The emphasis on publications as a means of disseminating knowledge was expressed by the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Doty of the University of Hawaii and the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center was held in the Philippines from August 21, 1967 to October 20, 1967. Miiller (1906) described 11 myodocopid ostracods (8 new) from the vicinity of the Philippines, including the northern half of the Celebes Sea.
With current knowledge of the species, it is not possible to assign it to any specific genus. MAXILLA.—The alpha and beta bristles of the 1st endopodite joint and the b, c and d hairs of the 2nd endopodite joint of P. ETYMOLOGY.—The specific name "digitata" from the Latin "digitatus" = digitized, refer to the digitate processes on the list of the caudal process.
Exopodite: seta of 2nd joint extending to 7th joint, with 4 or 5 ventral spines and smaller dorsal spines; setae of joints 2 to 8 with revolving hairs;.
Seventh joint with a, b and c bristles: a bristles about the same size as bristles on 6th joint, bare or with few short spines; b brushes with suction disc on short stout proximal filament; 2 following filaments each with 2 small suckers; and 2 distal filaments with marginal spines; c-brushes with a suction disk with a diameter 1.3 times larger than on b-brushes;. Eighth joint with d, e, f and g bristles: d and e bristles exposed, shorter than b bristles; f and g bristles stout, each with dense plumage of proximal hairs and numerous distal filaments. Fifth limb (Figure 8c, d): First exopodite joint with 3 anterior bristles; main tooth with usual triangular proximal tooth, 6 pectinate teeth and proximal, dorsal and posterior bristles; 2nd exopodite joint with 3 strong pectinate a-bristles, 2 b'-bristles, 4 b"-bristles and 1 spinose c-bristles; 3rd joint with 3 bristles on inner lobe and 2 on outer lobe; 4th and 5th. joints not sepa - judged by suture; combined joints with 4 setae divided into 2 pairs; low projection present between each pair; outer lobe of 3rd joint and 4th + 5th joint hirsute.
Sixth limb (Figure 8e): Two hairs instead of epipodial appendage on left limb, 3 on right limb; provide with 2 short medial hairs and 2 terminal hairs; endite n with 2 short medial hairs and 2 terminal hairs, 1 long and 1 short; weave m with 5 hairs; wander rv with 7 hairs; terminal node with 14 hairs, of these the posterior 2 hairs are longer and paler than the others; medial surface and ventral lateral border of end joint hirsute. each pierced with 1-6 bells; terminal comb with about 11 teeth, proximal teeth square-tipped; jaw facing comb with 2 small teeth. First antenna: Second joint with spines in groups along dorsal and ventral margins and on medial surface; ventral and dorsal hairs on 3rd and 4th nodes longer than in male; sensory puncture of 5th node similar to that of male; b- and c-extends without suction discs;. Sixth limb: Four hairs instead of epipodial appendage on each limb; weaves i-m with the same number of hairs as in the male; terminal joint with 14 hairs on the left limb and 13 on the right.
3rd joint shorter than 4th joint and with a single dorsal hair; pigmented cells extending through 2nd and 3rd nodes; 4th joint with 2 terminal hairs, 1 ventral 1 dorsal; sensory puncture of 5th node with 6 long proximal filaments and 3 short distal filaments; 6th joint with 1 terminal puncture on dorsal margin; d- and e- hairs bare, shorter than the sensory hairs of the 5th limb; b- hairs with 3 filaments, 2 proximal filaments with marginal spines; marginal spines present on filaments of remaining hairs. Exopod with single basal spine on nodes 2 to 8 and double lateral spine on 9th node (Figure 10*); nodes 2-8 with short spines forming row along distal margins; hairs of second node with 7 stout ventral spines and few thin dorsal spines (Figure 10;); long hairs of 3-8 knots with natural hairs; 9th link with 4 bristles, 1 short, 1 medium, 2 long, with short bristles, with remaining bristles with natural bristles; node 1 with thin spines along dorsal margin. Endopodite: first joint with 3 ventral hairs, 2 long, 1 short; ventral margin of 2d node with 1 spine distal to middle of margin and pair of subterminal spines, medial spine of pair longer and wider than lateral spine (Figure lOn); thin hairlike spines present along ventral margin; dorsal margin of node with 7 medium to long hairs and 3 short pectinate hairs.
