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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF84EB0FFF34FB32D208F2AC" bold="true" box="[151,356,1229,1255]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Eulimnadia azisi</emphasis>
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(
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3)
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF84EB0FFF34FAC4D24DF31E" bold="true" box="[151,289,1339,1365]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specimen is named in honour of Prof. Dr. P.K. Abdul Azis, the former Vice-Chancellor,
<collectingCountry id="21ED764CFF84EB0FFF34FA9ED380F330" box="[151,236,1377,1403]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Cochin</collectingCountry>
University of Science &amp; Technology,
<collectingCountry id="21ED764CFF84EB0FFD15FA9ED19BF330" box="[694,759,1377,1403]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">India</collectingCountry>
. Abdul Azis has made valuable research contributions in wetland science and trophic dynamics in relation to species variability.
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locality.
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Specimens were collected from a small rainwater rocky pool at Vettilapara, Western Ghats region, Kerala (
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and
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). Collections were made by K. K. Subhash Babu on
<date id="2D44101CFF84EB0FFB70FA2CD6FDF3A6" box="[1235,1425,1488,1517]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-08-03">3rd August 2008</date>
.
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.
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Adult female egg bearing, fixed in 4% formalin. Reg. no. MBM/ Ch/ 21/ 09).
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,
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females with eggs (one disarticulated) fixed in 4% formalin and deposited in the Zoological Survey of
<collectingCountry id="21ED764CFF84EB0FFE34F9BCD2BFF016" box="[407,467,1603,1629]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">India</collectingCountry>
Museum, Western Ghats Station,
<collectingCountry id="21ED764CFF84EB0FFCC0F9BCD0D7F016" box="[867,955,1603,1629]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Calicut</collectingCountry>
, Kerala-State,
<collectingCountry id="21ED764CFF84EB0FFBC4F9BCD7CBF016" box="[1127,1191,1603,1629]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">India</collectingCountry>
.
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF84EB0FFF65F997D22AF0C9" bold="true" box="[198,326,1640,1666]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Carapace elliptical with 45 growth lines. Head with characteristic frontal organ on the mid dorsal area. 1820 pairs of thoracopods. Lower distal angle of the
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produced to from an acute point.
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serrated on dorsal margin with 910 unequal spines and telsonic setae inserted between 4th and 5th spines. Eggs are spherical and rugose with 14 alveoli-like facets.
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF84EB0FFF65F8FFD233F151" bold="true" box="[198,351,1792,1818]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Description.</emphasis>
Female Size. Length
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; height
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.
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thin, transparent and somewhat oval, with 45 growth lines. Growth lines more prominent at carapace margin (Fig. 3K). Maximum height about one third from the anterior region of the carapace (
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A). Dorsal margin convex with evenly arched hinge line. Ventral margin convex and smooth.
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somewhat rectangular with a slight anteroventral notch. Frontal organ present (
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B, 3M). Eye large, ocellus triangular and situated anteroventrally.
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF34FA7AD275F3D6" bold="true" box="[151,281,1413,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFEBCFA7AD2BFF3D7" box="[287,467,1413,1436]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Eulimnadia azisi</emphasis>
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(female) (
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)
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Carapace growth lines,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFC5CFA7AD77BF3D6" bold="true" box="[1023,1047,1413,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">B.</emphasis>
Head,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFBC0FA7AD711F3D6" bold="true" box="[1123,1149,1413,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">C.</emphasis>
First antenna with sensory lobes,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF7DFA5AD394F3F6" bold="true" box="[222,248,1445,1469]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">D.</emphasis>
Second Antenna (lateral view),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFDFBFA5AD11CF3F6" bold="true" box="[600,624,1445,1469]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">E.</emphasis>
First thoracopod (typical),
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with unequal dorsal spines,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFA96FA5AD626F3F6" bold="true" box="[1333,1354,1445,1469]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">G.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF85EB0EFAF7FA5AD6F7F3F7" box="[1364,1435,1445,1468]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="5" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Telson</taxonomicName>
(posterior portion enlarged),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFE69FA3AD28AF396" bold="true" box="[458,486,1477,1501]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">H.</emphasis>
Egg.
