitocra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nitocra loweae" order="Harpacticoida" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loweae">
<emphasis id="3394C3DD908953FDE7601A967B7015BD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Nitocra loweae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. female holotype (
<emphasis id="DE7398846EE59F14AE76124A04240CB9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A, C, D, F</emphasis>
), male paratype (
<emphasis id="7DA2ABDE7D8F88801ECD184549C900CB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B, E</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="19396CD631BA91640F1346C6AE1A936A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
P1
<emphasis id="85DDA9D7AFCD6A22EE32119111917B6F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
inner spine of P1 basis, anterior
<emphasis id="11187ABA343FE92A8DBA6A64A43FDC91" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
P2, anterior
<emphasis id="F1B98C01FF5BE9BAF1ED9E1BD1D395A3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">D</emphasis>
P3, anterior
<emphasis id="0851563878C8E94F0782460CBB3036A7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">E</emphasis>
P3 distal endopod segment, anterior
<emphasis id="3B9ACEF931757BF14509DACF7B3FCF89" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">F</emphasis>
P4, anterior. Scale bars: 50
<normalizedToken id="97CC6757C6750A03D9084390E34D63FD" originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B2BF7A84EAB2CAC458102309B8F8578D" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P1 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="ADD405FC119493802068CDD194CCA4B5" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6A</figureCitation>
). Coxa with anterior row of spinules as figured and few spinules along inner margin. Basis with fine setules along inner margin, and with spinule row near the base of short pinnate inner spine located at the base of endopod. Outer basal bipinnate spine located close to the exopod, overlaid by a row of strong spinules. Exp-1 smallest segment, carrying row of strong spinules on outer margin and subapically one bipinnate outer spine. Exp-2 also with an outer row of strong spinules, a bipinnate outer spine, and a long plumose seta on inner margin. Exp-3 with fine setules near inner distal margin, with one geniculate semi-plumose apical seta, one geniculate naked distal seta and three pinnate outer spines. Enp-1 longer than exopod, ~ 3
<normalizedToken id="C179C9B74ACC5394C5A66455AF634DB0" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as maximum width, and ~ 2
<normalizedToken id="89DFB322E07EEA289C9937ED511C0D10" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as enp-1, 2 combined; inner margin with long longitudinal spinules; distal margin with four robust spinules, and a long plumose seta on inner subdistal margin; enp-2, 3 squarish and equal in length; enp-2 with a long, plumose seta on inner margin, and with two spinules on outer distal margin; enp-3 with one plumose inner seta, one apical unipinnate distal geniculate seta, and one apical unipinnate outer seta, outer margin with a row of spinules.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C2EEBB9B2DE18AC9662805C2D3E5C9B0" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P2-P4 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="D4B4338F9C319686E962AEEA47F03812" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6C, D, F</figureCitation>
). Coxa with row of posterior spinules near outer margin and with an anterior pore near inner distal corner. Basis triangular, ornamented with spinule row along distal margin between the base of exopod and endopod, with anterior spinules on outer corner near the base of outer seta/spine. Exp-1, 2 with anterior spinules near the base of outer spine extending to the outer margin of the segment. Exp-1, 2 and enp-1, 2 with hyaline frills along inner distal margin. All endopodal segments covered with robust spinules along outer margin. Exp-2, 3 and enp-2 with a pore on anterior surface. P2-P4 exp-2 with one plumose seta; P2, P3 exp-3 with seven, P4 exp-3 with eight elements.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2D559D378B0110A0A4934F0CD66133EA" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P5 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="C732DDFE9ACB25DF5D4454FE2E60FCF6" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4D</figureCitation>
