New epacteriscids (Copepoda, Calanoida) from anchialine caves in the Bahamas Academic Article

abstract

• Three new monotypic genera, Azygonectes, Cryptonectes and Minnonectes, and the male of Oinella longiseta Fosshagen, Boxshall & Iliffe are described. New records are made of Balinella ornata Fosshagen, Boxshall & Iliffe, Bofuriella vorata Fosshagen, Boxshall & Iliffe and Bomburiella gigas Fosshagen, Boxshall & Iliffe. Azygonectes is considered pelagic, with many plesiomorphic features and in an intermediate position with characters of swimming legs reminiscent of both Erebonectinae and Epacteriscinae. Cryptonectes is considered benthic, with several apomorphic features, and reductions of mouthparts, but for characters of the swimming legs it is included in the Erebonectinae. Minnonectes, bearing some unique modifications of setae in maxilla and maxilliped, is included in the Epacteriscinae. The Epacteriscidae and Ridgewayiidae are considered fairly closely related.

authors

• Iliffe, Thomas

published proceedings

• SARSIA

author list (cited authors)

• Fosshagen, A., & Iliffe, T. M.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Fosshagen, A||Iliffe, TM

publication date

• January 2004

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Marine Biology Research  Journal

keywords

• Bahamas
• Calanoida
• Epacteriscidae
• Taxonomy Anchialine Caves

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/00364820410004981

start page

• 117

end page

• 136

volume

• 89

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00364820410004981