New Records of Copepods from Everglades National Park (Florida): Description of Two NewSpecies of Elaphoidella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae), and Supplementary Description ofDiacyclops nearcticus Kiefer (Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae)
Bruno MC, Reid JW, Perry SA. 2000. New Records of Copepods from Everglades National Park (Florida): Description of Two NewSpecies of Elaphoidella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae), and Supplementary Description ofDiacyclops nearcticus Kiefer (Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae). Crustaceana. 73(10):1171-1204
ABSTRACT: Two new species of harpacticoid copepods from Everglades National Park, Florida, Elaphoidella marjoryae sp. nov. and Elaphoidella fluviusherbae sp. nov., are described. Whereas E. marjoryae was collected from both surface waters and groundwater, E. fluviusherbae was found groundwater. The new species differ from congeners mainly in details of setation and spination of the swimming legs, and the shape and setation of the caudal rami. The ecology and geographical distribution of the genus Elaphoidella in North America are presented and discussed. The find of the cyclopoid copepod Diacyclops nearcticus Kiefer in the Everglades extends known distribution of this North American species considerably southward. We present supplemen tary observations on the morphology of the female, including some obtained by scanning electron microscopy, and we describe the male. Geographical distribution and known habitats of the are also presented and discussed.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bruno, M; Reid, Janet; Perry, S
- Units
- EVER , GRSM , KEAQ , ROCR
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, biodiversity, Canthocamptidae, Copepods, Elaphoidella, EVER, Everglades National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00202, Harpacticoida, new species, SER, Southeast Region, taxonomy