Leposida, Kotov, 2007
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930601164445 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B68794-316B-FF95-FDC4-FF59B1458BFC |
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treatment provided by |
Carolina |
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scientific name |
Leposida |
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gen. nov. |
Leposida gen. nov.
Type (sole) species. Leposida ponomarenkoi sp. nov.
Etymology
The name of the new genus is a consequent series of bi-letter initial fragments of names of the families from four Recent orders of the cladocerans: le — Leptodoridae (Haplopoda) , po — Polyphemidae (Onychopoda) , si — Sididae (Ctenopoda) , da — Daphniidae (Anomopoda) .
Diagnosis
Body high, without postero-dorsal angle. Distal extremity of head protruding ventrally. AII with proximal segments of endopod and exopod short, length of second segment of exopod more than that of third plus fourth segments.
Differential diagnosis
See section on Leptodorosida gen. nov.
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