A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India

The Indian subcontinent contains six of the more than 60 species of the fairy shrimp genus Streptocephalus Baird, 1852. Three of these occur in the western parts of peninsular India. Recent studies from the megadiverse Western Ghats have revealed a seventh Streptocephalus species from the Indian sub...

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Main Authors: Prashant Manohar Katke, Sameer M. Padhye, Avinash Isaac Vanjare
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
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description The Indian subcontinent contains six of the more than 60 species of the fairy shrimp genus Streptocephalus Baird, 1852. Three of these occur in the western parts of peninsular India. Recent studies from the megadiverse Western Ghats have revealed a seventh Streptocephalus species from the Indian subcontinent and the second from the Northern Western Ghats (NWG). Streptocephalus warliae sp. nov. is described and compared with related South and Southeast Asian species. The males exhibit a distinct triangular basomedial projection at the base of the second antenna distal antennomere, whereas the females have a deep apical notch at the tip of their second antenna. Streptocephalus warliae sp. nov. is so far known only from its type locality and may have a limited geographic range. We provide a modification to the key of Indian Streptocephalus. Considering the increasing urbanisation in the region, we suggest a red listing of the species.
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spelling doaj-art-e7d24eab6def42ed9741aa05fdbdb8e72025-08-20T03:14:35ZengPensoft PublishersZoosystematics and Evolution1860-07432025-07-0110131259126910.3897/zse.101.139357139357A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular IndiaPrashant Manohar Katke0Sameer M. Padhye1Avinash Isaac Vanjare2Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBiologia Life Science LLPSavitribai Phule Pune UniversityThe Indian subcontinent contains six of the more than 60 species of the fairy shrimp genus Streptocephalus Baird, 1852. Three of these occur in the western parts of peninsular India. Recent studies from the megadiverse Western Ghats have revealed a seventh Streptocephalus species from the Indian subcontinent and the second from the Northern Western Ghats (NWG). Streptocephalus warliae sp. nov. is described and compared with related South and Southeast Asian species. The males exhibit a distinct triangular basomedial projection at the base of the second antenna distal antennomere, whereas the females have a deep apical notch at the tip of their second antenna. Streptocephalus warliae sp. nov. is so far known only from its type locality and may have a limited geographic range. We provide a modification to the key of Indian Streptocephalus. Considering the increasing urbanisation in the region, we suggest a red listing of the species.https://zse.pensoft.net/article/139357/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Prashant Manohar Katke
Sameer M. Padhye
Avinash Isaac Vanjare
A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
Zoosystematics and Evolution
title A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
title_full A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
title_fullStr A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
title_short A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India
title_sort new species of streptocephalus baird 1852 crustacea branchiopoda from peninsular india
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