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
Author
Jacobs, Bram
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Natural Environments, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Ghent University, Biology, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Author
Martens, Koen
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Natural Environments, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Ghent University, Biology, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-02-21
5100
3
301
348
journal article
20558
10.11646/zootaxa.5100.3.1
13b81e78-dc5d-47e8-a406-f5bdf1274740
1175-5326
6201242
8D9244AB-C2E5-4F76-8C9B-30A39DD3679B
Malawidopsis
spec.
L gen. et sp. nov.
Fig. 18L
Abbreviated description:
Cp more elongate in lateral view than preceding two species, with dorsal margin more rounded and with rounded lateral sides in dorsal view, greatest width situated in the middle. RV overlapping LV on all sides, but less so than in most other species. Valve surface pitted, more so than in the preceding two species.
Measurements:
length of female = 540–546 µm.
Locality:
Mbamba Bay
,
Malawi
at
7–10 m
depth
(
23/3/1999
)
.