Journal Article
Updated distribution of the mysid Antromysis cenotensis (Crustacea: Peracarida), a protected key species in Yucatan Peninsula cenotes
Liévano-Beltrán, L.A. and Simões, N.
Record Number:
5320
Year:
2021
Journal:
Diversity
Volume:
13, 154
Abstract:
Abstract: We present 52 new geographic location records for the peracarid crustacean Antromysis
cenotensis Creaser, 1936, endemic in cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. This species is currently
considered threatened and, therefore, is protected by Mexican law. These results arise from several
expeditions carried out between 2017 and 2020 in 75 locations within the cenote-ring, the interior, and
coastal plains of the peninsula. A comprehensive literature review provided 84 geographic location
records since the species was described in 1936. A map with 136 geographic location records that
better describe the current species distribution is also included. With this information, plus some
notes on the ecology of the species, a comprehensive literature and data review, and a brief analysis
regarding the possible factors associated with the confirmed absence of the species in some locations
in the state of Yucatan, we provide a brief and condensed summary of the actual knowledge on this
particular species. The data in Darwin Core format can be retrieved in Zenodo.
Keywords: environmental science; biogeography; distribution records; groundwater; cave biology;
underwater caves; cenote; mysid; stygobiont; bioindicator
Times Cited:
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