Bermudamysis

Last updated

Bermudamysis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Genus: Bermudamysis
Băcescu & Iliffe, 1986 [2]
Species:
B. speluncola
Binomial name
Bermudamysis speluncola
Băcescu & Iliffe, 1986

Bermudamysis speluncola is a species of crustacean in the family Mysidae, endemic to Bermuda, [1] and the only species in the genus Bermudamysis. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mysidae</span> Family of crustaceans

Mysidae is the largest family of crustaceans in the order Mysida, with over 1000 species in around 170 genera.

Mesonerilla prospera is a species of invertebrate in the Nerillidae family endemic to Bermuda. In 2000, M. prospera was put on the IUCN Red List under the critically endangered category. The IUCN states that "there are problems with the Order name and the correct placement of the family."

Atlantasellus is a genus of crustaceans, and the only member of the family Atlantasellidae. It contains these species:

Arubolana aruboides is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae. It is endemic to Bermuda.

Bermudagidiella bermudiensis is a species of crustacean in the family Bogidiellidae. It is the only species in the genus Bermudagidiella, and is endemic to Bermuda.

Cocoharpinia iliffei is a species of crustacean in the family Phoxocephalidae. It is endemic to Bermuda.

Curassanthura bermudensis is a species of isopod crustacean in the family Leptanthuridae, endemic to Bermuda. It was described in 1985 by Johann Wägele and Angelika Brandt on the basis of a single immature specimen. This holotype specimen, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long, was collected from Church Cave in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, and is now stored at the Zoological Museum Amsterdam.

Erebonectes is a genus of crustacean in family Epacteriscidae, containing two troglobitic species. E. nasioticus was discovered in Bermuda and described in 1985; it is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. E. macrochaetus was found on Middle Caicos and described in 1994.

Idunella sketi is a species of crustacean in family Liljeborgiidae. It is endemic to Bermuda.

Ingolfiella longipes is a species of amphipod crustacean in the family Ingolfiellidae. It is known from a single specimen held at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. It was collected from Walsingham Sink Cave, an anchialine cave in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, and is thus considered to be critically endangered.

Paracyclopia is a genus of copepods in family Pseudocyclopiidae, containing only the species P. naessi. It is endemic to Bermudan karsts and is critically endangered.

Platyops sterreri is a species of crustacean in the family Mysidae, endemic to Bermuda, the only species in the genus Platyops.

Pseudoniphargus grandimanus is a species of crustacean in family Hadziidae. It is endemic to Bermuda.

Spelaeoecia bermudensis is a species of ostracod in the family Deeveyidae.

Spelaeoecia is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thaumatocyprididae. One species, the Bermudan endemic S. bermudensis, is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. It contains the following species:

Speleoithona bermudensis is a species of crustacean in the family Speleoithonidae. It is endemic to Bermuda. Its natural habitat is karsts.

Speleophria bivexilla is a species of copepod in the family Speleophriidae. It is endemic to Bermuda.

Speleophria scottodicarloi is a species of crustacean in the family Speleophriidae. It is endemic to Chalk Cave, a collapsed cave in Smith's Parish, Bermuda, and it listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. The pool it inhabits also contains Barbouria cubensis, Somersiella sterreri and Paracyclopia naessi.

<i>Typhlatya</i> Species of crustacean

Typhlatya is a genus of shrimp in the family Atyidae. These are small, stygobitic shrimp found in the West Mediterranean region, Caribbean region, Ascension Island and the Galápagos, although the individual species often have very small ranges. Species in this genus are found in salt, brackish and fresh waters, mostly in anchialine habitats and none in the open sea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platycopiidae</span> Family of crustaceans

Platycopiidae is a family of copepods. Until the description of Nanocopia in 1988, it contained the single genus Platycopia. It now contains four genera, three of which are monotypic; the exception is Platycopia, with 8 species.

References

  1. 1 2 Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Bermudamysis speluncola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T2766A9478950. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2766A9478950.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Bermudamysis Bacescu and Iliffe, 1986". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. Thomas M. Iliffe (1992). "Anchialine cave biology". In Ana Isabel Camacho (ed.). The atural History of Biospeleology. Monografías del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Vol. 7. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. pp. 613–636. ISBN   978-84-00-07280-3.