2 NEW SPECIES OF PARAMISOPHRIA (COPEPODA, CALANOIDA, ARIETELLIDAE) FROM ANCHIALINE CAVES ON THE CANARY AND GALAPAGOS-ISLANDS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Two new species of Paramisophria, P. reducta from the Jameos del Agua lava tube, Lan- zarote and P. galapagensis from an anchialine fissure on Santa Cruz, are the first records of cavemicolous arietellid copepods. They have several advanced characters compared with their congeners, but also exhibit plesiomorphic characters such as the lack of dorsal processes on the last prosomal somite. These species may be derived from neritic hyper- benthic ancestral forms which first invaded caves. An emended diagnosis is given for the genus Paramisophria. 1993 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

published proceedings

  • SARSIA

author list (cited authors)

  • OHTSUKA, S., FOSSHAGEN, A., & ILIFFE, T. M.

citation count

  • 19

complete list of authors

  • OHTSUKA, S||FOSSHAGEN, A||ILIFFE, TM

publication date

  • January 1993