New records of cave-dwelling mysids from the Bahamas and Mexico with description of Palaumysis bahamensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Mysidacea)
Author
Pesce, Giuseppe L.
Author
Iliffe, Thomas M.
text
Journal of Natural History
2002
2002-02-28
36
3
265
278
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930010005033
journal article
10.1080/00222930010005033
1464-5262
4757320
Palaumysis
Bacescu
and IliOEe, 1986
Revised diagnosis
. Length
1.6±2.5 mm
. Antennal scale rudimentary. Apomorphic inner antennal ¯agellum (two, four segments). Strong peraeopods with carpopropodus not divided. Two pairs of oostegites, rudimentary. Telson subtriangular, armed with two distal, articulated or not articulated spines.
Type
species
:
P. simonae
Bacescu
and IliOEe, 1986 from cave waters of
Palau
(
Micronesia
)
.