A New Eulimnadia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae) from the US Virgin Islands

We describe a new species of Eulimnadia from the Caribbean using fresh material from the island of St Thomas. Originally reported in 2003 as a Eulimnadia cf. texana (Packard, 1871) based on egg morphology, this species egg distinctly differs from E. texana by the number of lateral grooves and by the...

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Published in:Zoological Studies 2020, Vol.59, p.1-6
Main Authors: Rogers, D. Christopher, Cruz-Rivera, Edwin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We describe a new species of Eulimnadia from the Caribbean using fresh material from the island of St Thomas. Originally reported in 2003 as a Eulimnadia cf. texana (Packard, 1871) based on egg morphology, this species egg distinctly differs from E. texana by the number of lateral grooves and by the single domed end.
ISSN:1021-5506
1810-522X
DOI:10.6620/ZS.2020.59-42