El género Caecijaera Menzies, 1951 (Isopoda, janiridae), en Cuba: un viejo dilema resuelto
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Ortiz, ManuelDate
2020-12
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The genus Caecijaera Menzies,1951(Isopoda, Janiridae) in Cuba: an old dilemma solvedAbstract
En el presente trabajo, se comparan las tres especies de isópodos aselotos del género Caecijaera, Menzies 1951 que han sido citadas para Cuba. Inicialmente, se describió C. cojimarensis Ortiz y Lalana, 1993 proveniente de un trozo de madera sumergida, en la región noroccidental cubana. En 1983, se colectan, durante la expedición Cuba- USA, a bordo del B/I Ulises, en el Archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey, ejemplares, que fueron clasificados erróneamente como C. horvathi, Menzies, 1951 una especie de California. Ante la falta de nuevas co- lectas, el hecho de que hayamos dudado de que C, horvathi, haya aparecido en Cuba, así como la comparación entre especies y la clave dicotómica, para su identificación, nos han permitido concluir que C. cojimarensis, es la única especie presente en el país. También, que no existen suficientes evidencias, para justificar el registro de C. horvathi una especie propia del Pacífico americano, en las aguas cubanas.In the present work, the three species of Asellote isopods of the genus Caecijaera, Menzies, 1951 recorded for Cuba are compared. Initially, C. cojimarensis Ortiz y Lalana 1993 from a submerged piece of wood, was described in the northwestern region of Cuba. Several years later, other specimens were collected during the Cuba-USA expedition, aboard the R / V Ulises, in the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago, which were erroneously classified as C. horvathi Menzies, 1951, a typical species from California. Given the lack of new collections, the fact that we have doubted that C, horvathi, has appeared in Cuba, as well as the comparison between species and the dichotomous key, for its identification, have al- lowed us to conclude that C. cojimarensis, is the only species present in the country. Also, there is not enough evidence to justify the record of C. horvathi, a species of the American Pacific, in Cuban waters.
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Revista de Investigaciones MarinasVolume
40Issue/Article Nr
2Page Range
pp.83-91Collections