A new species of Streptocephalus (Crustacea: Anostraca: Streptocephalidae) from the Western Ghats, India, with a key to the Asian species

D. CHRISTOPHER ROGERS; SAMEER PADHYE

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3802.1.6

Issue: Vol. 3802 No. 1: 23 May 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-05-23

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3802.1.6

Page range: 75–84

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**A new species of Streptocephalus (Crustacea: Anostraca: Streptocephalidae) from the Western Ghats, India, with a key to the Asian species**

D. CHRISTOPHER ROGERS⁺⁻
SAMEER PADHYE⁺⁻

Kansas Biological Survey/Natural History Museum (Biodiversity Institute), Kansas University, Higuchi Hall, 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3759 USA.

Department of Zoology, Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune, 411005, India 1256 Sadashiv Peth, Suvidya Apts, Pune, 411030, India

Streptocephalus sahyadriensis sp. nov. insular endemic species identification key

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Abstract

We present and describe the fairy shrimp Streptocephalus sahyadriensis sp. nov. from the Western Ghats of India. This species is most similar to S. simplex Gurney, 1906 and S. dichotomus Baird, 1860 sharing similar basic antennal appendage morphology. However, S. sahyadriensis sp. nov. differs in the form of the ornamentation on the peduncle and the arrangement and form of spines on the antennal appendage. The three species also have different egg surface morphologies. The Asian species of Streptocephalus are discussed and a key to species is provided.