Tethorchestia antillensis Bousfield 1984

Wildish, D. J., Smith, S. R., Loeza-Quintana, T., Radulovici, A. E. & Adamowicz, S. J., 2016, Diversity and dispersal history of the talitrids (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) of Bermuda, Journal of Natural History 50, pp. 1911-1933 : 1920-1922

Tethorchestia antillensis Bousfield 1984

Tethorchestia antillensis, Bousfield 1984, p. 205 ; Ciavatti 1989, p. 139; LeCroy 2011, p. 759; Wildish and LeCroy 2014, p. 558.

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Material examined

A single sample, 14B, from Coot Pond, n = 8.

Distribution

This taxon was found in only one location, at Coot Pond, co-habiting the same wrack as P. monodi BOLD: AAB3402. Coot Pond is a small inland bay with restricted tidal access, so the tidal amplitude may be slightly reduced.

Remarks

This is the largest of the Bermudian talitrids, up to 17 mm in body length. Epidermal pigment patterns are nondescript and not useful for field identification.