Three new sympatric species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Great Exuma Island, Bahamas Islands Academic Article

abstract

• Three new sympatric species of remipede crustaceans, Speleonectes tanumekes, Speleonectes parabenjamini and Speleonectes minnsi, are described from an anchihaline cave on Great Exuma Island in the central Bahamas. Speleonectes tanumekes is a comparatively long and slender species distinguished by the largest number of trunk segments found in remipedes to date. Speleonectes parabenjamini is morphologically closely related to Speleonectes benjamini, but differs from the latter species by several distinct autapomorphies. Speleonectes minnsi is characterized by comparatively robust maxillules. The occurrence of three sympatric species is a remarkable record for the Remipedia adding to a total of 10 sympatric taxa. We discuss the high diversity of remipedes in the larger West Indian region with regard to their evolutionary history and origin.

authors

• Iliffe, Thomas

published proceedings

• CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Koenemann, S., Iliffe, T. M., & van der Ham, J.

citation count

• 8

complete list of authors

• Koenemann, S||Iliffe, TM||van der Ham, J

publication date

• January 2003

publisher

• Brill Academic Publishers  Publisher

published in

• Contributions to Zoology  Journal

keywords

• Anchihaline Caves
• Bahamas
• Biogeography
• Crustacea
• Evolutionary History
• New Species
• Remipedia
• Speleonectes
• Speleonectidae
• Sympatry

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1163/18759866-07204004

start page

• 227

end page

• 252

volume

• 72

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18759866-07204004