Petrescu et al. 2014

New species of Cumella (Crustacea: Cumacea: Nannastacidae) from mesophotic habitats of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

Petrescu I, Chatterjee T, Schizas NV

scientific article Cah Biol Mar
Abstract

Two new species of the genus Cumella G.O. Sars, C. gurui and C. pagani are described from the mesophotic coral ecosystem of Mona island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean. Similarities and dissimilarities with related species are discussed.

Research Sites
Puerto Rico Mona Island Lat: 18.046 Lon: -67.879
Keywords
Metadata
Depth Range
67–73 m
Mesophotic Mentions
10 × (total of 2269 words)
Classification
  • Presents original data
  • Reports new species
  • Focused on 'mesophotic' depth range
  • Focused on 'mesophotic coral ecosystem'
Fields
Biodiversity Taxonomy
Focusgroups
Crustacea
Locations
Puerto Rico
Platforms
Rebreather
Validated by: Veronica Radice | Alejandra Hernández-Agreda | Gal Eyal
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