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</caption>
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF65F9F4D209F06F" box="[198,357,1547,1572]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">First antenna</emphasis>
with 7 sensory lobes (
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C), each sensory lobe with a tuft of sensillae.
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<paragraph id="594536DCFF85EB0EFF65F9CFD1E0F024" blockId="5.[151,1436,1546,2026]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF65F9CFD2EEF002" box="[198,386,1584,1609]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Second antenna</emphasis>
strong, biramous with seven antennomeres; each antennomere with spines and plumose setae arranged on opposite sides (
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D).
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<paragraph id="594536DCFF85EB0EFF65F984D172F166" blockId="5.[151,1436,1546,2026]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF65F984D205F0DF" box="[198,361,1659,1684]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Thoracopods.</emphasis>
Trunk arched and segmented with 18 pairs of thoracopods (Fig. 3L). All thoracopods basically similar in structure but reducing in size posteriorly. First thoracopod with five endites on its medial edge and fringed with plumose setae. First endite (gnathobase) is armed with a pair of sharp spines, exopod ornamented with long plumose setae and endopod small with setae (
<figureCitation id="C1C12A59FF85EB0EFC16F912D090F14C" box="[949,1020,1773,1799]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1413,1437]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,186,1380]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,177,1405]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Eulimnadia azisi sp. nov. (female) (A H) A. Carapace growth lines, B. Head, C. First antenna with sensory lobes, D. Second Antenna (lateral view), E. First thoracopod (typical), F. Telson with unequal dorsal spines, G. Telson (posterior portion enlarged), H. Egg." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199648/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
E). Ninth and 10th thoracopods with flabellum modified to carry eggs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF85EB0EFF65F8C6D154F1D6" blockId="5.[151,1436,1546,2026]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF65F8C6D26DF119" box="[198,257,1849,1874]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Eggs</emphasis>
were glued and deposited on the either side of the mid dorsal area of the mature female. Up to
<specimenCount id="4FFCFD55FF85EB0EFAD3F8C7D3A1F13C" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" type="egg">200 eggs</specimenCount>
were noted in a single female. Eggs spherical and ornamented with 14 alveolar like facets and average size was 150μm (Fig. 3O;
<figureCitation id="C1C12A59FF85EB0EFE6EF87CD17FF1D6" box="[461,531,1923,1949]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1413,1437]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,186,1380]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,177,1405]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Eulimnadia azisi sp. nov. (female) (A H) A. Carapace growth lines, B. Head, C. First antenna with sensory lobes, D. Second Antenna (lateral view), E. First thoracopod (typical), F. Telson with unequal dorsal spines, G. Telson (posterior portion enlarged), H. Egg." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199648/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
H).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF85EB0EFF65F854D172F1A1" blockId="5.[151,1436,1546,2026]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF85EB0EFF65F854D265F18F" box="[198,265,1963,1988]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Body.</emphasis>
Mid-dorsal area of 11th segment with a dorsal transverse ridge bearing setae; posterior to eleventh segment, all segments with setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF86EB0DFF34F925D1A5F13E" blockId="6.[151,1436,1754,1910]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFF34F925D271F0B9" bold="true" box="[151,285,1754,1778]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF86EB0DFE87F925D17CF0BA" box="[292,528,1754,1777]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Leptestheriidae" genus="Leptestheria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dumonti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFE87F925D17CF0BA" box="[292,528,1754,1777]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Leptestheria dumonti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFDB4F925D05BF0B9" bold="true" box="[535,823,1754,1778]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF86EB0DFDB4F925D11CF0B9" box="[535,624,1754,1778]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(SEM) (AJ), A.
