Amsterdam Expeditions to the West Indian Islands, Report 54
1. Distelweg 1, 4150 Krefeld 29 - Hüls, Germany
Zwei neue Metacyclops (Crustacea Copepoda) von den Westindischen Inseln Barbados und Aruba: M. agnitus n.sp. und M. mutatus n.sp., sowie ein Bestimmungsschlüssel für das Genus
Herbst H.V. 1986 1
Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 58 (1): 137-154
In wells of the island of Barbados and Aruba (West Indies) two new species of Metacyclops were found. One, belonging to the minutus-group, is described as Metacyclops agnitus n. sp. and is closely related to Metacyclops minutus (Claus 1863). In absence of complete descriptions of Metacyclops minutus, especially concerning absolute measurements, these are completed with observations on a West-German population. The other species, called Metacyclops mutatus n. sp., may have evolved from mendocinus-like ancestors, but differs obviously in comparison with the morphologicallu similar species M. aequatorialis Dussart, 1977 and M. chelazzi Dumont, 1981.
A key for Metacyclops is provided, mainly based on the literature, and an aid for future investigations.
