Scottia birigida, Lee & Yoo & Kim, 2017

Lee, Sue Yeon, Yoo, Jung Sun & Kim, Seung Tae, 2017, Five new records of ostracods (Crustacea) from Korea, Journal of Species Research 6, pp. 220-226 : 220

1. Scottia birigida Smith, Matzke-Karasz, Kamiya and Ikeda, 2002 (NIBRIV0000753779) ( Fig. 1 ) Synonymy. Scottia birigida sp. nov. - Smith et al. (2002):

p. 3, Figs. 1 -7.

Locality in Korea. South Korea , Gangwon-do , Inje-gun, Stream, 37°49.854 ʹ N 127°59.664 ʹ E .

Identifier. Ivana Karanovic

Diagnosis. Small ostracod, less than 1 mm long ( Fig. 1A ). Dorsal margin highly arched, surface densely covered with sensilla ( Fig. 1B ). Swimming setae on the second antenna reduced ( Fig. 1C ). Prehensile palps symmetrical ( Fig. 1E, F ). Walking leg with long h3 seta ( Fig. 1G ). Uropodal ramus with long posterior seta, and subequally long claws ( Fig. 1D ). Hemipenis with erect projection on dorsal lobe of lateral shield ( Fig. 1H ). Zenker organ ( Fig. 1I ) with about 17 whorls of spines.

Distribution. Honshu Island ( Smith et al., 2002), Korea (present paper).

Gen Bank Number. MG552610

Figures

Fig. 1. Scottia birigida, male: A -LV, lateral view from the outide; B -carapace surface sensilla; C - second antenna; D -uropodal ramus; E, F-prehensile palps; G -walking leg; H -hemipenis; I- Zemker’s organ. C-I, not to scale.