Darwinula Brady and Robertson, 1885
Darwinula stevensoni Brady and Robertson, 1870
Polycheles stevensoni
Brady and Robertson, 1870: 25
Darwinula stevensoni
Brady and Robertson, 1885: 3
Darwinula protracta Rome, 1953: 39
Darwinula sphenoides Rome and De Decker, 1977: 253
Freshwater ostracods (Crustacea) from Tiantong National Forest Park and Dongqian Lake, eastern China, with descriptions of two new species
Ma, Shunxin
Yu, Na
Journal of Natural History
2018
2018-07-27
52
27 - 28
1825
1868
84JRV
Sohn
Sohn
1988
[552,880,521,546]
Ostracoda
Animalia
Podocopida
38
1862
Arthropoda
subOrder
Darwinulocopina
Genus Darwinula Brady and Robertson, 1885 Darwinula stevensoni Brady and Robertson, 1870 ( Figure 25a,b) Polycheles stevensoni sp. nov. Brady and Robertson, 1870: 25, pls. 7 (1–7), 10 (4–14). Darwinula stevensoni comb. nov. Brady and Robertson, 1885: 3. Darwinula protracta Rome, 1953: 39, pl. 2. Darwinula sphenoides Rome and De Decker, 1977: 253, pl. 5.
Material examined Two females (ECNU20140911/TT18; ECNU20150418/TT52) dissected.
Dimensions (Female, n= 3) Length, 0.61–0.70 mm; height, 0.24–0.29 mm; width, 0.29 mm. Brief description In dorsal view, RV overlapping LV both anteriorly and posteriorly. In lateral view, posterior end wider than the anterior.
Distribution This species has been found on all continents, except Antarctica(Karanovic 2012). In China, it has been found in Jiangsu( Yu et al. 2005), Qinghai( Yang et al. 2006) and Yunnan( Huang et al. 1983).