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

Authors

  • Manuel Ortiz
  • Ignacio Winfield

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.008

Keywords:

Crustacea, Ampithoidae, Cymadusa, Anchialine system, Mexican Caribbean

Abstract

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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How to Cite

Ortiz, M., & Winfield, I. (2015). A new amphipod species (Peracarida: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) collected from Cenote Aerolito, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 86(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.008

Issue

Vol. 86 No. 2 (2015): junio, 2015

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA