A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia
ABSTRACT Objective. The present contribution aims at the description of a new species of the genus Schizopera. Materials and methods. Water samples were collected in littoral areas with mangrove and macrophytes, and in the limnetic zone. Twenty five liters of water were taken. Water samples were fi...
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Objective. The present contribution aims at the description of a new species of the genus Schizopera. Materials and methods. Water samples were collected in littoral areas with mangrove and macrophytes, and in the limnetic zone. Twenty five liters of water were taken. Water samples were filtered with a zooplankton net (45μm) and preserved in 70% ethanol. The filtered samples were concentrated to 100 ml and examined in a Bogorov camera. Copepods were separated. Observations and drawings of S. evelynae sp. nov. were made at a magnification of 1000X. Results. Schizopera evelynae sp. nov. seems to be closely related to S. giselae Jiménez -Álvarez 1988 and to S. pratensis Noodt 1958 based on the armature formula of P1-P4, but can be separated from these two species based on the relative length of P1ENP, length/width ratio of P1ENP2, relative length of the outer proximal and distal spines on P4EXP3, shape of the exopod and relative length of the exopodal setae of the female P5, shape and length/width ratio of the male P2ENP2, and male P5 baseoendopodal lobe:exopod length ratio. A key to the species of Schizopera from America is given. Conclusion. A new species of the genus Schizopera is described. The Colombian material shares most characters with S. giselae and S. pratensis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f499f96c2ba44af4b274f5e2ca7180042022-12-21T23:22:39ZengUniversidad de CordobaRevista MVZ Cordoba0122-02681909-05442014-09-0119310.21897/rmvz.83A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from ColombiaJuan M Fuentes-Reinés0Samuel Gómez1Universidad del Magdalena, Grupo de investigación en Limnología Neotropical. A.A 731 Santa Marta, Magdalena, ColombiaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, MéxicoABSTRACT Objective. The present contribution aims at the description of a new species of the genus Schizopera. Materials and methods. Water samples were collected in littoral areas with mangrove and macrophytes, and in the limnetic zone. Twenty five liters of water were taken. Water samples were filtered with a zooplankton net (45μm) and preserved in 70% ethanol. The filtered samples were concentrated to 100 ml and examined in a Bogorov camera. Copepods were separated. Observations and drawings of S. evelynae sp. nov. were made at a magnification of 1000X. Results. Schizopera evelynae sp. nov. seems to be closely related to S. giselae Jiménez -Álvarez 1988 and to S. pratensis Noodt 1958 based on the armature formula of P1-P4, but can be separated from these two species based on the relative length of P1ENP, length/width ratio of P1ENP2, relative length of the outer proximal and distal spines on P4EXP3, shape of the exopod and relative length of the exopodal setae of the female P5, shape and length/width ratio of the male P2ENP2, and male P5 baseoendopodal lobe:exopod length ratio. A key to the species of Schizopera from America is given. Conclusion. A new species of the genus Schizopera is described. The Colombian material shares most characters with S. giselae and S. pratensis.http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/83Copepodadistributionharpacticoidataxonomylagoonnew species |
| spellingShingle | Juan M Fuentes-Reinés Samuel Gómez A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia Revista MVZ Cordoba Copepoda distribution harpacticoida taxonomy lagoon new species |
| title | A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia |
| title_full | A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia |
| title_short | A new species of Schizopera (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Miraciidae) from Colombia |
| title_sort | new species of schizopera copepoda harpacticoida miraciidae from colombia |
| topic | Copepoda distribution harpacticoida taxonomy lagoon new species |
| url | http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/83 |
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