Fabaeformiscandona myllaina Smith and Kamiya, 2007

Smith, Robin J. & Janz, Horst, 2008, Recent species of the Family Candonidae (Ostracoda, Crustacea) from the ancient Lake Biwa, Central Japan, Journal of Natural History 42 (45 - 46), pp. 2865-2922 : 2869

Fabaeformiscandona myllaina Smith and Kamiya, 2007

( Figures 2E,F and 3 K–O)

Fabaeformiscandona cf. subvomerina: Okubo, 2004

Remarks

Previously this species has been reported from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, living on a muddy substrate in an artificial pond ( Smith and Kamiya 2007), and from Lake Biwa, irrigation ponds and lotus fields (as Fabaeformiscandona cf. subvomerina; Okubo, 2004). During this study it was recovered from Lake Biwa at depths ranging from 4.2 to 50 m on a variety of substrates. Localities 35, 37, 50, 52, 53, 54, 62, 66, 70, 86 and 91 in Figure 1 .

Figures

Figure 1. Location of Lake Biwa and sampling localities.

Figure 2. (A, B) Fabaeformiscandona japonica. (A) Male, whole carapace, right lateral view (LBM 1430003270); (B) female, whole carapace, right lateral view (LBM 1430003271). (C, D) Fabaeformiscandona tora. (C) Male, whole carapace, right lateral view (LBM 1430003275); (D) female, whole carapace, right lateral view (LBM 1430003276). (E, F) Fabaeformiscandona myllaina. (E) Male, whole carapace, right lateral view (LBM 1430003280); (F) female, whole

Figure 3. (A–E) Fabaeformiscandona japonica. (A) Male left valve, internal view (LBM 1430003274); (B) female left valve, internal view (LBM 1430003273); (C) male left L5 palp (LBM 1430003272); (D) male right L5 palp (LBM 1430003272); (E) Hp (m process shaded grey) (LBM 1430003272).(F–J) Fabaeformiscandonatora. (F)Male leftvalve,internal view (LBM 1430003279); (G)female leftvalve,internal view(LBM1430003278);(H) maleleftL5 palp(LBM1430003277);(I) male right L5 palp (LBM 1430003277); (J) Hp (m process shaded grey) (LBM 1430003277).(K–O) Fabaeformiscandona myllaina. (K) Male left valve, internal view (LBM 1430003283);(L) female left valve, internal view (LBM 1430003284); (M) male left L5 palp (LBM 1430003282); (N) male right L5 palp (LBM 1430003282); (O) Hp (m process shaded grey) (LBM 1430003282).