Planche 1 issued from : J.R. Grindley in Ann. S. Afr. Mus., 1978, 74 (9). [p.221, Fig.1]. Female (from Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa): A, A1; B, habitus (dorsal); C, idem (lateral left side); D, P5; E, P1; F, P2; G, P3; H, P4. Nota: Prosome with a cervical groove prominent in lateral view. Rostral projections without filaments. Eyes prominent and reddish. Head and 1st thoracic segment separate, 4th and 5th partly fused. Urosome 2-segmented, last segment partly fused with the caudal rami. Caudal rami asymmetrical. A1 15-segmented, aesthetasks appear on the proximal part. A2 and mouthparts idemtical in the female and male., except for the mandibular palp.
Planche 2 issued from : J.R. Grindley in Ann. S. Afr. Mus., 1978, 74 (9). [p.223, Fig.2]. Male: A-B, left A1; C, habitus (dorsal); D, right A1; E, caudal rami; F, habitus (lateral right side). Nota: Eyes not prominent and dark brown. Urosome 5-segmented. Caudal rami symmetrical and about 5 times as long as wide. A115-segmented, right A1 geniculate
Planche 3 issued from : J.R. Grindley in Ann. S. Afr. Mus., 1978, 74 (9). [p.224, Fig.3]. Male: A, P5; B, right P5; C, left P5.
Female: D, A2; E, Md; F, Mx1; G, Mx2 (with end one seta enlarged); H, Mxp. Nota: Basipod with 1 lateral and 1 sub-terminal setae, plus a medial fringe of fine hairs; exopod 1-segmented with 6 setae, plus a small sub-terminal fringe of bristles; endopod 2-segmented with 4 teminal setae and 1 small sub-terminal seta. Mandibular palp with exopod and endopod each 2-segmented, bearing each 5 and 6 setae, respectively (Male with exopod and endopod each 1-segmented, bearing 4 and 5 setae respecively. Mx1 with gnatobase, bearing 7 serrated and plumose spines, 3 plumose setae and 3 small non-plumose setae; endopod 1-segmented with 3 barbed terminal setae, one of which has widely spaced plumules. Mx2 with 3 endites, and indistinct indications of segmentation; 6 long termianl setae are flattened and bear rows of spinules all medially orietated (see enlarged figure of tip). Mxp small and 3-segmented, the basal segment with 2 long, curvaceous setae ornemented with diverging pairs of bristles, and the 3rd segment bearing a small lateral seta and 3 strongly curved barbed terminal setae. P5 male uniramous and asymmetrical, the right leg 3-segmented; left leg 4-segmented
Carte 3 issued from : J.R. Grindley in Trans. roy. Soc. S. Afr., 42, 3 & 4. [p.353, Fig.4]. Distribution of Tortanus capensis from Saldanha Bay to Schrywershoek area (33°S, 18° E). Compare this distribution with the species in the same site: Paracartia longipatella, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, Oithona similis.
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