Subfamily Ngarawinae De Deckker, 1979

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Regional Maps

• Ngarawinae De Deckker, P. 1979. Ostracods from the Mound Springs area between Strangways and Curdimurka, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 103(6): 155-168 [155].

  Type genus:

   Ngarawa De Deckker, 1979.

Introduction

This is a monospecific subfamily, endemic to Australia.

Diagnosis

Left valve with dorsal hump and slightly larger than right valve, right valve posteriorly with faint tubercles along external margin. Selvage well developed on left valve. Inner lamellae broad interiorly. Antennula 7-segmented. Swimming setae on antenna small and unequal. Terminal segment of maxillular palp trapezoidal. Prehensile palps symmetrical. Zenker's organ with 25 rows of spines. Caudal ramus with two long and almost equal claws. Both setae present. Attachment of caudal ramus with two dorsal projections.

Diagnosis References

De Deckker, P. 1979. Ostracods from the Mound Springs area between Strangways and Curdimurka, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 103(6): 155-168 [156]

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