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A new Streptocephalus species (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Zimbabwe

Michelle Hamer

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Streptocephalus wirminghausi sp. n. is described from north-western Zimbabwe. The morphology of the male antennae, frontal appendage, cercopods, and of the egg exterior, is described and illustrated. The new species shares a number of antennal features with the recently described South African species, S. bourquinii Hamer & Appleton, 1993.

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Streptocephalus wirminghausi sp. n. is described from north-western Zimbabwe. The morphology of the male antennae, frontal appendage, cercopods, and of the egg exterior, is described and illustrated. The new species shares a number of antennal features with the recently described South African species, S. bourquinii Hamer & Appleton, 1993.

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Streptocephalus wirminghausi sp. n. is described from north-western Zimbabwe. The morphology of the male antennae, frontal appendage, cercopods, and of the egg exterior, is described and illustrated. The new species shares a number of antennal features with the recently described South African species, S. bourquinii Hamer & Appleton, 1993.

Key concepts: Anostraca, Biology, Appendage, Branchiopoda, Crustacean, Zoology, Ecology, Morphology (biology)

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