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Mixtacandona thessalica, a new species of ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from a sulfidic cave in central Greece

The genus Mixtacandona Klie, 1938 (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Candonidae) includes 21 living non-marine species, all subterranean, with Palearctic distribution. Here we report on Mixtacandona thessalicasp. nov., collected in a sulfidic cave in central Greece. It can be considered an extremophile species because of its ability to thrive in an environment with high concentrations of sulfide and reduced chemical compounds. Mixtacandona thessalicasp. nov. belongs to the species group laisi–chappuisi, one of the five groups in which species of the genus are conventionally placed. A detailed morphological description of the valves and the soft parts of the new species is offered. In addition, COI and 28S genetic markers were sequenced. Mixtacandona thessalicasp. nov. is easily distinguishable from the other species in the genus …

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