</emphasis>
Carapace with prominent umbone and growth lines,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFA20F925D6F7F0B9" bold="true" box="[1411,1435,1754,1778]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">B.</emphasis>
Male (lateral view, without valve),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFDAFF905D149F159" bold="true" box="[524,549,1786,1810]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">C.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF86EB0DFD8FF905D11DF15A" box="[556,625,1786,1809]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Telson</taxonomicName>
dorsal spines (male),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFCFFF905D01AF159" bold="true" box="[860,886,1786,1810]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">D.</emphasis>
Dorsal spines enlarged,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFBD9F905D7FEF159" bold="true" box="[1146,1170,1786,1810]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">E.</emphasis>
Cercopod (lateral view),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFF34F8E3D3C6F17F" bold="true" box="[151,170,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">F.</emphasis>
Clasper (lateral view),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFE16F8E3D2A6F17F" bold="true" box="[437,458,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">G.</emphasis>
Palm and 5th endite of male clasper,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFCCFF8E3D0EBF17F" bold="true" box="[876,903,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">H.</emphasis>
Rostrum (female),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFBC0F8E3D719F17F" bold="true" box="[1123,1141,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">I.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF86EB0DFBDFF8E2D7AAF17F" box="[1148,1222,1821,1844]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Telson</taxonomicName>
spines (female),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFA24F8E3D6F0F17F" bold="true" box="[1415,1436,1820,1844]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">J.</emphasis>
Cercopod.
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF86EB0DFEACF8C2D2ABF11F" box="[271,455,1853,1876]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFEACF8C2D2ABF11F" box="[271,455,1853,1876]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Eulimnadia azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFE6DF8C3D14AF11F" bold="true" box="[462,550,1852,1876]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF86EB0DFE6DF8C3D14AF11F" box="[462,550,1852,1876]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(SEM)
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFDD4F8C3D187F11F" bold="true" box="[631,747,1852,1876]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">(KO), K.</emphasis>
Carapace margin,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFC19F8C3D0A0F11F" bold="true" box="[954,972,1852,1876]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">L</emphasis>
.
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and cercopod,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFB68F8C3D787F11F" bold="true" box="[1227,1259,1852,1876]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">M.</emphasis>
Head (distorted head due to bad preservation),
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFE7CF8A1D295F13D" bold="true" box="[479,505,1886,1910]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">N.</emphasis>
Cercopod,
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFDD6F8A1D1FCF13D" bold="true" box="[629,656,1886,1910]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">O.</emphasis>
Egg.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF86EB0CFF65F85AD239F69C" blockId="6.[151,1436,1957,2023]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,152,1192]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="62" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF86EB0DFF65F85AD263F1F5" box="[198,271,1957,1982]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="6" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF86EB0DFF65F85AD263F1F5" box="[198,271,1957,1982]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Telson</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
rhomboidal in lateral view with 910 unequal spines on its dorsal margins (
<figureCitation id="C1C12A59FF86EB0DFB1EF85AD66BF1F4" box="[1213,1287,1957,1983]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1413,1437]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,186,1380]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,177,1405]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Eulimnadia azisi sp. nov. (female) (A H) A. Carapace growth lines, B. Head, C. First antenna with sensory lobes, D. Second Antenna (lateral view), E. First thoracopod (typical), F. Telson with unequal dorsal spines, G. Telson (posterior portion enlarged), H. Egg." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199648/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
F). Terminal telsonic seta attached in between 4th and 5th spines. Cercopod large and fringed with 911 long setae, cercopod terminating with an acute spine, with a smaller subtending spine. (Fig. 3N); Cercopod with dorsal concave margin serrated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF87EB0CFF65FF1DD1CFF7FC" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1192]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFF65FF1DD243F6B7" bold="true" box="[198,303,226,252]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Ecology.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFE9AFF1DD16EF6B0" box="[313,514,226,251]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFE9AFF1DD16EF6B0" box="[313,514,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Eulimnadia azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFDAFFF1DD101F6B7" bold="true" box="[524,621,226,252]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFDAFFF1DD101F6B7" box="[524,621,226,252]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was collected from a rainwater filled rocky depressions at Western Ghats, Kerala in the monsoon season (JuneAugust). The pool was devoid of vegetation and water was dark brownish in colour due to the abundant organic matter. pH was slightly basic, ranging from 7.8 to 8.2.
