Neelus
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.1.2 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:613D14BD-01D3-4649-A30F-8DF276CF3B23 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631904 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D512281B-FFC3-6844-D0D8-FEE1FE74FD06 |
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Donat |
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Neelus |
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Neelus sp. 1
New species is known from a single cave. A single specimen revealed several important differences in comparison to other congeners. Labral chaetae: a1 basally forked and apically serrated, a2 finely serrated; posterior part of abdomen with tertiary rods and ordinary chaetae; Ant. I with 2 chaetae; Ant. II with with 1 medial chaeta and 5 apical chaetae arranged in a whorl; unguis elongated; manubrium posteriorly with 4+4 chaetae; large thoracal field (s.f. 3) with secretory rod, 3 large curved internal spines arranged in triangle, 2 marginal external chaetae above the field, 3 anterior and 3 posterior lanceolate spines, below the field 1 strong pointed macrochaeta, anteriorly with 1 strong pointed macrochaeta.
Material examined. Croatia, Rijeka, Kostrena, Špilja u uvali Predpeć Cave, 1 ex. on slide (No. CLL 2879), 23.i.2011, leg. M. Lukić.
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