Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker 1990

Kornicker, Louis S., Iliffe, Thomas M. & Harrison-Nelson, Elizabeth, 2007, Ostracoda (Myodocopa) from Anchialine Caves and Ocean Blue Holes, Zootaxa 1565 (1), pp. 1-151 : 36

Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990

Spelaeoecia capax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990: 23, fig. 14.— Kornicker & Iliffe 1998: 10, figs. 3a, 4–16.— 2000: 85.

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 Cave , Great Guana Cay: Sta 98-010: USNM 1021384 , 7 specimens in alcohol (3 adult males, 3 adult females, 1 juvenile). Sta 98-012: USNM 1021385 , 3 specimens in alcohol (1 adult male, 1 adult female, 1 A- 1 male). Sta 98-014: USNM 1021386 , 1 adult female in alcohol. Sta 99-066: USNM 1021387 , 1 adult male in alcohol; USNM 1021388 , 2 adult females in alcohol. Sta 00-005: USNM 1021389 , 6 specimens (2 adult males, 3 adult females, 1 juvenile) . Sta 01-013: USNM 1021390 , 8 specimens including adult males.

Distribution. Great Bahama Bank: Exuma Cays: Great Guana Cay (Oven Rock Cave) and Lee Stocking Island, Norman’s Pond Cay (Norman’s Pond Cave). Long Island (Alphonso Dean Blue Hole).

Supplementary descriptions. Carapace size (length, height in mm): Adult male: USNM 1021418, 2.88, 1.33. Adult female:

USNM 1021387 , 2 specimens : 2.90, 1.38; 3.05, 1.38. USNM 1021389 , 2 specimens : 3.08, 1.41; 3.01, 1.44.

Remarks. This species was previously reported in Oven Rock Cave in 1993 ( Kornicker & Iliffe 1998: 90, 91) and 1996 ( Kornicker & Iliffe 2000: 93). The present collection shows that the species continued to be in the cave from 1993 to 2000 and was not affected by climatic events.