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFAE5FED2D6F0F70D" box="[1350,1436,301,326]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFAE5FED2D6F0F70D" box="[1350,1436,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFF34FEADD26CF727" bold="true" box="[151,256,338,364]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFF34FEADD26CF727" box="[151,256,338,364]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was found co-occurring with a large number of cyclopoid copepods (
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFB32FEADD6FDF720" box="[1169,1425,338,363]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Cyclopidae" genus="Mesocyclops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cyclopoida" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="agunu">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB32FEADD6FDF720" box="[1169,1425,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Mesocyclops agunu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
s Onabamiro, 1957,
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFEDEFE87D1D8F7DA" box="[381,692,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Thermocyclops decipiens</emphasis>
(Kiefer, 1929)
</taxonomicName>
, the cladoceran,
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFB9DFE87D6E2F7D9" authority="Kurz, 1874" authorityName="Kurz" authorityYear="1874" box="[1086,1422,376,402]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Moinidae" genus="Moina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micrura">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB9DFE87D794F7DA" box="[1086,1272,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Moina micrura</emphasis>
Kurz, 1874
</taxonomicName>
), unidentified ostracods, and dragonfly larvae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="11E06557FF87EB0CFF65FE3DD01BF2E3" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="594536DCFF87EB0CFF65FE3DD1D8F5A6" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1192]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFF65FE3DD22CF797" bold="true" box="[198,320,450,476]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFEEAFE3DD17DF790" box="[329,529,450,475]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFEEAFE3DD17DF790" box="[329,529,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Eulimnadia azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFDB9FE3DD13AF797" bold="true" box="[538,598,450,476]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">n. sp</emphasis>
is quite similar to
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFC99FE3DD7BDF797" authority="Nayar and Nair, 1968" authorityName="Nayar and Nair" authorityYear="1968" box="[826,1233,450,476]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="michaeli">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFC99FE3DD0AEF790" box="[826,962,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="3D6B4B2DFF87EB0CFC68FE3DD7BDF797" author="Nayar" box="[971,1233,450,476]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" refString="Nayar, C. K. G. &amp; Nair, K. K. N. (1968) On a collection of Conchostraca (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from South India, with the description of two new species. Hydrobiologia, 32, 219 - 224." type="journal article" year="1968">Nayar and Nair, 1968</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. In both case the eggs are spherical in shape and ornamented with alveolar like facets. The position of the telsonic setae; number of plumose setae on cercopod; fewer egg facets and absence of males are the main distinguishing features separating
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFE20FDCDD2B1F400" box="[387,477,562,587]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFE20FDCDD2B1F400" box="[387,477,562,587]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFD8BFDCDD1DEF400" box="[552,690,562,587]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFD40FDCDD052F400" box="[739,830,562,587]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFCE6FDCDD0CAF407" bold="true" box="[837,934,562,588]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFCE6FDCDD0CAF407" box="[837,934,562,588]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
there are 14 facets on egg, whereas in
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFA21FDCDD390F43A" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="michaeli">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFA21FDCDD390F43A" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
there are 26. The external morphology of resting egg is a useful additional taxonomical character in
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFF34FD82D24CF4DD" box="[151,288,637,662]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFF34FD82D24CF4DD" box="[151,288,637,662]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Eulimnadia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Belk, 1989;
<bibRefCitation id="3D6B4B2DFF87EB0CFE61FD82D1D1F4DC" author="Martin" box="[450,701,637,663]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" refString="Martin, J. W. &amp; Belk, D. (1989) Eulimnadia ovilunata and E. ovisimilis, new species of clam shrimps (Cuustacea, Branchiopoda, spinicaudata) from South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 102, 894 - 900." type="journal article" year="1989">Martin &amp; Belk, 1989</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="3D6B4B2DFF87EB0CFD69FD82D0A1F4DC" author="Brendonck" box="[714,973,637,663]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" refString="Brendonck, L., Thiery, A. &amp; Coomans, A. (1990) Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Galapagos Branchiopod fauna (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 10 (4), 679 - 694." type="journal article" year="1990">
Brendonck
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFCF0FD82D0E2F4DD" box="[851,910,637,662]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">et al.</emphasis>
1990
</bibRefCitation>
). The
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFBB4FD82D731F4DC" box="[1047,1117,637,663]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="7" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">telson</taxonomicName>
