Acanthophorella barjadzei Antic & Makarov 2016
Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016 Figs 15, 16B, 17 Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016: 143, figs 118–120. Acanthophorella barjadzei in part.— Antić et al. (2023: 64, fig. 21B). Material examined Paratype: GEORGIA ● 1 ♀; Ambrolauri Municipality, Racha karst massif, 1 km from village Velevi, Dolabistavi Cave, dark zone; 1170 m a.s.l.; 13 October 2014; Sh. Barjadze leg.; IZB. Description Leg pair 2 in females. Coxae with somewhat developed protrusions covered with few nipple like tubercles and setae. Vulvae (Fig. 15).Almost as wide as long. Operculum (o) well developed, bilobed, with 10 setae (5+5) seate, mesal 1+1 setae longest. Bursa (b) with wide lip, anteriorly covering much of bursa. Valves asymmetric but comparable in size, with 10 setae on mesal and seven setae on lateral valve. Posteriorly with a ear-like lateral lobe. Note. As already mentioned, Antić et al. (2023) misidentified specimens from Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule caves as A. barjadzei and only their figure 21B corresponds to this species. Acanthophorella barjadzei is so far only known from its type locality, the Dolabistavi Cave (Fig. 17).
Institutions
- Ilia State University (GE)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Institute of General and Physical Chemistry (RS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15214942
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
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