Heterocypris spadix sp. nov. (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Cypridoidea) from Japan, with information on its reproductive mode

KAKUI Keiichi

Department of Biological Sciences

Mar. 01, 2021

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Abstract
We describe the cypridoidean ostracod Heterocypris spadix sp. nov. from brackish water on Okinawa Island, Japan. The species closely resembles Heterocypris salina (Brady, 1868) but differs in that (1) the marginal infolds on valves are less developed, (2) the tubercles on…..

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Article Information:
Mizuho Munakata, Hayato Tanaka, and Keiichi Kakui, “Heterocypris spadix sp. nov. (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Cypridoidea) from Japan, with Information on Its Reproductive Mode,” Zoological Science 38(3), (25 February 2021).
DOI: 10.2108/zs200127