Micropacteridae, a new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Turks and Caicos Islands

Koenemann, Stefan; Iliffe, Thomas M.; Ham, Joris L. van der

doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.07.002

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“…Characteristics such as their cephalic anatomy warranted their classification in the subphylum Crustacea (Yager, 1981), which was later confirmed by molecular studies (von Reumont et al, 2012). Remipedes follow similar distribution patterns to those of halocyprid ostracods (Kornicker et al, 2007), and can be found exclusively in anchialine caves throughout the globe in a seemingly disjunct range of locations such as the Western Atlantic and Caribbean (Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Yucatan), Africa (Canary Islands), and Western Australia (Sket, 1996;Yager & Humphreys, 1996;Koenemann et al, 2003Koenemann et al, , 2004Koenemann et al, , 2007aKoenemann et al, , 2007cKoenemann et al, , 2009aLorentzen et al, 2007;Daenekas et al, 2009;Neiber et al, 2011Neiber et al, , 2012Hoenemann et al, 2013;Koenemann & Iliffe, 2013). Although at first sight remipedes may appear morphologically primitive (Yager, 1994), they possess an advanced nervous system (Stemme et al, 2013), highly specialized feeding mouthparts for capturing prey (von Reumont et al, 2014), and they are the top predatory crustaceans in the low-oxygen anchialine systems they inhabit (Koenemann et al, 2007c;.…”

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Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics

Pérez‐Moreno

Iliffe²,

Bracken‐Grissom³

2016

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Abstract:Anchialine caves contain haline bodies of water with underground connections to the ocean and limited exposure to open air. Despite being found on islands and peninsular coastlines around the world, the isolation of anchialine systems has facilitated the evolution of high levels of endemism among their inhabitants. The unique characteristics of anchialine caves and of their predominantly crustacean biodiversity nominate them as particularly interesting study subjects for evolutionary biology. However, there is presently a distinct scarcity of modern molecular methods being employed in the study of anchialine cave ecosystems. The use of current and emerging molecular techniques, e.g., next-generation sequencing (NGS), bestows an exceptional opportunity to answer a variety of long-standing questions pertaining to the realms of speciation, biogeography, population genetics, and evolution, as well as the emergence of extraordinary morphological and physiological adaptations to these unique environments. The integration of NGS methodologies with traditional taxonomic and ecological methods will help elucidate the unique characteristics and evolutionary history of anchialine cave fauna, and thus the significance of their conservation in face of current and future anthropogenic threats. Here we review previous contributions to our understanding of anchialine biodiversity and evolution, and discuss the potential of "speleogenomic" methods for future research in these threatened systems.

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Section: Order Nectiopoda (Class Remipedia)mentioning

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Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics

Pérez‐Moreno

Iliffe²,

Bracken‐Grissom³

2016

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“…All extant species of Remipedia are assigned to the order Nectiopoda Schram, 1986 that is composed of three families, the Godzilliidae Schram et al 1986, the Micropacteridae Koenemann et al 2007, and the Speleonectidae Yager, 1981. The new species S. atlantida lacks all diagnostic characters that define the families Godzilliidae and Micropacteridae, in particular the absence of fused articles in maxilla and maxilliped.…”

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A new, disjunct species of Speleonectes (Remipedia, Crustacea) from the Canary Islands

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We describe Speleonectes atlantida n. sp. as the third species of Remipedia that was found outside the main distribution area of this group in the Caribbean region. S. atlantida was collected by cave divers equipped with closed circuit rebreathers from the far interior of the Túnel de la Atlántida, an anchialine volcanic lava tube, on the Canarian island of Lanzarote. The new species occurs in sympatry with S. ondinae, to which it is morphologically closely related. S. atlantida can be distinguished from S. ondinae by a more slender habitus and smaller pleurotergites in the posterior trunk. The valid status of S. atlantida as a new species of Remipedia could be corroborated by intra-and interspecific comparisons of 16S rDNA and CO1 sequence data.

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“…Therefore, we will also adopt the terminology proposed by Watling in this paper and refer to 'spines' as stout (or spiniform) setae. The terms 'brachium' and 'lacertus' were introduced by Koenemann et al (2007a). For convenience, we repeat the definitions of both terms.…”

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“…To date, the crustacean class Remipedia Yager, 1981 includes three families: Speleonectidae Yager, 1981, composed of thirteen species in four genera (Cryptocorynetes Yager, 1987, Kaloketos Koenemann et al, 2004, Lasionectes Yager & Schram, 1986, Speleonectes Yager, 1981, Godzilliidae Schram, Yager & Emerson, 1986, with three species in three genera (Godzilliognomus Yager, 1989, Godzillius Schram, Yager, Emerson, 1986, Pleomothra Yager, 1989, and Micropacteridae Koenemann et al (2007a), with the monotypic genus Micropacter.…”

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Speleonectes emersoni, a new species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Dominican Republic

Dörte

Koenemann

Iliffe

2007

Zootaxa

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A new species of Remipedia (Crustacea), Speleonectes emersoni, is described from two anchialine caves in the Dominican Republic. It represents the first record of remipedes for the island of Hispaniola. Speleonectes emersoni is a comparatively small-sized remipede. It can be distinguished from other species in the genus Speleonectes by a combination of features that include: 1) a relatively large antennal exopod, 2) frontal filaments with subapically inserted medial processes extending over the tip of the main filament, 3) an arc-shaped horseshoe-type claw with 7–10 small denticles, and 4) an anal segment that is longer than wide with caudal rami nearly as long as the anal segment.

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Micropacteridae, a new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Turks and Caicos Islands

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics

Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics

A new, disjunct species of Speleonectes (Remipedia, Crustacea) from the Canary Islands

Speleonectes emersoni, a new species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Dominican Republic

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