Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010

Hundsdoerfer, Michael Korn Andy J. Green Margarida Machado Juan García-de-Lomas Margarida Cristo Luís Cancela da Fonseca Dagmar Frisch José L. Pérez-Bote Anna K., 2010, Phylogeny, molecular ecology and taxonomy of southern Iberian lineages of Triops mauritanicus (Crustacea: Notostraca), Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 10 (5), pp. 409-440 : 433-435

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s13127-010-0026-y
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F7E771-FF83-FFEE-5735-BFB0FD5A6179
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca
status	sp. nov.

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Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca View in CoL n. sp.

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Note. This species refers to the ‘Portuguese’ phylogenetic lineage.

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the new species’ barycentre of distribution along the Costa Vicentina in south-west Portugal. The epithet is to be treated as a noun in apposition for the purposes of nomenclature.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, Museum of Zoology Dresden ( MTD Crus 3158); Portugal, Sagres, Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina PNSACV, pond G3, P.no. 095, leg. Margarida Machado, Margarida Cristo and Luís Cancela da Fonseca 3 February 2006 . Paratypes: 9 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀, Museum of Zoology Dresden ( MTD Crus 3124–3137, 3153–3157, 3159–3162); same data as holotype . Other material: P.no. 094, 5♂♂, 6♀♀; P.no. 096, 9♂♂, 3♀♀; P.no. 097, 6♂♂, 6♀♀; P.no. 101, 6♂♂, 5♀♀.

Diagnosis. Adult male: 10th trunk limb: 11–14 ( PM 11.7 – 12.4 ) anterior meshwork spines on 3rd endite, 12–17 ( PM 13.3 – 15.7 ) submarginal spines on 4th endite; 2nd trunk limb: proportional endopodite length 79.5–94.3% ( PM 82.1 – 86.9 %; standardized values), proportional maximum length of spines on 5th endite 4.3–7.0% ( PM 4.6 – 5.9 %; standardized values); telson length ratio 0.32–0.49 ( PM 0.35–0.42), furcal spine width / telson width 0.11–0.16 ( PM 0.12–0.14), length of telson posterior incision / telson width 0.040 –0.122 ( PM 0.071 –0.099); apodous abdominal segments 5.7–7.3 ( PM 6.4 –7.0). Adult female: 10th trunk limb: 11–17 ( PM 13.3 – 15.1 ) anterior meshwork spines on 3rd endite, 14–19 ( PM 14.0–17.7) submarginal spines on 4th endite; telson length ratio 0.29–0.45 ( PM 0.34–0.43), furcal spine width / telson width 0.11–0.18 ( PM 0.12–0.17), length of telson posterior incision / telson width 0.048 – 0.134 ( PM 0.080 –0.099); apodous abdominal segments 5.3–6.5 ( PM 5.5 – 6.4 ). Resting egg: diameter up to 583 μm ( PM 524–532 μm) GoogleMaps .

Description of holotype. Adult male, body rings 33; total number of trunk limbs 57; 10th trunk limb: 12 anterior meshwork spines on 3rd endite, 17 submarginal spines on 4th endite; 2nd trunk limb: length of endopodite 2,891 μm, length of 5th endite 4,108 μm, longest spine on 5th endite 119 μm; length of carapace 23.26 mm, 47 dorsal carina spines, sulcus with 45 spines, length of nuchal organ 0.49 mm; 2nd maxilla well developed, with long terminal setae; telson width 2.97 mm, telson length ratio 0.34, furcal spine size ratio 1.72, posterior marginal spines long, 1 median spine; 7 furcal spines on both sides, main spine considerably bigger than following spines; apodous abdominal segments 6.6.

Range. Costa Vicentina to south central Algarve.