). Baseoendopod with five spinulose setae (slightly fringed at tip) along distal margin and with setules along inner margin, with two anterior pores (one near the base of outer basal seta and the other one near the distal margin; outer basal seta plumose. Exopod with one anterior pore distally, with setules along inner margin and with robust spinules along distal margin, with six setae (setae I-VI, numbered from inner to outer margin respectively), setae I, IV, and V pinnate; setae II, III, and VI naked; seta II is the longest; outer margin of exopodal lobe with one tube pore, and with double spinules group.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F2BB8C14B18E6FBCE874910930D7910B" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Armature formula of the swimming legs:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="373F7CAB8A2C1B68DAB035994A4F126C" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<table id="82B5368E489F4B5EB5FAA4A68292AC26" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<tr id="0755818E8776A0A8647E4CA162A77681" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<td id="FE194F6424781BCA64EF39CFB921F0F7" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">P1</td>
<td id="2AF0D6CB4ECC7C27BAFAF32F71E10C49" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">P2</td>
<td id="D188DF1325BC8D2660AD9EE81C6F2B26" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">P3</td>
<td id="290FC9647BF15FCCE5EE4F2AFEAD7CEB" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">P4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="41ECB2B0A8E6FEF037CC0F300033FE1D" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<td id="3B884DCA6E9F5E5BE7A5FDDBC411AC30" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">Exp/ Enp</td>
<td id="AE57F1C626CB6F71989A598F030297ED" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">Exp/ Enp</td>
<td id="B4B001FCFA9B3151E3DC5E598CA4E0FD" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">Exp/ Enp</td>
<td id="0B34663D40D7A59AB6C33C8FF24EAC5E" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">Exp/ Enp</td>
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<tr id="57BA431F3E19CE39E7D03B72C286D6D6" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<td id="C41983786B2B3BEF81F0507468417BA7" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">0.1.023 / 1.1.111</td>
<td id="C0370D5F15E140760FB111363562670C" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">0.1.223 / 1.1.121</td>
<td id="ED38AE4AA90B8A700246EB68DC263356" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">0.1.223 / 1.1.221</td>
<td id="E9BAE32F283BCC882A73FB099F741EA0" colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rowspan="1">0.1.323/1.1.221</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F572A2B5748A14721BD3ACC2CE449E72" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="289E38D5BF9BA1B73D0B9754B28955DC" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Male.</emphasis>
Body sensilla and surface pores as figured (Fig.
<figureCitation id="4A1514862A775F6B39D69C57F85159CA" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. male paratype A habitus, dorsal B habitus, lateral C anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal. Scale bars: 250 μm (A, B); 50 μm (C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980959" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">7A, B</figureCitation>
). Anal operculum with sensilla and spinules as figured (Fig.
<figureCitation id="24F5214BEE159F43860A6DBFB6139EA2" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. male paratype A habitus, dorsal B habitus, lateral C anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal. Scale bars: 250 μm (A, B); 50 μm (C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980959" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">7C</figureCitation>
). Sexual dimorphism in antennule (Fig.
<figureCitation id="9D37E7C1939557B3A2EF0AE5AB59017B" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. male paratype A antennule dorsal B antennule 1 - 7 segments, ventral C antennule 8 - 10 segments, ventral. Scale bars: 25 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980960" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">8A-C</figureCitation>
), inner spine of P1 basis (Fig.
<figureCitation id="A899397CB295F1F8E29EA50BFF349E69" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6B</figureCitation>
), inner distal seta of P3 exp-3 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="BFBB9DE36414A83D7731A094C4350CAF" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6E</figureCitation>
), P5 (Fig.
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), and P6 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="3FF4D4F5CA48AA3A99184682DF7B4C86" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4A</figureCitation>
). The innermost seta of P5 is abnormal in paratype (Fig.
