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Attheyella (Canthosella) mervini sp.n. (Canthocamptidae, Harpacticoida) from Jamaican bromeliads

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In phytotelmata of Jamaican bromeliads the harpacticoid copepods Epactophanes richardi Mrázek, 1893, Phyllognathopus viguieri (Maupas, 1892) and Attheyella (Canthosella) mervini sp. n. occurred. The new species conforms to the diagnosis of the subgenus, despite the fact that the endopods of legs 2–4 have retained more setae than in the species known for the Asian region. Attheyella (Canthosella) mervini lacks setae on the baseoendopod of leg 5, which is characteristic for neotropical Canthosella-species. We propose that Attheyella (Chappuisiella) kalima (Delachaux, 1924), Attheyella (Ch.) aliena Noodt, 1956, Elaphoidella siolii Kiefer, 1967, and Canthocamptus (Elaphoidella) striblingi Reid, 1990 be included in the subgenus Attheyella (Canthosella). Additionally, Attheyella (Chappuisiella) kalima of Dussart & Frutos, 1986 is included in this subgenus, but we propose the name Attheyella (Canthosella) pilagaensis sp.n., because the species as described differs from the original description of A. (C.) kalima (Delachaux, 1924).

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  1. ICBM, AG Aquatische Ökologie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany

    Wolfgang Janetzky

  2. Hullmannstr 7, 26125, Oldenburg, Germany

    Pedro Martinez Arbizu

  3. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, MRC 163, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 20560, Washington, DC, USA

    Janet W. Reid

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Janetzky, W., Martinez Arbizu, P. & Reid, J.W. Attheyella (Canthosella) mervini sp.n. (Canthocamptidae, Harpacticoida) from Jamaican bromeliads. Hydrobiologia 339, 123–135 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008920

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