title: A new species of Leptestheria (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from Western Maharashtra, India.
abstract: We describe a new species of Leptestheria from a rock pool in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. This species is distinguished from all other Indian congeners by its distinct telson characters and occipital condyle. We also present a comparative table of useful morphological characters of all described Indian Leptestheria species.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, Coimbatore 641035, Tamil Nadu, India Dept. of Zoology, Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pune - 411044.; Email: sameer.m.padhye@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune.; Email: hemantghate@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hemant V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Ghate
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D003445:Crustacea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size