Sphyrapus caribensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apseudoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Tanaidacea Subordo: Apseudomorpha Superfamilia: Apseudoidea

Familia: Sphyrapodidae
Subfamilia: Sphyrapodinae
Genus: Sphyrapus
Species: Sphyrapus caribensis

Name

Sphyrapus caribensis Morales-Núñez, Morales-Ruiz & Ardila, 2017

Type locality: Offshore waters of Córdoba department (9°55′53.50″N–76°47′19.13″W), Colombia, South America.

Holotype: CBUMAG: MAC: 00001, non-ovigerous female, TL 2.9 mm, Station (Stn) E13 Col5c (9°55′53.50″N–76°47′19.13″W), depth 2,945 m, substrata: “muddy bottom,” 03 May 2015. [CBUMAG: Centro de Colecciones Biológicas, Universidad del Magdalena].

Paratypes:

One adult male (CBUMAG: MAC: 00002), TL 7.2 mm, Stn E15PAC (10°22′0.2″N–76°27′5.17″W), depth 2,821 m, substrata: “muddy bottom,” 26 July 2014;
One non-ovigerous ♀ (dissected) (CBUMAG: MAC: 00006), length 2.7 mm, Stan E12Col5 (9°46′52.69″N–76°57′37.72″W), depth 3,010 m, substrata: “muddy bottom,” 01 May 2015.

Distribution: Colombian Caribbean at depths ranging from 2,818 to 2,945 m.

ZooBank: 93557B1D-0BAE-458F-AFCC-CB6D07A90BEB

References

Primary references

Morales-Núñez, A.G., Morales-Ruiz, C., Ardila, N.E. 2017. First record of the family Sphyrapodidae Guţu, 1980 (Crustacea: Peracarida: Apseudomorpha) with the description of a new species of Sphyrapus from the Colombian Caribbean. PeerJ. 5: e3947. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3947 Reference page. [See p. 10-27, figs. 5–17, 19C ,19E ,19G ,19I and 19K; original description]

Links

Sphyrapus caribensis in the World Register of Marine Species

BHL bibliography
Sphyrapus caribensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sphyrapus caribensis.
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