Superornatiremidae fam. nov. (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): An enigmatic family from North Atlantic anchihaline caves

• Main Author: Huys, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Copepoda [copepods]; Harpacticoida; Intercrusia gen. nov; Neoechinophora gen. nov; Superornatiremidae fam. nov; Superornatiremis; Seta; North Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/266572.pdf

A new family Superornatiremidae is described from 7 inland marine caves of Bermuda and from Jameos del Agua Cave, a sea water-flooded Holocene lava tube on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The family is proposed to accommodate three new genera, Superornatiremis, Neoechinophora and Intercrusia, and s...