Ostracoda (Myodocopa) from Anchialine Caves and Ocean Blue Holes
Author
Kornicker, Louis S.
Author
Iliffe, Thomas M.
Author
Harrison-Nelson, Elizabeth
text
Zootaxa
2007
2007-08-31
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1565.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1565.1.1
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Junctichela pax
Kornicker
et al.
2002
Junctichela pax
Kornicker
et al.
2002: 67
, figs. 48–58.
Holotype
.
USNM 194587
, adult female on slide and in alcohol.
Type locality.
Crab Cay Crevasse, Crab Cay, Great Bahama Bank.
Material.
USNM 1021488
,
1
instar
II
, sex unknown (specimen partly crushed) in alcohol, from Crab Cay Crevasse, depth
41m
.
Distribution.
The species is known from only Crab Cay Crevasse, depth
35–
41 m
.
Supplementary description of instar II (sex unknown).
Carapace size
(length, height in mm): USNM 1021488, left valve, 0.62, 0.48.
Remarks.
The species was collected in Crab Cay Crevasse in 1995 (Kornicker
et al.
2002: 67). It continued to be present in the crevasse in 2000 showing that environmental stresses during that period have not decimated the species.