Establishment of a new genus for Parastenocaris itica (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from El Salvador, Central America, with discussion of the Parastenocaris fontinalis and P. proserpina groups Proposta de um novo gênero para Parastenocaris itica (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) de El Salvador, América Central e discussão dos grupos Parastenocaris fontinalis e P. proserpina

A new genus of Parastenocarididae is described from the Neotropical region. Iticocaris gen. nov. is established to include Parastenocaris itica Noodt, 1962. Iticocaris gen. nov. is defined by the following characters: 1) male leg 3 with 2-segmented exopod; 2) first exopodal segment short and rectang...

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Main Authors: Paulo Henrique C. Corgosinho, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Daniel Previattelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2012-01-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212012005000009