A new genus and two new species of Canthocamptidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from caves in northern Italy

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 350; no. 1-3; pp. 49 - 61
• Main Author: STOCH, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 15.08.1997; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Biological and medical sciences; Caves; Copepoda; Crustacea; Crustaceans; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Invertebrates; Lessinocamptus caoduroi; Lessinocamptus insoletus; Lessinocamptus pivai; Morphology; Systematics. Geographical distribution; Taxonomy; Italy; Europe; Crustacea; Freshwater environment; New genus; Taxonomy; Arthropoda; Morphology; Copepoda; Diagnosis (taxonomy); New species; Invertebrata; Stygobiont; Harpacticoidea
• ISSN: 0018-8158; 1573-5117
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1003072813906

Lessinocamptus n. gen. is established toaccomodate three species from northern Italian caves.It can be ascribed to the family Canthocamptidae Sars1906 and is distinguished from the other genera by thecombined characters of: antenna exopod 1-segmented andbearing 3 setae (or 1 seta and 1 spine); mandibularpalp 2-segmented with distal article bearing 5 setae;swimming legs exopods 3-segmented; setal formula ofexopods: P1 0.0.022; P2 0.1.112; P3 0.1.212; P4 0.1.212; P1endopod 2-segmented; P2 endopod 1- or2-segmented; female P3 endopod 1- or 2-segmented, maleP3 endopod 3-segmented and modified as usual inCanthocamptinae; male P5 baseoendopod with 2 spinesand exopod with 3 spiniform setae. Three species aredescribed in detail: L. caoduroi n.sp. from thevadose zone of Lessinian caves, L. insoletus(Chappuis 1928) and L. pivai n.sp. from cave'Buso della Rana' near Vicenza.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]