Journal Article
New records of anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Alvarez, F., Iliffe, T.M., Benitez, S., Brankovits, D. and Villalobos, J.L.
Record Number:
4650
Year:
2015
Journal:
Checklist
Pages:
1-10
Volume:
11:1505
Abstract:
Abstract: New records for 17 species of crustaceans from
anchialine systems in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, are
presented. The records come from explorations in Dzilam de
Bravo, Yucatan, and from Puerto Aventuras and the Nohoch
Nah Chich and Ox Bel Ha cave systems near Tulum in Quintana
Roo, Mexico. For five of the 17 species dealt with here, the
records presented constitute the second time those species
are reported after their original descriptions. For the alpheid
shrimp Yagerocaris cozumel, we present the first record of
the species for continental Yucatan and for the atyid shrimp
Jonga serrei, the second record from Mexico. Depth data are
provided for all species.
Key words: Crustacea, anchialine, cenote, sinkhole, Yucatan,
Quintana Roo
Times Cited:
2