<figureCitation id="785C7DE88D28D2B0B41704B249B1B0AD" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF91C71BDCE7C2E630ED1885D28861E3" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980959" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
<paragraph id="3DF2F57665B1D1BE0268D86EB5FB433A" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="266C6C183F3BBC4945E9CB6FCABEC876" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F65954B59CCAC311D4FB4CDBA62B7D73" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Nitocra loweae</emphasis>
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sp. nov. male paratype
<emphasis id="D9066828DA9ED635248E3B8902622517" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
habitus, dorsal
<emphasis id="CF67AE4F0C4DFF5FD243897CAA52BE6E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
habitus, lateral
<emphasis id="A86AD44BC3EECD38005339FA6C61AB37" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal. Scale bars: 250
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(
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); 50
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(
<emphasis id="699C0EC49909C64522AF366FDA5BD356" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="446E0596D1538A4251FE530EA2FA0B44" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980960" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" start="Figure 8" startId="F8">
<paragraph id="5F758C09648113A081FB070428885F02" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="EFB8C2A30CBDEA4AC089EBFE8D32A4D1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Figure 8.</emphasis>
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sp. nov. male paratype
<emphasis id="36C1836487E16718D982326438268D31" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
antennule dorsal
<emphasis id="D541A27ACF687D363C141AA1F34E09CA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
antennule 1-7 segments, ventral
<emphasis id="C80A37751B71F765F2E2CA82ADC28A21" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
antennule 8-10 segments, ventral. Scale bars: 25
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.
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<paragraph id="6676671D2D01107ACB28D12366E311BA" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Antennule (Fig.
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), ten-segmented, setal formula; 1- [1, plumose], 2- [1 plumose+ 1 unipinnate+ 8], 3-[7], 4-[2], 5-[19 setiform elements+ 4 multipinnate spine+3+1+ae], 6- [2], 7- [3], 8-[2], 9-[5], 10- [5 +acrothek)].
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4A0A72686B806AB66C34E76AED9DE35D" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Inner spine of basis of P1 hook-like (Fig.
<figureCitation id="9D7308F035B387F40462B41A781B1013" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2F62AD5FC3811AE84F9E38C20D0908E4" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
Inner distal seta of P3 exp-3 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="0EA93D92482A3F562561AB6C0E799F5F" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. female holotype (A, C, D, F), male paratype (B, E) A P 1 B inner spine of P 1 basis, anterior C P 2, anterior D P 3, anterior E P 3 distal endopod segment, anterior F P 4, anterior. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980958" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">6E</figureCitation>
) slender and shorter than in female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="23EEF331D4B5EB97D192CA60C3B51ECD" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P5 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="E5E3335E458D2D5575C9563A3607A115" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4C</figureCitation>
) baseoendopod armed with five spinulose setae (four of them equal in length, the second inner seta longest and 1.5
<normalizedToken id="340F27AE4CAC055A1533E9B12A660571" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
as long as the other setae) and with two pores on anterior surface; exopod with six setae (outer margin with one naked seta (seta VI) and one spinulose seta (seta V), apical margin with one naked (seta IV) and two spinulose setae (setae II and III), inner margin with one long plumose seta (seta I) (abnormal seta of one leg arrowed in Fig.
<figureCitation id="8413158070E1F9C2993A4E2B7D69AE14" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4C</figureCitation>
; the same seta of the other leg normal), with four strong spinules along outer proximal margin and with two or three spinules along inner proximal margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DEED42962522431DE3E00B5A6F8CCBFF" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
P6 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="31B0DF975F1998BD33D23DA8BFE02E94" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Nitocra loweae sp. nov. paratype male (A, C), female (B, D) A urosome, ventral B urosome, ventral C P 5 D P 5, anterior E the abnormal inner seta of P 5 exopod. Scale bars: 50 μm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1191.115545.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/980956" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">4A</figureCitation>
) asymmetrical, only one leg functional; each leg with two naked outer setae and short inner plumose robust seta.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="69442ED3BF88520875D7194903A1E21C" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="C14F755BB0472800ECAEB9F2B904A69D" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66F07ACCD9432C4BDC9ADD90650E2EAD" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
The specific name is given in honour of Dr Miranda Lowe for her contribution to copepod taxonomy as a curator of the
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collection of The Natural History Museum of London. It is a noun in the genitive case.
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