First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species
The genus Critomolgus Humes and Stock, 1983 represents a group of 34 species of copepods associated with marine invertebrates. Most of these species have been collected in associations with species of the phyla Cnidaria and Echinodermata in several localities in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Ocea...
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| author | Carlos Varela W. Wayne Price Michael L. Middlebrooks Louis J. Ambrosio |
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| description | The genus Critomolgus Humes and Stock, 1983 represents a group of 34 species of copepods associated with marine invertebrates. Most of these species have been collected in associations with species of the phyla Cnidaria and Echinodermata in several localities in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with three species reported in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first occasion in which a species belonging to the genus Critomolgus and the family Rhynchomolgidae Humes and Stock, 1972 is recorded for the Gulf of Mexico. Here, we describe a new species of marine copepod, Critomolgus walteri Varela, Price, Middlebrooks et Ambrosio, associated with the octocorals Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815) and L. hebes Verrill, 1869 in 3.3 meters of water in Tampa Bay, Florida. This species possesses characters that unite it with other members of the genus; however, it differs from all other species due to the body length and unique leg 5 and maxilla l characters. This new species provides evidence that much diversity remains to be discovered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and future sampling efforts should target this region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fe513b0e41145de831035e1187bb1372022-12-21T22:07:59ZengMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano"Novitates Caribaea2071-98412079-01392021-07-0118283710.33800/nc.vi18.262243First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new speciesCarlos Varela0W. Wayne Price1Michael L. Middlebrooks2Louis J. Ambrosio3Florida International University, USAUniversity of Tampa, Florida, USAUniversity of Tampa, Florida, USAUniversity of Tampa, Florida, USAThe genus Critomolgus Humes and Stock, 1983 represents a group of 34 species of copepods associated with marine invertebrates. Most of these species have been collected in associations with species of the phyla Cnidaria and Echinodermata in several localities in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with three species reported in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first occasion in which a species belonging to the genus Critomolgus and the family Rhynchomolgidae Humes and Stock, 1972 is recorded for the Gulf of Mexico. Here, we describe a new species of marine copepod, Critomolgus walteri Varela, Price, Middlebrooks et Ambrosio, associated with the octocorals Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815) and L. hebes Verrill, 1869 in 3.3 meters of water in Tampa Bay, Florida. This species possesses characters that unite it with other members of the genus; however, it differs from all other species due to the body length and unique leg 5 and maxilla l characters. This new species provides evidence that much diversity remains to be discovered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and future sampling efforts should target this region.https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/262crustaceaassociated copepodleptogorgia |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Varela W. Wayne Price Michael L. Middlebrooks Louis J. Ambrosio First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species Novitates Caribaea crustacea associated copepod leptogorgia |
| title | First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species |
| title_full | First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species |
| title_fullStr | First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species |
| title_short | First finding of the family Rhynchomolgidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species |
| title_sort | first finding of the family rhynchomolgidae copepoda cyclopoida in the gulf of mexico with the description of a new species |
| topic | crustacea associated copepod leptogorgia |
| url | https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/262 |
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