First identification of the family Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 1934 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridea) in the Caribbean Sea, with the description of a new species

 

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Autore: Varela, Carlos
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2015
Descrizione:A new species of the genus Amathillopsis is described. Main characteristics include the absence of eyes, accessory flagellum 1-segmented, distally emarginate telson, medial dorsal spinous process on pereionites 4-7, pleonites 1-3 and urosomite 1. This is the first record of a species of the family Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 1934 for the Caribbean Sea.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/6761
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/6761
Access Level:acceso abierto
Keyword:Amphipoda
Gammaridea
Amathillopsidae
Amathillopsis
Caribbean Sea
Mar Caribe
Mar Caribe.