Title: Homology and Functional Morphology of the Sexual Dimorphism in the Antenna of Sclerocypris Sars, 1924 (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Megalocypridinae)
Abstract: The sexual dimorphism in the chaetotaxy of the antenna in various species of Sclerocypris is studied and described. Relying on larval morphology, a homology between the patterns in the two sexes is deduced and a suitable nomenclature for the apomorphic male condition is proposed. The differences observed are in all probability related to the function of the male antenna during copulation.