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A new species of the genus Monokalliapseudes (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Kalliapseudidae) from French Guiana

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  • Université de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France

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A new species, Monokalliapseudes guianae, is described from French Guianese estuaries. It is distinguishable from its only congener most notably by lacking an exopodite on pereopod 1 and by the nature of the basal article of the uropod. The inner distal corner of the basal article is only slightly produced and lacks a rounded lobe. The bases of pereopods 2 and 3 lack numerous long setae. Sexual dimorphism is observed in the antennule, cheliped, and pereopod 1. Depending on size, males can exhibit two forms of chelae. A new diagnosis is presented for the genus Monokalliapseudes.
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A new species of the genus Monokalliapseudes (Crustacea: Tanaidacea:
Kalliapseudidae) from French Guiana
David T. Drumm*, J´
erˆ
ome Jourde, and Pierrick Bocher
(DTD) EcoAnalysts, Inc., Moscow, Idaho 83843,
e-mail: ddrumm@ecoanalysts.com;
(JJ, PB) UMR7266 LIENSs CNRS/University of La Rochelle,
2 rue Olympe de Gouges 17000 La Rochelle, France;
(JJ) OBIONE Biodiversity observatory, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Abstract.—A new species, Monokalliapseudes guianae, is described from
French Guianese estuaries. It is distinguishable from its only congener most
notably by lacking an exopodite on pereopod 1 and by the nature of the basal
article of the uropod. The inner distal corner of the basal article is only slightly
produced and lacks a rounded lobe. The bases of pereopods 2 and 3 lack
numerous long setae. Sexual dimorphism is observed in the antennule,
cheliped, and pereopod 1. Depending on size, males can exhibit two forms of
chelae. A new diagnosis is presented for the genus Monokalliapseudes.
Keywords: Tanaidacea, Kalliapseudes, Monokalliapseudes, French Guinea.
The genus Monokalliapseudes Lang, 1956
is easily distinguished from its confamilials
by having a short and heavily setose
dactylus on pereopod 6, resembling the
dactyli of pereopods 4 and 5. It was
originally considered a subgenus of Kalliap-
seudes Lang, 1956 but was subsequently
raised to full genus rank (Gutxu2006).Itisa
member of the subfamily Kalliapseudinae,
which is distinguished from other kalliap-
seudids by having long plumose setae on the
chelipeds, maxillipeds, and mandibular
palps. Only one species has been described
until now, Monokalliapseudes schubarti
(Man´
e-Garz´
on, 1949), distributed from
southeastern Brazil to Uruguay (Drumm
& Heard 2011, Freitas-J ´
unior et al. 2013). It
has been shown to be an important compo-
nent of estuaries in southern Brazil, where it
can reach high population densities and is a
major food item of fish, crustaceans, and
birds (Bemvenuti 1987, Leite 1995, Rosa-
Filho & Bemvenuti 1998, Montagnolli et al.
2004, Ferreira et al. 2005, Barreiros et al.
2009, Contente et al. 2009, 2012).
The ECOCOT project has been imple-
mented in order to explore French Guiana
intertidal mudflat ecosystem structure and
functioning. As part of this project, the
monitoring survey of benthic communities
from intertidal mudflats led to the discovery
of a new species of Monokalliapseudes,in
addition to the only two local tanaid
species, Halmyrapseudes spansii Ba
˘cescu &
Gutxu, 1975 and Discapseudes surinamensis
Ba
˘cescu & Gutxu, 1975. We herein provide
an illustrated description of the new species
and present a new diagnosis for the genus.
The genus is restricted to waters of the
western Atlantic off South America.
Materials and Methods
Samples were collected in the infralittoral
area of a bare mudflat bordered by
mangroves and the Sinnamary River (Fig.
1) at low level of spring tide using a
* Corresponding author.
DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X-128.1.86
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128(1):86–97. 2015.
sediment hand-corer (150 mm diameter) at
20 cm depth, sieved on a 0.5 mm mesh size
and preserved in 70%ethanol solution.
Specimens were examined and dissected in
glycerol. All drawings were prepared using
a drawing tube on a Wild M12 microscope.
Specimens were measured from the tip
of the rostrum to the posterior end of the
pleotelson. Body width was measured on
the widest part of the carapace. Terminol-
ogy follows Larsen (2003). Type material is
deposited at the National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington,D.C.(USNM)andthe
Mus´
eum National d’Histoire Naturelle de
Paris (MNHN).
Systematics
Family Kalliapseudidae Lang, 1956
Subfamily Kalliapseudinae Lang, 1956
Genus Monokalliapseudes Lang, 1956
Diagnosis (modified after Drumm &
Heard 2011).—Rostrum rounded. Pleo-
telson with simple setae on lateral and
posterior margins. Antennule with biar-
ticulate inner flagellum, showing sexual
dimorphism in first peduncle article
shape and number of aesthetascs. Anten-
na peduncle with five articles, last pe-
duncle article with double row of
plumose setae. Labium palp long and
narrow, about 2.5 times as long as broad.
Inner endite of maxillule with three
setulate and one simple seta. Chelipeds
showing strong sexual dimorphism; exo-
podite absent. Pereopod 1 exopodite
present or absent. Pereopods 2 and 3
with proximal lobe of dactylus bearing
several setae. Pereopod 6 basis with
plumose setae on entire dorsal margin;
dactylus short with numerous distal
setae, very similar to dactylus of pereo-
pods 4 and 5. Uropod basal article inner
distal corner extended and bearing a
simple seta.
Fig. 1. Map showing collection sites and type locality (star) of Monokalliapseudes guianae.
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Monokalliapseudes guianae, new species
Figs. 2–6
Type locality.—Sinnamary estuary
(5827052.7 00 N, 53800021.200 W), French Gui-
ana (Fig. 1).
Material examined.—Holotype (Entr´
ee
Fleuve, sample 66): 1 ovigerous /
(USNM 1273026) from type locality, 7.4
mm, 0 m, coll. P. Bocher, 27 May 2014.
Allotype (Entr´
ee Fleuve, sample 67): 1 ?
(USNM 1273027), 7.0 mm, 0 m, coll. P.
Bocher, 27 May 2014. Paratypes (Entr´
ee
Fleuve, sample 66): 1 ovigerous /(dis-
sected), 9.0 mm; 3 ??,6.3mm,7.6mm
(dissected), 8.1 mm (USNM 1273028), 0
m, coll. P. Bocher, 27 May 2014; (Entr´
ee
Fleuve, sample 67): 1 preparatory /,5.8
mm; 1 ?(USNM 1273029), 7.5 mm, 0 m,
coll. P. Bocher, 27 May 2014. Paratypes
(Entr´
ee Fleuve, sample 65): 2 //,7.9
mm, 6.7 mm (complete specimens)
(MNHN-IU-2013-18560), 0 m, coll. P.
Bocher, 27 May 2014; (Entr´
eeFleuve,
sample 66): 1 ovigerous /,8.6mm
(complete specimen) (MNHN-IU-2013-
18561), 0 m, coll. P. Bocher, 27 May
2014; (Entr´
ee Fleuve, sample 67): 1 /6.7
mm (complete specimen) and 1 ?7.6 mm
(one cheliped missing) (MNHN-IU-2013-
18562), 0 m, coll. P. Bocher, 27 May 2014;
(Entr´
ee Fleuve, sample 68) 2 ??,5.6mm,
5.5 mm (complete specimens) (MNHN -
IU-2013-18563), 0 m, coll. P. Bocher, 27
May 2014.
Diagnosis.—(Female) Pereopod 1 lack-
ing exopodite; pereopods 2 and 3 lacking
long dorsal setae on basis; inner distal
corner of uropod slightly extended. (Male)
Pereopod 1 with long plumose setae
dorsally on basis, merus, and carpus.
Description of holotype female.—Body
(Fig. 2A): length approximately 7.4 mm,
7.5 times as long as broad.
Carapace (Fig. 2A) slightly longer than
broad, one pair mid-lateral setae; rostrum
rounded.
Pereonites (Fig. 2A) 1 and 6 shortest
and subequal, about 2.5 times as long as
broad; 2–5 subequal, about 1.2 times as
long as broad; each with one pair antero-
lateral setae; hyposphaenia absent on all
pereonites.
