First finding of the genus Syscenus Harger, 1880 (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Aegidae) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species

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Published Oct 1, 2015
DOI https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i8.46
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Carlos Varela
University of Miami, USA

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A new species of deep water isopod of the genus Syscenus is described. This is the first record of a species of this genus for the Gulf of Mexico. A key for the identification of all the species of the genus is also presented.

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Isopoda, Cymothoida, Aegidae, Syscenus, Gulf of Mexico

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Schotte, M., J. C. Markham y G. D. F. Wilson. 2009. 55. Isopoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. En: Gulf of Mexico origin, water and biota (J. W. Tunnell, D. Felder y S. Earle eds), 973-986.
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Varela, C. (2015). First finding of the genus Syscenus Harger, 1880 (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Aegidae) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. Novitates Caribaea, (8), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i8.46

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