ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Harpacticoida
;
ground water
;
interstitial
;
taxonomy
;
Slovenia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Parastenocaris andreji n. sp. was found in ground water in a northwestern part of Slovenia (southern part of Central Europe). Two adult females of the new species were filtered out of 20 000 l of water during examination of an aquifer for water supply. The bore well was 10 m deep. The aquifer is fed by rainwater and probably only occasionally from a nearby alpine river Sava. The new species differs markedly from other known species of the genus by shape and armature of furcal rami, very long and slim maxillae and some characters on endopodites P2–P5. The closest related species are probably Parastenocaris nolliKiefer, 1938 with subspecies P. nolli alpinaKiefer, 1960, P. gertrudae Kiefer, 1968 and P. austriacaKiefer, 1976.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026513917821
