Review of the Eulimnadia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae) of Tropical Asia, with the Description of a New Species
La-orsri Sanoamuang
Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
International College, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Sameer M. Padhye
Systematics, Ecology & Conservation Lab, Zoo Outreach Organization, Coimbatore, India
Present address: Biologia Life Science LLP, Ahmednagar, India
D. Christopher Rogers
Kansas Biological Survey, and The Biodiversity Institute, The University of Kansas, Higuchi Hall, 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3759, USA.
Communicated by Thomas A. Hegna and D. Christopher Rogers
We describe a new species of Eulimnadia from the Oriental region using museum specimens collected from India and fresh material from Thailand. This species has egg morphology resembling E. magdalensis s. lat. and E. chaperi, but distinctly differs from them by presence of a narrow depression at the polygon floor. We also comment on the species status of E. khoratensis from Thailand based on egg morphology, and present a taxonomic key for identification of tropical Asian species of Eulimnadia.
Keywords
Eulimnadia cryptus sp. nov., Eulimnadia michaeli, Spiny clam shrimp, Diplostraca, Systematics, Synonymy.
