A new species of stygobitic aeglid from lentic subterranean waters in southeastern Brazil, with an unusual morphological trait: short pleopods in adult males
Abstract Aegla charon n. sp. is endemic to the “Lago Subterrâneo” cave from the Alto Ribeira karst region, southeastern Brazil. The most remarkable morphological trait observed in the new species was the presence of partially developed pair of uniramous pleopods 2‒5 in adult male specimens, whereas...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
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| Series: | Nauplius |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972017000100217&lng=en&tlng=en |