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WoRMS taxon detailsLankacythere scotti (Brady, 1890)
462643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:462643)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
(of Cythere scotti Brady, 1890) Brady, G.S. (1890). On Ostracoda collected by H.B. Brady, Esq., L.L.D., F.R.S. in the South Sea islands. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences.</em> 35(2):489-525. [details]
Holotype
Holotype [details] type locality contained in New Caledonia [details]
Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890)
Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890) [details] Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery...
Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery Board, a very able and industrious investigator of the Entomostraca and other Invertebrates. (Brady,1890) [details]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Sá, H. A. B.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sabater, L. M., Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Lankacythere scotti (Brady, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=462643 on 2025-06-02
Date action by
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Cythere scotti Brady, 1890) Brady, G.S. (1890). On Ostracoda collected by H.B. Brady, Esq., L.L.D., F.R.S. in the South Sea islands. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences.</em> 35(2):489-525. [details]
basis of record Maddocks, Rosalie F. (2007). Podocopid and platycopid Ostracoda of New Caledonia. In: Payri, C E; Richer de Forges, B (ed.). Compendium of marine species of New Caledonia. Doc. Sci. Tech. 117, seconde édition, 269-273 [details] Available for editors  [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2-4 fathoms. (Brady,1890) [details]Diagnosis Shell, viewed from the side, subquadrate, higher in front than behind; height equal to a little more than half the length. Anterior end broad and boldly rounded, and bearing a variable number of small fringed spines; posterior imperfectly rounded, its lower half slightly produced and bearing about six blunt marginal teeth; dorsal margin prominent over the anterior hinge, thence sloping gently backwards with a slight sinuosity, and rounded at its junction with the posterior end, ventral almost perfectly straight. Viewed from above, very broadly ovate, greatest width behind the middle, antiequal to two-thirds of the length, lateral margins boldly curved and forming a continuous sweep, with the anterior end broad; from the broadest part of the shell it converges abruptly backwards and terminates in a broad, truncated central prominence; margins everywhere irregular or crenate. Surface of the shell marked with a raised reticulate pattern (1), enclosing irregular polygonal excavations. (Brady, 1890) [details] Dimensions 1 mm. (Brady, 1890) [details] Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890) [details] Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery Board, a very able and industrious investigator of the Entomostraca and other Invertebrates. (Brady,1890) [details] |
