taxonID	type	description	language	source
D66A354C9813503092C03A9BF8C0D5B1.taxon	description	Figs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	en	Jiang, Ping, Wang, Qianwei, Ge, Dingkuan, Xie, Manping, Duan, Lizeng, Fan, Jiawei, Zhai, Dayou (2025): Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2369-2386, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.168416
D66A354C9813503092C03A9BF8C0D5B1.taxon	description	Dimensions. Female LVs (n = 15) L 404 ‒ 469 µm (averaging 436 µm), H 230 ‒ 257 µm (averaging 242 µm), H / L 0.535 ‒ 0.575 (averaging 0.556). Female RVs (n = 15) L 415 ‒ 465 µm (averaging 436 µm), H 227 ‒ 256 µm (averaging 241 µm), H / L 0.531 ‒ 0.573 (averaging 0.553). Female LVs 1 to 6 µm longer than RVs of same individual, averaging 3 µm. Male LVs (n = 2) L 411 ‒ 437 µm (averaging 424 µm), H 213 ‒ 233 µm (averaging 223 µm), H / L 0.518 ‒ 0.533 (averaging 0.526). Male RVs (n = 3) L 423 ‒ 430 µm (averaging 426 µm), H 219 ‒ 230 µm (averaging 225 µm), H / L 0.518 ‒ 0.535 (averaging 0.529). See Tables 2, 3 for detailed measurements.	en	Jiang, Ping, Wang, Qianwei, Ge, Dingkuan, Xie, Manping, Duan, Lizeng, Fan, Jiawei, Zhai, Dayou (2025): Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2369-2386, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.168416
D66A354C9813503092C03A9BF8C0D5B1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Small to intermediate-sized Limnocythere. Dorsal margin of valve inclined posteriorly (feature of L. stationis group). Posterior section of dorsal margin of RV with three prominent, posteriorly curved spines in adult and late juveniles, with less than three spines in instars younger than Ad- 3. Antero-dorsal corner of LV with one (rarely two or absent) small anteriorly curved spine. Male Cp more elongate than female, with less inclined dorsal margin. Posterior area of Cp not laterally inflated in either sex. Valve surface with reticulation, and sometimes with one prominent node in postero-ventral area. Sizes of thoracic legs L 6> L 5> L 7. Postero-ventral seta present on protopods of all thoracic legs. Male Hp slender, with triangular distal lobe. Female genital lobe saddle-shaped.	en	Jiang, Ping, Wang, Qianwei, Ge, Dingkuan, Xie, Manping, Duan, Lizeng, Fan, Jiawei, Zhai, Dayou (2025): Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2369-2386, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.168416
D66A354C9813503092C03A9BF8C0D5B1.taxon	description	Description (referring to female unless otherwise noted). Valves sub-reniform in lateral view (Fig. 2 A ‒ D). Dorsal margin straight or nearly straight, strongly inclined posteriorly. Posterior section of RV dorsal margin with three prominent, usually posteriorly curved spines. Length of spines usually 20 ‒ 30 μm. Antero-dorsal corner of LV with one small anteriorly curved spine (Fig. 2 A, C), rarely two (Fig. 3 I, K) or absent. Such rare morphological variations found in both juveniles and adults. Anterior margin broadly rounded. Posterior margin narrowly rounded. Ventral margin concave. Two shallow vertical sulci present. Anterior sulcus originating near antero-dorsal corner, short (Fig. 2 A, B, white arrowheads). Posterior sulcus extending from dorsal margin to slightly above mid-height (Fig. 2 A, B, yellow arrowheads). Anterior and posterior sides of posterior sulcus each with one blunt bulge. Adductor muscle scars situated in elongate depression immediately below posterior sulcus. Valve surface with sparsely or densely arranged reticulation. Postero-ventral area of valve sometimes with a prominent rounded node (Figs 2 A, B, 3 H, J), a phenomenon comparable to variable noding in some other non-marine ostracods (Yin et al. 1999; Van Harten 2000). Free valve margins with compressed zone, which is wider along anterior margin than along posterior margin. Radial pore canals straight and unbranched, sparsely distributed along compressed zone (Fig. 4). False pore canals present. Sieve-type pore canals belonging to type C classified by Danielopol et al. (2018), consisting of sieve-plate and central seta (Figs 2 G, 3 L). Proximal shaft of seta densely annulated (Fig. 2 G). Hinge lophodont (cf. Danielopol et al. 1989), consisting of undivided anterior and posterior teeth and median groove in RV (Fig. 2 D, H, I), and anterior and posterior sockets and fine median ridge in LV (Fig. 2 C). Male valves more elongate than female (Fig. 2 E, F). Dorsal margin less inclined (Fig. 5), with sloping angle of 13.5 ° ‒ 18.4 °, comparing to 17.6 ° ‒ 21.1 ° of