Afrocaris, Corgosinho & Rocha, 2024

Corgosinho, Paulo Henrique Costa & Rocha, Carlos Eduardo Falavigna Da, 2024, Pectenocaris gen. nov., a new Brazilian Parastenocaridinae Chappuis, 1940, and Afrocaris gen. nov., a West African Fontinalicaridinae Schminke, 2010 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Parastenocarididae), European Journal of Taxonomy 970, pp. 102-121 : 115-116

Afrocaris gen. nov.

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Diagnosis

Fontinalicaridinae ; Fu elongated, with a gap between proximal distal outer setae I–III and dorsal seta VII. Female P3 enp short, with acuminate tip. Male P3 exp-1 strongly built, rectangular; apophysis (exp-2) bent inwards with acuminate or rounded tip (without distal spine); thumb short, not passing the distal margin of the apophysis. Male P4 highly ornamented along the inner margin of exp-1 and 2; ornamentation consisting of long spinules proximally and distally on the exp-1 and along the entire inner margin of exp-2; exp-1 as long as exp-2 and 3 combined; enp short, spiniform. P5 short, with long distal spiniform process on the inner margin; outer setae proximally inserted.

Etymology

The generic name refers to Africa, the continent in which the known species of the genus occur.

Type material

Afrocaris nigerianus ( Chappuis, 1959) comb. nov. Geographical distribution: West Africa, Nigeria.

Other material examined

Afrocaris kimi ( Dumont, 1981) comb. nov. Geographical distribution: West Africa, Guinea.

Putative autapomorphies of Afrocaris gen. nov.

1) Strong ornamentation (long spinules) on the inner margin of the male P4 exp-1 and 2; 2) short (spiniform or linguiform) male P4 enp.