Fig. 14 in Extraordinary morphological changes in valve morphology during the ontogeny of several species of the Australian ostracod genus Bennelongia (Crustacea, Ostracoda)

Fig. 14. Bennelongia kimberleyensis Martens et al., 2012 from Taylor's Lagoon. Lateral views of carapaces of different moult stages going from adult to A-3 specimens, plus a lateral view of a single LV of an A-4 specimen (bottom image) that is partly broken along its anterior margin. Top left image represents an adult showing the asymmetric valves, with the antero-ventral beak-like expansion of the LV that is the characteristic of most Bennelongia species in the adult stage. Right lateral views are in the left column, left lateral views are in right column. Note that the pseudo-punctation is more pronounced in the youngest stages compared to the almost smooth nature of the adult valve.