Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, 1970

Reddy, Yenumula Ranga & Defaye, Danielle, 2007, Parastenocarididae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) of India: description of Parastenocaris mahanadi n. sp., and redescription of P. curvispinus Enckell, 1970 from hyporheic habitats, Zootaxa 1580 (1), pp. 1-26 : 9

Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, 1970

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Synonymy: Parastenocaris curvispinus: Enckell, 1970: 553 , Figs 42–52; Ranga Reddy, 2001: 706, 731. Parastenocaris sp. : Enckell, 1970: 553, 555, Figs 54–58.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, adult male, River Mahanadi: a, habitus, dorsal; b, same, lateral, another specimen; c, rostrum, lateral; d, legs 5 and 6, lateral; e, anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal; f, same, lateral. Scale g for a, b; scale h for c–f. Scales =100 µm.

FIGURE 6. Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, adult male, River Mahanadi: a, antennule; b, same, to show apophysis of penultimate segment; c, antenna; d, mandible; e, maxillule; f, maxilla; g, maxilliped; h, leg 1; i, leg 2; j–m, leg 3; n, same, exopodite; o, leg 4; p, same, in part; q, leg 5; r, spermatophore. Scale = 100 µm.

FIGURE 7. Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, adult female, River Mahanadi: a, habitus, dorsal; b, anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal; c, same, ventral; d, genital double-somite, ventral (spermatophore attached). Scale e for a; scale f for b–d. Scales = 100 µm.

FIGURE 8. Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, adult female, River Mahanadi: a, antennule; b, leg 1; c, leg 2; d, leg 3; e, leg 4; f, leg 5. Adult male, River Mahanadi: g, anal somite and caudal rami, dorsal. Scale = 100 µm.

FIGURE 9. Parastenocaris curvispinus Enckell, SEM photographs. a, female habitus (River Indravati); b–g, male: b, anal somite and caudal rami, dorsolateral (River Indravati); c, P5 (River Indravati); d, leg 4 (endopodite) (River Mahanadi); e, legs 2 (exopodite), 3, 4 (exopodite) (River Mahanadi); f, legs 3–4 (in part, River Mahanadi); g, leg 3, ventral, detail of extremity (River Mahanadi).