A new species of Nitokra Boeck, 1865 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ameiridae) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Fuentes-Reinés,Juan M. Fuentes-Reinés, Suarez-Morales,Eduardo, Silva-Briano,Marcelo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
• Subjects: Benthic copepods; brackish waters; harpacticoids; new species; northern Colombia; taxonomy; Carrasco; Morales; White Sea; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1128.86210; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86210/

Biological samples obtained from a coastal system of northern Colombia yielded male and female specimens of an undescribed harpacticoid copepod of the diverse ameirid genus Nitokra Boeck, 1865. The new species is a member of the genus group III. We describe the new species based on adult male and fe...