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On the genus Penthesilenula Rossetti and Martens, 1998 (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Darwinulidae) from (semi-) terrestrial habitats in São Paulo State (Brazil), with the description of a new species.
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Journal of Natural History . 10/20/2004, Vol. 38 Issue 20, p2567-2589. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Three species of darwinulid ostracods, belonging to the genus Penthesilenula , are reported from terrestrial and semi-terrestrial habitats in São Paulo State (Brazil). Penthesilenula reidae n. sp. is here described as new to science. It belongs to the africana -group in the genus and was found exclusively in bromeliad pouches. Penthesilenula aotearoa (in the incae -group) was previously known from New Zealand only and is here reported for the first time from South America. The third species, Penthesilenula brasiliensis , is here described from leaf litter in forests, constituting the first darwinulid taxon to be found in fully terrestrial habitats. The morphological diversity within P. brasiliensis s. l . is discussed and various lineages on different continents are retained within this species. The evolutionary significance of the high incidence of teratologies in the Darwinulidae is discussed. A tentative homology for the apical chaetotaxy of A2 between Darwinulidae and Cyprididae is offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222933
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Natural History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13309553
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930310001647424