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1 September 2012 Revision of the Extant Genera of Limnadiidae (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata)
D. Christopher Rogers , Nicolas Rabet, Stephen C. Weeks
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Abstract

The extant genera of the spinicaudatan clam shrimp family Limnadiidae are revised using morphological criteria built on previously published molecular analyses. The combined analyses demonstrate the presence of eight well defined genera, two of which are new to science and one (Paralimnadia) that is resurrected. We present the description of the new genus Afrolimnadia and the new genus and species Calalimnadia mahei n. sp. described from Mauritius Island. Both molecular and morphological data strongly support eight genera: Afrolimnadia n. gen., Calalimnadia n. gen., Eulimnadia, Imnadia, Limnadia, Limnadopsis, Metalimnadia and Paralimnadia.

© The Crustacean Society, 2012. Published by Brill NV, Leiden
D. Christopher Rogers , Nicolas Rabet, and Stephen C. Weeks "Revision of the Extant Genera of Limnadiidae (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata)," Journal of Crustacean Biology 32(5), 827-842, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.1163/193724012X637212
Received: 3 November 2011; Accepted: 1 March 2012; Published: 1 September 2012
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KEYWORDS
Afrolimnadia
Calalimnadia
Eulimnadia
Imnadia
Limnadia
Limnadopsis
Metalimnadia
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