TPS files for calculating shape outline differences in Lake Pannon Cyprideis (Ostracoda)

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This repository contains tps. files of the eleven species of the genus Cyprideis from the western margin of Lake Pannon, covering a stratigraphic range from the pre-lacustrine Late Sarmatian to the lacustrine Middle Pannonian. The files are digital approximations of right female valves photographed in external lateral view using a Nikon light microscope and a Nikon digital camera. The anterior and posterior spines were removed from the optic images using graphical software. The optic images were then processed with TPS-dig software (version 1.40; Rohlf, 2004).

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To work with data it is necessary to use Morphomatica software (Brauneis et al., 2006a, b), which is based on the B-splines approach and allows the valve outlines to be displayed in a format suitable for visualizing shape differences. This method is particularly suited for smoothing and analyzing slightly ornamented ostracods that lack distinct landmarks. Coding of the folders: RV Pezinok Cyprideis alberti; RV - right valve; Pezinok - name of the locality; Cyprideis alberti - name of species. Geographical location, stratigraphical position of the localities, and species diagnosis are described in the article: Pipík, R., Gross, M. & Starek, D. Radiation of the Cyprideis species flock (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Late Miocene long-lived Lake Pannon. Submitted Related articles Brauneis, W., Linhart, J., Stracke, A., Danielopol, D.L., Neubauer, W., & Baltanás. A. (2006a). Morphomatica (Version 1.6) User Manual/Tutorial. Mondsee. Brauneis, W., Neubauer, W., Linhart, J., & Danielopol, D.L. (2006b). Morphomatica approximation of Ostracoda, Computer Programme version 1.6 Rohlf, F.J. (2004). TPS-dig, Computer Programme version 1.4. Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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