A revised key to the Nitocrella species of the hirta-group, including the description of a new species from phreatic waters of Lesbos, Greece (Copepoda Harpacticoida: Ameiridae)

Pesce G.L.¹ (1983)
Bull. Zool. Mus., Univ. Amsterdam, 9 (12):109-113

Nitocrella maggii n.sp. from phreatic subterranean waters of the island of lesbos, Greece, is described. The new species belongs to the hirta-group of species sensu Petkovski and differs from the other known species of the group in the P2-P4 endopod setation, as well as in the fused basiendopod of P5.
A revised key to all the species of the hirta-group is presented.

1.Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, University of L'Aquila
Via Vetoio 14 -67100 Coppito, L'Aquila (Italy); e-mail: pesce@univaq.it

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