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Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker, 1990
Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker in Kornicker et al., 1990:23, fig. 14.
HOLOTYPE.—USNM 193449, empty carapace in alcohol (sex and age unknown).
TYPE LOCALITY.—Alfonso Dean Blue Hole, Long Island, Great Bahama Bank.
MATERIAL.—Oven Rock Cay, Great Guana Cay, Exuma Cays: Sta 93–006: USNM 194290, undissected adult female in alcohol; USNM 194291, undissected A–1 female in alcohol; USNM 194292, A–1 male on slide and in alcohol. Sta 93-007: USNM 194267, adult female on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194265, empty carapace in alcohol (length 2.11 mm, height 1.00 mm); USNM 194264, undissected adult female in alcohol; USNM 194286, undissected A–1 male in alcohol. Sta 93-008: USNM 194289, adult male on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194294, undissected A–2 instar (sex unknown) in alcohol; USNM 194293, undissected A–3 instar (sex unknown) on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194288, 4 undissected adult females in alcohol. Sta 93-009: USNM 194287, undissected adult female in alcohol. Sta 94-014: USNM 194412, undissected adult male in alcohol; USNM 194413, A–2 instar (sex unknown) with carapace removed in alcohol. Sta 95-012: USNM 194444A–M, 13 undissected adult males in alcohol; USNM 194444N–X, 11 undissected adult females in alcohol; USNM 194445A–C, 3 undissected A–1 males in alcohol; USNM 194446A,B, 2 undissected A–1 females in alcohol; USNM 194447A–D, 4 undissected A–2 instars (sex unknown) in alcohol; USNM 194448A–F, 6 undissected A–3 instars (sex unknown) in alcohol; USNM 194449A,B, 2 undissected A–4 instars (sex unknown) in alcohol.
DISTRIBUTION.—Great Bahama Bank: Oven Rock Cave, Great Guana Cay, Exuma Cays, at depths of 0–20 m, salinity 35–36 ppt. Alphonso Dean Blue Hole, Long Island (type locality), at depth of 13 m, salinity about 20 ppt.
- bibliographic citation
- Kornicker, Louis S. and Iliffe, Thomas M. 1998. "Myodocopid Ostracoda (Halocypridina, Cladocopina) from anchialine caves in the Bahamas, Canary Islands, and Mexico." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-93. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.599
Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker
ETYMOLOGY.—From the Latin capax (spacious) in reference to large size of the species.
MATERIAL—Alfonso Dean Blue Hole, Long Island, Great Bahama Bank, 3 Aug 1985, USNM 193449, 1 carapace (holotype).
DISTRIBUTION.—Known only from Alfonso Dean Blue Hole.
- bibliographic citation
- Kornicker, Louis S., Yager, J., and Williams, D. 1990. "Ostracoda (Halocyprididae) from Anchialine Caves in the Bahamas." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-51. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.495
