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Description of Elaphoidella paramuna n. sp. (Canthocamptidae), a new harpacticoid copepod from Colombia

Description of Elaphoidella paramuna n. sp. (Canthocamptidae), a new harpacticoid copepod from... <jats:p>A new species of harpacticoid copepod was discovered on submerged mosses of a high Andean lake in Colombia. The diagnostic characters of the male and female canthocamptid<jats:italic>Elaphoidella paramuna</jats:italic>n. sp. are based on the chaetotaxy of legs 1 to 4, morphology of leg 5, armature of anal urosomite, size and armature of anal operculum and morphology, armature and ornamentation of caudal rami. It belongs to the group X of Lang (1948); its relationships with<jats:italic>Elaphoidella pectinata</jats:italic>,<jats:italic>E. armata</jats:italic>and<jats:italic>E. brevifurcata</jats:italic>are discussed. The 35 species and subspecies of<jats:italic>Elaphoidella</jats:italic>known in the Neotropical region are assigned to groups I, II, VII, VIII and X of Lang’s system (1948). Identification keys to Colombian<jats:italic>Elaphoidella</jats:italic>species are provided.</jats:p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Description of Elaphoidella paramuna n. sp. (Canthocamptidae), a new harpacticoid copepod from Colombia

Crustaceana , Volume 88 (9): 1003 – Jan 1, 2015

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Copyright 2015 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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0011-216x
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1568-5403
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10.1163/15685403-00003464
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Abstract

<jats:p>A new species of harpacticoid copepod was discovered on submerged mosses of a high Andean lake in Colombia. The diagnostic characters of the male and female canthocamptid<jats:italic>Elaphoidella paramuna</jats:italic>n. sp. are based on the chaetotaxy of legs 1 to 4, morphology of leg 5, armature of anal urosomite, size and armature of anal operculum and morphology, armature and ornamentation of caudal rami. It belongs to the group X of Lang (1948); its relationships with<jats:italic>Elaphoidella pectinata</jats:italic>,<jats:italic>E. armata</jats:italic>and<jats:italic>E. brevifurcata</jats:italic>are discussed. The 35 species and subspecies of<jats:italic>Elaphoidella</jats:italic>known in the Neotropical region are assigned to groups I, II, VII, VIII and X of Lang’s system (1948). Identification keys to Colombian<jats:italic>Elaphoidella</jats:italic>species are provided.</jats:p>

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Published: Jan 1, 2015

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