Terminal joint with usual medial and lateral claw and in addition 1 dorsal claw-like seta; Fifth limb (Fig. \2a-c): Exopodite: 1st joint with 3 anterior setae, 1 short, 2 long, spinous; main tooth consisting of a wedge and only 4 pectinate teeth;. Terminal joint elongate, distally narrowed, shape characteristic of the genus; proximal ventral margin with 5 setae, 3 short with short marginal spines, 2 longer with crowns of long hairs proximally and short marginal spines distally; distal tip of articular with 2 long bristly setae; 2 short spiny setae present on medial side near base of 2 hairy setae at tip.
Medial surfaces of en-day i-m and end node and ventral border of end node hirsute.
ETYMOLOGY.—The specific name “variabilis” refers to the variation in the number of intermediate bristles on the dorsal margin of the basal of the mandible and in the number of dwarf bristles on the basal endite of the mandible. Basal endite with glandular pin, 4 terminal bristles and 3 triaenid bristles with 2 to 3 pairs of marginal spines; 1-2 dwarf bristles present at base of endite; 1 short tapering bristle present proximal to U-shaped gland orifice near ventral margin of basal (brist triaenid type on $. para-type); dorsal margin of basal with 0 to 1 short bare middle brush and 2 long ones. Endopodite: 1st joint with 3 long spinous ventral bristles; ventral margin of 2nd joint with 1 medium and 2 long terminal bristles, all with spines; dorsal margin of 2nd joint with 1 short proximal bristle and strong a, b, c, d bristles, c bristles stronger than others, d bristles with marginal ridge; short spinous bristles present between b and c bristles; medial surface with 5 spinous bristles forming row near base of c brush; 1 short bristle present on medial side near base of d brush; 1 long spinous bristle present on lateral side near base of c brush.
Its carapace is distinguished by having large transparent flap-like bristles on the fold between the list and the trailing edge of each valve. Ventral margin of basal near endite with additional triaenid bristles with 3 pairs of marginal spines; single dwarf bristle at base of endite. Dorsal medulla of basal with short naked intermediate bristles and 2 terminal bristles with few spines; medial surface of basal with few clusters of weak spines.
The exopodite comprises about three-quarters of the dorsal margin of the 1st endopodite joint and has 2 short setae and a cosmo tip. Dorsal margin of 2nd endopodite joint with 1 short proximal bristle, bare a-bristle, b-bristle with a few spines along the middle of the dorsal margin, c-bristle with spines along the middle of the ventral margin and a few spines along the dorsal margin, d- bristles with spines on in the middle of both ventral and dorsal edges; long bristles between b- and c-bristles. Exopodite composed of 1 long and 6 short setae: the long setae are spiny and extend beyond the tip of the comb; 1 short bristle near base of long bristle, others located near ventral edge of comb; bristle.
Fourth joint with long spiny dorsal seta, 2 ventral setae and spines along ventral margin (Fig. 17/); shorter than abdominal setae almost reaching distal margin of 6th joint, longer than abdominal setae extending beyond end of arm. Dorsal margin of basal with group of spines near middle (Fig. 18b); numerous additional clusters on medial surface; 2 long spiny bristles are present at the end. Dorsal margin of 2nd endopodite joint with 1 short proximal bristle, a-bristle with few spines along dorsal margin, b-bristle with few spines along dorsal margin and many along ventral margin.
Dorsal margin of basal with proximal and distal bristles; ventral margin with medium proximal bristles, short bristles distal to middle and long spinous terminal bristles.
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