A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo

A new species of amphipod belonging to the family Ampithoidae was collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo associated with a macroalgae bed. The main differences between the new species and the previously recorded species in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Cymadusa compta a...

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Main Authors: Manuel Ortiz, Ignacio Winfield
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1208
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description A new species of amphipod belonging to the family Ampithoidae was collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo associated with a macroalgae bed. The main differences between the new species and the previously recorded species in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Cymadusa compta and Cymadusa setosa respectively, are also presented. The new species increases the globally described number of Cymadusa species to 33.
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spelling doaj-art-22efe3f183d7481a984550a3ffd6fdf62025-08-20T02:59:06ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062015-06-0186210.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.008A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana RooManuel OrtizIgnacio WinfieldA new species of amphipod belonging to the family Ampithoidae was collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo associated with a macroalgae bed. The main differences between the new species and the previously recorded species in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Cymadusa compta and Cymadusa setosa respectively, are also presented. The new species increases the globally described number of Cymadusa species to 33.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1208CrustaceaAmpithoidaeCymadusaAnchialine systemMexican Caribbean
spellingShingle Manuel Ortiz
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A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Crustacea
Ampithoidae
Cymadusa
Anchialine system
Mexican Caribbean
title A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
title_full A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
title_fullStr A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
title_full_unstemmed A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
title_short A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo
title_sort new amphipod species peracarida amphipoda ampithoidae collected from cenote aerolito cozumel island quintana roo
topic Crustacea
Ampithoidae
Cymadusa
Anchialine system
Mexican Caribbean
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1208
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