| Title: | Two new species of Nitocrella (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from a spring in Loei Province, northeastern Thailand |
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| Authors: | ID Boonyanusith, Chaichat (Author)
ID Brancelj, Anton (Author)
ID Sanoamuang, La-orsri (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.151021
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Two new species of the genus Nitocrella are described from a karstic spring in Loei Province, northeast Thailand. They are the first representatives of the genus Nitocrella Chappuis, 1924, described from Thailand. Nitocrella grandicaudis sp. nov. and N. thailandensis sp. nov. show the peculiar shapes of the inner element of the male P1 basis, the basis of the mandible, and the proximal endite of the maxilla, differing from their congeners. While N. grandicaudis sp. nov. belongs to the chappuisi group according to the absence of a proximal inner seta on the third exopodal segment of the fourth swimming leg, N. thailandensis sp. nov. belongs to the vasconica group because the seta is present on the segment. Despite the low degree of differentiation in morphological characters, the shape of the female caudal ramus and the proximal seta of the male fifth segment of the antennule suggest that N. grandicaudis sp. nov. differs significantly from the other new species in its mating behavior. A detailed description and illustrations of two new species are provided, as well as a discussion on the divergence of both new species. Some comments on the basic understanding of the reproductive behavior of Harpacticoida are included. |
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| Keywords: | Ameiridae, biodiversity, groundwater species, karstic springs, Nitocrella grandicaudis, Nitocrella thailandensis, saturated karstic aquifer, Southeast Asia |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 06.06.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 277-303 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 1240 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-22776  |
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| UDC: | 591 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1313-2989 |
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| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.1240.151021 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 240382467 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 24.06.2025 |
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