Malawidopsis, Jacobs & Martens, 2022

Jacobs, Bram & Martens, Koen, 2022, An endemic species flock of Cypridopsinae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the ancient Lake Malawi (Africa), with the description of a new genus and three new species, Zootaxa 5100 (3), pp. 301-348 : 333

Malawidopsis gen. nov. cunningtoni comb. nov. ( Sars, 1910) (= spec. F)

Fig. 18F

Abbreviated description: sub-triangular Cp in lateral view, with anterior margin widely rounded and posterior margin bluntly pointed. RV overlapping LV, but less pronounced. In dorsal view, Cp relatively wide, with rounded lateral sides, greatest width situated in the middle. External valve surface smooth, set with few setae.

Measurements: length of female = 519–595 µm; length of male = 511–519 µm.

Localities:

Original locality of Malawidopsis cunningtoni ( Sars, 1910) :

Sample 14, collected by Dr Cunnington on 17/06/ 1904 in Monkey Bay , Lake Nyasa (= Lake Malawi). No further information available, but it is assumed that all samples were taken from the shallow littoral.

1999 Usipa Localities: Metangula , Mozambique, at 7 m depth (21/3/1999).

Domira Bay , Malawi at 10 m depth (25/3/1999).

S.E. Arm, Malawi at 10 m depth (26/3/1999).

Figures

FIGURE 18. Species of Malawidopsis gen. nov. from Lake Malawi. All non-type specimens, all CpLL. Not to scale. A. Malawidopsis sp.A gen. et sp. nov. B. Malawidopsis sp. B gen. et sp. nov. C. Malawidopsis sp. C gen. et sp. nov. D. Malawidopsis sp. D gen. et sp. nov. E. Malawidopsis sp. E gen. et sp. nov.. F. Malawidopsis sp. F gen. et sp. nov. (= Malawidopsis cunningtoni (Sars, 1910)). G. Malawidopsis stellae gen. et sp. nov. H. Malawidopsis sp. H gen. et sp. nov. I. Malawidopsis ruwaydae gen. et sp. nov. J. Malawidopsis sp. J gen. et sp. nov. K. Malawidopsis sp. K gen. et sp. nov. L. Malawidopsis sp. L gen.e t sp. nov. M. Malawidopsis sp. M gen. et sp. nov.. N. Malawidopsis sp. N gen. et sp. nov. sp. (= M. fuelleborni (Daday, 1910)). O. Malawidopsis sp. O gen. et sp. nov. P. Malawidopsis sp. P gen. et sp. nov. Q. Malawidopsis antoniae gen. et sp. nov.