Louis S. Kornicker and Thomas M. Iliffe. 1989. New Ostracoda (Halocyprida: Thaumatocyprididae and
Halocyprididae) from anchialine caves in the Bahamas,
Palau and Mexico. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 470:1-47.
Four new ostracode taxa are described from anchialine
environments. Danielopolina bahamensis, a thaumatocyprid, is
described from Eleuthera, the Bahamas, based on 13 specimens. Danielopolina
mexicana is described from two specimens from the Yucatan Peninsula,
Mexico. This brings the number of known Danielopolina species
to five; a revised key to the genus is included. The description of D.
bahamensis includes the first for a male of the genus. Two
new halocyprids are also described: Deeveya jillae, based on three
specimens from Eleuthera, the Bahamas (bringing the number of known species
of Deeveya to three); and a new subspecies, Euconchoecia bifurcata
pax, based on 77 specimens from Koror Island, Palau. Ontogeny
is described for those taxa with sufficient specimens: Danielopolina
bahamensis and E. bifurcata pax. D. bahamensis probably has
five growth stages. E. bifurcata pax has seven. The first
instar of each of these two species has five pairs of appendages (first and
second antennae, mandible, maxilla, and fifth limb) in addition to a furca.
Louis S. Kornicker, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Room 163, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA. - Thomas M. Iliffe, Department of Marine
Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553, USA.
E-mail: Kornicker.Louis@NMNH.SI.EDU
- iliffet@tamug.edu
Keywords: Ostracoda; Halocyprida; Thaumatocyprididae; Halocyprididae;
anchialine; caves; Bahamas; Palau; Mexico.
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