A new species of Mastigodiaptomus Light, 1939 from Mexico, with notes of species diversity of the genus (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae).

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Mastigodiaptomus Light, 1939, named Mastigodiaptomus cuneatussp. n. was found in a freshwater system in the City of Mazatlán, in the northern region of Mexico. Morphologically, the females of this new species are distinguishable from those of its congeners by the following combination of features: the right distal corner of the genital double-somite and second urosomite have a wedge-shaped projection, the fourth urosomite has no dorsal projection and its integument is smooth. The males are distinct by the following features: the right caudal ramus has a wedge-shaped structure at the disto-ventral inner corner; the basis of the right fifth leg has one triangular and one rounded projection at the distal and proximal margins, respectively, plus

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Aguirre MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5240122 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature