Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2004
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1195.116721 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4814367F-1C33-5458-873A-E35AE08D4952 |
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Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2004 |
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Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2004 View in CoL
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Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2004: 36-39, figs 1, 2.
Material examined.
Panama • 3.5-6 mm • 9 ♂, 9 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Lime Point ; 9.4149°N, 82.33225°W; depth 0.2-0.5 m, among red algae and coral rubble; 5 Aug 2005; S. DeGrave leg.; GCRL 6630 GoogleMaps .
Diagnosis.
Gnathopod 1 propodus subrectangular, palm oblique. Gnathopod 2 male propodus elongate, palm concave, with large distal triangular tooth, medial surface with two subtriangular processes; female propodus elongate, narrow, palm oblique with two spines at palmar angle. Pereopod 5 basis posterior margin evenly convex. Pereopod 7 basis posterior margin without long setae. Epimeron 3 posteroventral margin with small tooth. Telson inner lobes subequal in length with outer lobes, apically rounded.
Distribution.
Cuba: Cayo Diego Pérez ( Ortiz et al. 2004); Panama: Bocas del Toro (present study).
Ecology and remarks.
These amphipods are associated with algae, and coral rubble at depths of 0-3 m. Panamanian specimens closely resemble specimens described by Ortiz et al. (2004) and can be readily distinguished from other species based on the unique shape of the gnathopod 2 propodus in males.
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Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2004
White, Kristine N. & Sir, Sally J. 2024 |
Elasmopus elieri
Ortiz, Lalana & Varela 2004 |