New records of anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Author

Fernando Alvarez

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Publication Date

January 2015

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.

Keywords

Cave animals, Crustacea, North and Central America, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Tulum

Geographic Subject

North and Central America; Mexico; Quintana Roo; Tulum

Document Type

Article

Notes

Volume 11, Issue 1 10 p.

Identifier

K26-05604

Recommended Citation

Alvarez, Fernando, "New records of anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico" (2015). KIP Articles. 3705.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3705