female (Tables 2, 3). Ventral margin of male more widely concave than female (Fig. 5). Brief description of ontogenetic change of valve morphology (Fig. 3 A ‒ H): From Ad- 7 (Ad- 8 not investigated) to the adult, valve shape generally becoming more elongate and dorsal margin becoming less inclined. RV of Ad- 7 already with one dorsal spine (Fig. 3 A). Second spine appearing in Ad- 6 (Fig. 3 B). Third spine appearing in Ad- 3 (Fig. 3 E). Proposed length ranges of different developmental stages as in Suppl. material 1. A 1 (Fig. 6 A) with five segments. First segment robust, anteriorly directed. Other segments ventrally directed. Second segment elongate, carrying one postero-apical seta extending almost to distal end of fourth segment. Second segment with densely arranged short pseudochaetae along anterior margin. Third segment short, bearing one antero-apical seta. Fourth segment elongate, consisting of two sections. Proximal section short and stout, with one antero-apical and one postero-apical seta. Distal section more elongate and slightly narrower, with three antero-apical setae and one postero-apical seta. Fifth segment slender, with two antero-apical setae and branched postero-apical y 1. Aesthetasc branch of y 1 slightly shorter than setal branch. Limb stem of A 2 (Fig. 6 B, C) consisting of coxa, basis, and three endopodal segments. Basis apically carrying spinneret seta (exopod) extending somewhat beyond terminal segment. First endopodal segment short and stout, with one ventro-apical setae. Second endopodal segment elongate, consisting of two sections. Proximal section with two dorso-apical setae and three ventro-apical setae, one being very weakly sclerotised aesthetasc (Y). Distal section with two unequal ventro-apical setae, one sometimes very small (hollow arrowhead in Fig. 6 C). Pseudochaetae present on dorsal areas of first and second endopodal segments and sometimes showing appearance of small setae (Fig. 6 C, solid arrowheads). Third endopodal segment (distal segment) with three unequal claws (Fig. 6 B). Distal claws of male not preserved; therefore, potential sexual dimorphism [i. e., distally bifurcated claw of male Limnocythere stationis Vávra, 1891 recorded by Smith and Janz (2009)] not verified. Md coxa (Fig. 6 D) elongate, endite distally with eight processes. First six processes tooth-like, strongly sclerotized and progressively shorter. Rest two processes slender, seta-like. One short seta present between two largest processes (lost in specimen illustrated in Fig. 6 D due to preservation). Palp (Fig. 6 E, F) consisting of basis and three endopodal segments. Basis with one short ventro-apical seta. First endopodal segment with one dorsal seta and four ventro-apical setae. Second endopodal segment with four unequal dorsal setae, one short thick lateral seta, and one ventro-apical seta. Third endopodal segment with four unequal setae / claws. Mx endopod (Fig. 6 G) 2 - segmented. First segment comparatively short, with three anterior setae and one posterior seta. Second segment with four setae. Protopod with three setose endites and one respiratory plate fringed with rays (not illustrated because of weak sclerotisation and overlap). L 5 ‒ L 7 (Fig. 6 H ‒ L) with similar chaetotaxies. L 6> L 5> L 7 in length. Protopod robust, with two proximo-dorsal setae and two (L 5) or one (L 6 and L 7) apical seta, plus one proximo-ventral seta. Size of proximo-ventral seta somewhat variable among specimens (e. g., Fig. 6, I vs. J). First endopodal segment elongate, with one antero-apical seta. Second and third segments much shorter, without seta. Fourth segment very small, fused with distal claw. GL (Fig. 6 M) of each side somewhat saddle-like, with simple half coil internally. Hp of male (Fig. 7) dagger-shaped, consisting of rounded proximal section and relatively slender distal section. Median area of inner margin with slightly curved sclerite [marked with asterisk in Fig. 7 C, see also same structures of Limnocythere species illustrated by Smith and Janz (2009)]. A slender hkp with swollen base attached to distal end of this sclerite. Cop with one full coil medially and fine tube distally extending into dl, which is sub-triangular in shape and with nearly pointed end. Brush-shaped organs of male not preserved.	en	Jiang, Ping, Wang, Qianwei, Ge, Dingkuan, Xie, Manping, Duan, Lizeng, Fan, Jiawei, Zhai, Dayou (2025): Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2369-2386, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.168416
