Parartemiopsis

Rogers, D. Christopher, 2005, A new genus and species of chirocephalid fairy shrimp (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Mongolia, Zootaxa 997, pp. 1-10 : 3

Parartemiopsis genus novum

Figure 1 b and c

Eleven pairs of thoracopods, each thoracopod with two praeepipodites. Genital thoracic segments inflated ventrally and margined ventroposteriorly by a transverse ridge. Genitalia with basal portions parallel, directed posteriorly, and separated by three to four times their width. Rigid basal portions of penes subcylindrical, each bearing a small medial spine, a truncate lateral tubercle and a ventromedial, subtriangular lamellar projection. These projections separated distally, lying parallel, with the medioventral edge margined to the apex with cirri; ventral surface bearing a row of short setae starting medioproximally, progressing posteriorly, and arcing to the medial margin at mid­length. Everted portions of penes directed laterally, widely separated, minute, subcylindrical with apex digitiform and apparently lacking an apical spine. Thoracopods similar in form to those of Artemiopsis .

The name Parartemiopsis is derived from the Greek ‘para’ (near), and the name of the closely related genus Artemiopsis ; the gender is feminine. The type species, by designation, is Parartemiopsis mongolica species novum (defined below).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Parartemiopsis mongolica genus et species novae, holotype male: A) left side of head, anterior view; B) genitalia, ventral view; C) genitalia, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B and C = 2.5 mm.