Anopsilana lingua, a new freshwater troglobitic isopod from the Palau Islands (Flabellifera: Cirolanidae)
1987; Biological Society of Washington; Volume: 100; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1943-6327
AutoresThomas E. Bowman, Thomas M. Iliffe,
Tópico(s)Marine Biology and Ecology Research
ResumoAnopsilana lingua, a blind, unpigmented cirolanid isopod, is de- scribed from a natural well on Peleliu Island. It is distinguished from the nine known species of Anopsilana by the shape of the telson, which is very broadly rounded, in contrast to the triangular, pointed or angular telsons of the other species. Anopsilana lingua is the first troglobitic cirolanid reported from a Pacific Ocean locality. Explorations of caves on Atlantic Ocean islands in recent years have revealed the presence of rich and diverse faunas of aquat- ic troglobites (Sket and Iliffe 1980; Iliffe et al. 1983, 1984). A summary of the species in these faunas and those of other troglobitic aquatic faunas of the world is given in the recent volume edited by Botosaneanu (1986). In contrast, the number of known troglobites from caves of Pacific Ocean is- lands is small. Collecting effort in Pacific caves has been much less than in Atlantic caves, and to remedy this situation, the sec- ond author led an expedition to explore and collect in Pacific island caves in 198 5. One of the discoveries of this expedition was the isopod described below. Anopsilana lingua, new species
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