title: Large branchiopod (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) egg morphology of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India.
abstract: The eggs of many large branchiopods have taxonomic value and are commonly used as traits in species and/or generic descriptions. In this paper we present detailed descriptions and SEMs of resting eggs of seven of the eight species of large branchiopods found in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. We highlight the inter- and intrapopulation egg morphological variation in Streptocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, Coimbatore 641035, Tamil Nadu, India Post graduate department and research center in Zoology, Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Akurdi, Pune - 411044, India.; Email: sameer.m.padhye@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000 and Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, 2052.; Email: brian.timms@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Timms
authors.affiliation: Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune.; Email: hemantghate@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hemant V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Ghate
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D033202:Anostraca / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D048429:Cell Size; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development