Metadiaptomus colonialis ( van Douwe, 1914 )

Mnisi, Peral & Dippenaar, Susan M., 2020, Late postnaupliar development of the freshwater copepods Lovenula falicifera and Metadiaptomus colonialis (Calanoida: Diaptomidae) from South Africa, Zootaxa 4877 (3), pp. 468-504 : 483

Metadiaptomus colonialis ( van Douwe, 1914)

( Figs. 10–18 )

Material examined: 6 ♀ CoV, 6 ♂ CoV, 10 ♀ CoIV, 6 ♂ CoIV and 6 CoIII collected from Turfloop Dam, Limpopo, South Africa (23°53’10.18’’S 29°46’23.76’’E) during January to December 2017 .

Voucher material: 2 ♀ CoV ( SAMC-A091473 ), 2 ♂ CoV ( SAMC-A091474 ), 2 ♀ CoIV ( SAMC-A091475 ), 2 ♂ CoIV ( SAMC-A091476 ) and 2 CoIII ( SAMC-A091477 ) deposited in the Cape Town Iziko Museum .

Figures

FIGURE 10. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Female CoV:A, habitus, dorsal view; B, urosome, dorsal view; C, genital somite; D, antennule; E, antennule 25th segment. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 50µm.

FIGURE 11. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Female CoV: A, antenna; B, mandible; C, maxillule; D, maxilla; E, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, 50 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 50 µm.

FIGURE 12. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Female CoV: A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, leg 3; D, leg 4; E, leg 5. Scale bars: A, 50 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 50 µm.

FIGURE 13. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Female CoIV: A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, fifth pedigerous somite and genital somite; D, leg 5. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 50 µm.

FIGURE 14. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Female CoIV: A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, leg 3; D, leg 4. Scale bars: A, 50 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 50 µm.

FIGURE 15. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Male CoV: A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, antennule 1st to 19th segment; D, antennule 20th to 25th segment; E, leg 5 (right leg arrowed). Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 50 µm.

FIGURE 16. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). Male CoIV; A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, antennule; D, antennule 19th segment; E, antennule 25th segment; F, leg 5 (right leg arrowed). Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 10 µm; E, 10 µm; F, 10 µm.

FIGURE 17. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). CoIII: A, habitus, dorsal; B, urosome, dorsal; C, antennule; D, antennule 25th segment; E, leg 5. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 10 µm; E, 10 µm.

FIGURE 18. Metadiaptomus colonialis (van Douwe, 1914). CoIII: A, leg 1; B, leg 2; C, leg 3; D, leg 4. Scale bars: A, 50 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 50 µm; D, 50 µm.