Copidognathus gitae Chatterjee, 1991
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6595935 |
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Copidognathus gitae Chatterjee, 1991 |
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Copidognathus gitae Chatterjee, 1991
Records from India. ANDHRA PRADESH: Visakhapatnam, Palm beach, among tidal green algae Caulerpa racemosa and Caulerpa taxifolia — Chatterjee (1991b), Chatterjee & Annapurna (2003).
Distribution. ITE— India (Andhra Pradesh).
Remarks. This species is a member of ‘ Copidognathus spinula group’ (a subdivision of Copidognathus bairdi group) ( Bartsch 1997). This group is characterised by: Prominent frontal spine on AD; telofemur I with one huge ventral spine (lamella); genu IV with 4 setae; telofemora III-IV without any ventral seta; tarsi III and IV with 4 dorsal setae; two pairs of prominent gland pores on posterior half of PD; dorsal setae 1 on anterior half of anterodorsal plate, dorsal setae 2 on anterior corner of OC, dorsal setae 3-5 on PD (Chatterjee & Annapurna 2003). Four species were recorded so far under this natural group: C. spinula ( Trouessart 1899) from Vietnam among algae ( Trouessart 1899; Bartsch 1992b); C. unispinosus Bartsch, 1989 from Haiwaiian Island ( Bartsch 1989); C. gitae Chatterje, 1991 from Palm beach, Visakhapatnam, India ( Chatterjee 1991b; Chatterjee & Annapurna 2003) and C. monacanthus Bartsch, 1992 recorded from Hong Kong ( Bartsch 1992b).
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