Kuqaia scanicus, Peng & Slater & McLoughlin & Vajda, 2023

Peng, Jungang, Slater, Sam M., McLoughlin, Stephen & Vajda, Vivi, 2023, New species of Kuqaia from the Lower Jurassic of Sweden indicates a possible water flea (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) affinity, PLoS ONE (e 0282247) 18 (6), pp. 1-20 : 5

Kuqaia scanicus sp. nov.

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Derivation of name. The specific epithet scanicus (Latin) refers to the discovery of this taxon in the southernmost province of Sweden, Scania (Skåne) .

Holotype. NRM X12700 ( Figs 2 and 3 ).

Figures

Fig 2. Kuqaia scanicus sp.nov. Holotype, NRM X12700; Kävlinge BH-928 core depth 40.40–39.60 m. (a) Scanning electron micrograph of whole specimen at low magnification. (b) Enlargement (SEM image), showing surface ornamentation in central part. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282247.g002

Fig 3. Enlargement of the holotype (NRM X12700) of Kuqaia scanicus sp. nov. Kävlinge BH-928 core depth 40.40– 39.60 m. Scale bars = 100 μm, unless otherwise stated.(a) Well-developed radial ridges at the anterior (SEM image). (b) Weakly defined ridges at the posterior (SEM image). (c) Weak, parallel and transverse ridges on peduncles (SEM image). (d) Complex surface ornament revealed in UV-fluorescence microscopy. (e) Weakly defined ridges on peduncles evident in fluorescence microscopy. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282247.g003