TETRAGONICIPITIDAE Lang, 1944

Gómez, Samuel & Morales-Serna, Francisco Neptali, 2015, On a small collection of Tetragonicipitidae Lang, 1944 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from Mexico: new records and new species, Journal of Natural History 49 (45), pp. 2827-2868 : 2829

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1038329
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4330207
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scientific name	TETRAGONICIPITIDAE Lang, 1944
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Family TETRAGONICIPITIDAE Lang, 1944 View in CoL

Genus Laophontella Thompson and A. Scott, 1903 Laophontella Thompson and A. Scott, 1903 in Gómez and Morales-Serna (2014) Laophontella horrida dentata Mielke, 1992

Locality

Nohoch Nah Chich system, Casa Cenote, Quintana Roo; 20.2662° N, 87.3902° W.

Material examined

One adult female, dissected ( EMUCOP 010408 –01) .

Remarks

Laophontella horrida dentata was described by Mielke (1992) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The species was found also in sediment samples taken from the coast of São Paulo ( Brazil) ( Björnberg et al. 2007). The species is reported here from the Nohoch Nah Chich cave system (Casa Cenote, Quintana Roo) showing preference for well-oxygenated and coarse sediments.

References

Bjornberg T, Kihara TC, Lotufo G, da Rocha CEF 2007. Tetragonicipitidae from northern coast of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Poster, 13 International Meiofauna Conference July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Gomez S, Morales-Serna FN. 2014. Updated checklist of published and unpublished records of harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from Mexico. Proc Biol Soc Washington. 127: 99 - 121.

Lang K. 1944. Monographie der Harpacticiden (vorlaufige Mitteilung). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri.

Mielke W. 1992. Six representatives of the Tetragonicipitidae (Copepoda) from Costa Rica. Microfauna Marina. 7: 101 - 146.