Pleon (Fig. 2A) with pleonites subequal;
epimera rounded, with several plumose
setae (only setae bases are shown for
pleonites 2–4); hyposphaenia absent. Pleo-
telson shorter than last three pleonites
combined, narrowing posteriorly to a
rounded tip, with simple setae on entire
lateral and posterior margins.
Description of dissected paratype female
(9.0 mm).—Antennule (Fig. 2B) first pe-
duncle article approximately 2.1 times as
long as second and third articles combined
and approximately 2.2 times as long as
maximum width, with some simple setae on
inner margin and several simple and broom
setae on outer margin. Second peduncle
article 2.9 times shorter than first article,
with several simple and broom setae. Third
peduncle article slightly longer than fourth
article, with several distal simple setae.
Fourth peduncle article with several simple
and broom setae near inner flagellum
insertion. Outer flagellum shorter than first
peduncle article, with eight articles, one
aesthetasc on articles three, four, and six.
Inner flagellum biarticulate, each article
with one distal inner broom seta.
Antenna (Fig. 2C) first peduncle article
with two simple setae on outer distal
corner and medial extension bearing six
plumose setae and short hairs on margins.
Second peduncle article naked, squama
bearing four simple setae. Third peduncle
article with one simple seta on inner distal
corner. Fourth peduncle article naked.
Fifth peduncle article nearly same length
as flagellum, with double row plumose
setae and three broom setae proximally on
outer margin. Flagellum with six articles,
pectinate setae on articles 2–4, at least one
plumose seta on articles 2–5, distal article
with three terminal simple setae.
Labrum (Fig. 2D) slightly indented
distally, finely setose. Clypeus with one
pair of long simple setae.
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Fig. 2. Monokalliapseudes guianae. Ovigerous female. A, Holotype, (USNM 1273026), habitus, dorsal
(only setae bases are shown for pleonites 2–4); paratype, (USNM 1273028), B, antennule; C, antenna; D,
clypeus and labrum; E, left mandible. Scale bars: A ¼0.5 mm; B–D ¼0.01 mm; E ¼0.05 mm.
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Fig. 3. Monokalliapseudes guianae. Ovigerous female (USNM 1273028A). A. right mandible; B, labium;
C, maxillule; D, maxilla (anterior); E, maxilla (posterior). F, maxilliped. Scale bars: A, F ¼0.1 mm; B–E ¼
0.05 mm.
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Fig. 4. Monokalliapseudes guianae. Ovigerous female. (USNM 1273028). A, cheliped (outer). B, chela
(inner). C, pereopod 1 (outer). D, pereopod 1 distal articles or carpus, propodus and dactylus (inner). E,
pereopod 2 (outer). Scale bars ¼0.1 mm.
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Left mandible (Fig. 2E) incisor process
and lacinia mobilis each with seven teeth;
spine row with at least eight pectinate setae.
Right mandible (Fig. 3A) incisor process
with six teeth; spine row with about 10
pectinate setae. Palp uniarticulated with row
of long plumose setae. Molar process (not
illustrated) with typical grinding surface.
Fig. 5. Monokalliapseudes guianae. Ovigerous female. (USNM 1273028). A, carpus and propodus of
pereopod 2 (inner); B, pereopod 3 (inner); C, pereopod 3 (outer); D, pereopod 4 (inner); E, pereopod 4
(outer); F, pereopod 5 (outer); G, pereopod 5 (inner); H, pereopod 6 (outer). Scale bars ¼0.1 mm.
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Fig. 6. Monokalliapseudes guianae. Ovigerous female. (USNM 1273028). A, pleopod; B, uropod (ventral).
Large male, (USNM 1273028). C, antennule; D, cheliped (outer); E, pereopod 1 (inner). Small male, (USNM
1273028). F, cheliped (outer). Scale bars: A–C, E, F ¼0.1 mm; D ¼0.2 mm.
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Labium (Fig. 3B) with hair-like setae on
anterior and outer margins. Palp about 2.5
times as long as broad, with long hair-like
setae on margins.
Maxillule (Fig. 3C) inner endite bearing
three setulate setae and one short simple
seta, hair-like setae distally on outer and
inner margins. Outer endite with 11 long
and one short spiniform setae, one pecti-
nate subterminal seta and dense rows of
hair-like setae on outer margin.
