Malawidopsis spec. A

Jacobs, Bram & Martens, Koen, 2022, An endemic species flock of Cypridopsinae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the ancient Lake Malawi (Africa), with the description of a new genus and three new species, Zootaxa 5100 (3), pp. 301-348 : 332

Malawidopsis spec. A gen. et sp. nov.

Fig. 18A

Abbreviated description: elongated Cp, with rounded dorsal and sinuous ventral margin, anterior margin slightly rounded and caudal margin bluntly pointed in lateral view. RV overlapping LV along all sides, but less so than in most other species of the genus. In dorsal view, greatest width situated slightly behind the middle. External valve surface smooth, set with few setae.

Measurements: length of female = 457–475 µm.

Locality: Metangula , Mozambique at 7 m depth (21/3/1999) .

Figures

FIGURE 18. Species of Malawidopsis gen. nov. from Lake Malawi. All non-type specimens, all CpLL. Not to scale. A. Malawidopsis sp.A gen. et sp. nov. B. Malawidopsis sp. B gen. et sp. nov. C. Malawidopsis sp. C gen. et sp. nov. D. Malawidopsis sp. D gen. et sp. nov. E. Malawidopsis sp. E gen. et sp. nov.. F. Malawidopsis sp. F gen. et sp. nov. (= Malawidopsis cunningtoni (Sars, 1910)). G. Malawidopsis stellae gen. et sp. nov. H. Malawidopsis sp. H gen. et sp. nov. I. Malawidopsis ruwaydae gen. et sp. nov. J. Malawidopsis sp. J gen. et sp. nov. K. Malawidopsis sp. K gen. et sp. nov. L. Malawidopsis sp. L gen.e t sp. nov. M. Malawidopsis sp. M gen. et sp. nov.. N. Malawidopsis sp. N gen. et sp. nov. sp. (= M. fuelleborni (Daday, 1910)). O. Malawidopsis sp. O gen. et sp. nov. P. Malawidopsis sp. P gen. et sp. nov. Q. Malawidopsis antoniae gen. et sp. nov.