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- The study introduces a new species of copepods found in a temporary pond near a cave in Loei Province, Thailand.
- The new species shares similarities with a previously described species but has unique male characteristics, including specific features on the right caudal ramus and P5 morphology.
- The paper also discusses the occurrence of diaptomid copepods in the area and provides an identification key for the worldwide species of the genus Kiefer.
Article Abstract
This study describes the new species collected from a temporary pond nearby a cave located in Loei Province, in northeastern Thailand. is similar to (Shen & Tai, 1965) in the male but can be distinguished from its congeners by the following unique characteristics in the males: (1) the right caudal ramus has 3 ventral chitinous prominences; (2) intercoxal plate of P5 is produced into 2 spine-like lobes on distal margin; (3) the basis of right P5 has a subglobular chitinous prominence on mid-distal caudal surface; and (4) the principal lateral spine on the right Exp-2 P5 is extremely bent at its tip. The occurrence of diaptomid copepods in the study area is discussed and an identification key to worldwide species of the genus Kiefer, 1938 is presented herein.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5674175 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.710.13941 | DOI Listing |
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