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 1565 1 1 151 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1565.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1565.1.1 1175­5334 5095810 A2CDD9CB-CA5E-418B-A471-9EEFDC5CCF16 Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987 Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987:545 , figs. 2-6.—Kornicker 1989:314.— Angel 1993:45 . Type species. Spelaeoecia bermudensis Angel & Iliffe 1987 . Composition and distribution. The genus contains 11 species from anchialine inland habitats: Bahamas (seven species: S. barri Kornicker 1997 in Kornicker & Barr 1997 , S. parkeri Kornicker et al. 2002 , S. hox n. sp. , S. sagax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990 , S. capax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990 , S. styx Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990 , S. parkeri Kornicker et al. 2002 ); Bermuda (one species: S. bermudensis Angel & Iliffe 1987 ); Cuba (two species: S. saturno Kornicker & Yager 2002 , S. cubensis Kornicker & Yager 1996 ); Jamaica (one species: S. jamaicensis Kornicker & Iliffe 1992 ); Mexico ( Yucatan Peninsula) (one species: S. mayan Kornicker & Iliffe 1998 ). The distribution of the Bahamian species is presented in Table 2 and Fig. 6 . Identification of growth stages. Instars A-5 to A-1 are known in the genus, but the A-5 instar is known for only S. styx ( Table 7 ). The numbers of claws and bristles on the lamellae of the furca differ on species and also increase on later growth stages of the same species; therefore, they are useful for identifying species and growth stages ( Table 7 ).