dorsal margin has 18 pairs of spines on
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFE97FD5DD2ACF4F0" box="[308,448,674,699]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="michaeli">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFE97FD5DD2ACF4F0" box="[308,448,674,699]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but only 11 pairs in
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFD1CFD5DD075F4F0" box="[703,793,674,699]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFD1CFD5DD075F4F0" box="[703,793,674,699]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFC81FD5DD0EFF4F7" bold="true" box="[802,899,674,700]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFC81FD5DD0EFF4F7" box="[802,899,674,700]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; both have a prominent spine at the base of cercopod and 18 pairs of spines on the
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFDDAFD37D1AEF4A9" box="[633,706,712,738]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="7" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">telson</taxonomicName>
dorsal margin, while in
<taxonomicName id="9EFA4D5FFF87EB0CFC53FD37D727F4AA" box="[1008,1099,712,737]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Limnadiidae" genus="Eulimnadia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azisi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFC53FD37D727F4AA" box="[1008,1099,712,737]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFBF0FD38D7D9F4AA" bold="true" box="[1107,1205,711,737]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFBF0FD38D7D9F4AA" box="[1107,1205,711,737]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
only 11 spines are present, with one prominent basal spine at the base of the cercopod. The number of cercopod spines in
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFAE5FD12D6F0F54D" box="[1350,1436,749,774]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFF34FCEAD399F564" bold="true" box="[151,245,789,815]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFF34FCEAD399F564" box="[151,245,789,815]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are 910 and telsonic setae are inserted between the 3rd or 4th spine pairs, whereas
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB61FCE9D7B8F564" box="[1218,1236,790,815]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB40FCE9D624F564" box="[1251,1352,790,815]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has 18 cercopod spines and telsonic setae are inserted between spine pairs 6th or 7th. In
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFBCDFCC1D796F51C" box="[1134,1274,830,855]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, there are 15 cercopod plumose setae whereas in
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFDC1FC9CD1ADF537" box="[610,705,867,892]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFD69FC9DD067F537" bold="true" box="[714,779,866,892]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">n. sp</emphasis>
there are 13.
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFC1EFC9CD770F537" box="[957,1052,867,892]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB86FC9DD70AF537" bold="true" box="[1061,1126,866,892]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">n. sp</emphasis>
second antennae have 7 antennomeres, and
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFED8FC76D16DF5E9" box="[379,513,905,930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has 89. Males have been reported in
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFC69FC76D73CF5E9" box="[970,1104,905,930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. michaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
whereas in
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB7CFC76D65AF5E9" box="[1247,1334,905,930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFA9EFC77D6F0F5E9" bold="true" box="[1341,1436,904,930]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFA9EFC77D6F0F5E9" box="[1341,1436,904,930]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
no males were found during six years of studies.
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Weeks
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFCEAFC51D0EBF58C" box="[841,903,942,967]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">et al.</emphasis>
(1997)
</bibRefCitation>
also reported the possibility of pure hermaphrodite population among
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFD86FC2CD1C2F5A7" box="[549,686,979,1004]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Eulimnadia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="594536DCFF87EB0CFF65FC07D01BF2E3" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1192]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
Compared with
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFE29FC06D288F259" box="[394,484,1017,1042]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. azisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFE4CFC07D13CF259" bold="true" box="[495,592,1016,1042]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="70BD57B5FF87EB0CFE4CFC07D13CF259" box="[495,592,1016,1042]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFDC0FC06D05BF259" box="[611,823,1017,1042]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Eulimnadia ovata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Rajasthan (
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) is larger (
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), more broadly oval in shape, has 45 growth lines, eight antennomeres in the second antenna, a short, obscure spine under the cercopod base, and the rostrum is rounded. Another similar species is
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<emphasis id="6B8EEACEFF87EB0CFB0FFBBCD636F217" box="[1196,1370,1091,1116]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">E. gunturensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Andhra Pradesh (Radhakrishna &amp; Durga Prasad, 1976), but it differs by having both males and females, a more rounded head and 9 antennomeres in the second antenna.
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