Maxilla (Fig. 3D, E) with inner lobe of
fixed endite bearing one posterior pectinate
spiniform seta and with long anterior row
of 20 plumose setae. Outer lobe of fixed
endite with five thick pectinate setae, one
long simple seta, several blunt-tipped
setae, and one pectinate seta proximally
on posterior face. Inner lobe of moveable
endite with several blunt-tipped setae.
Outer lobe of moveable endite with three
pectinate and two setae bearing proximal
setules and distal denticles. Outer margin
with short hair-like setae.
Maxilliped (Fig. 3F) basal article
fringed with plumose and hair-like setae
on outer margin, inner margin naked. First
article of palp with one subdistal simple
seta. Second article with one simple seta on
outer distal corner. Last three articles of
palp with double row of long plumose
setae on inner margin. Endite with several
pappose setae, hair-like setae on distal
margin, inner margin with three coupling
hooks. Epignath not illustrated.
Cheliped (Fig. 4A, B) exopodite absent.
Basis with two short simple setae on
ventral margin. Merus longer than broad,
with three simple setae. Carpus approxi-
mately 3.3 times as long as broad, with
double row of long plumose setae ventrally
and a row of simple setae dorsally.
Propodus approximately 1.4 times as long
as broad (excluding fixed finger), with
diagonal row of plumose setae on inner
face, several simple setae distally on inner
and outer surfaces and near dactylus
insertion; fixed finger with two ventral
simple setae; cutting edge with about 18
spinules. Dactylus with three long pecti-
nate setae on inner face and several short
simple setae on inner and outer faces;
cutting edge with eight teeth.
Pereopod 1 (Fig. 4C, D) exopodite
absent. Basis with four simple setae.
Ischium naked. Merus approximately two
times as long as broad, approximately 1.8
times as long as carpus, with several simple
setae ventrally and dorsally. Carpus with
two ventrodistal and one dorsodistal spini-
form setae and with several simple setae.
Propodus shorter than carpus, with seven
ventral and two dorsodistal spiniform
setae; outer surface with several simple
setae; inner surface with one subdistal
pectinate seta; one broom seta on middor-
sal margin. Dactylus with numerous distal
‘sensory’ setae and inner surface with two
proximal simple setae.
Pereopod 2 (Figs. 4E, 5A) basis approx-
imately 2.3 times as long as broad, one
broom and several short simple setae on
dorsal margin, three ventral simple setae.
Ischium with one simple ventrodistal seta.
Merus same length as carpus, with several
simple setae and one spiniform seta
distally on inner surface. Carpus approx-
imately 1.9 times as long as broad, with
four spiniform setae on outer surface and
one spiniform seta on inner surface;
several simple setae. Propodus shorter
than carpus, with five spiniform setae on
outer and inner surfaces, several simple
setae, and one broom seta midway on
outer surface. Dactylus long and slender,
shorter than basis, with one subdistal seta
and two setae two-thirds length of dacty-
lus; proximal lobe present, with ten setae.
Pereopod 3 (Fig. 5B, C) similar to
pereopod 2. Ischium with two setae.
Carpus with eight spiniform setae. Dacty-
lus with three subdistal and one proximal
setae; proximal lobe with six setae.
Pereopod 4 (Fig. 5D, E) basis approx-
imately 2.2 times as long as broad with two
proximal broom setae and three short
subdistal simple setae. Ischium with three
simple setae. Merus subequal to carpus,
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with two spiniform and several simple
setae. Carpus with eight spiniform setae
on outer and inner surfaces; four simple
setae. Propodus with seven inner and seven
outer spiniform setae and one terminal
spiniform seta; one terminal pectinate seta;
two simple setae and one broom seta
proximally on outer surface. Dactylus with
15 distal setae.
Pereopod 5 (Fig. 5F, G) similar to
pereopod 4. Carpus with six outer and
nine inner spiniform setae.
Pereopod 6 (Fig. 5H) smaller than the
other pereopods. Basis approximately 3.8
times as long as broad, with 14 long plumose
setae on dorsal margin and eight plumose
setae on ventral margin. Ischium with four
ventrodistal simple setae. Merus shorter
than carpus, with three plumose setae on
dorsal margin and five plumose setae on
ventral margin. Carpus subequal to propo-
dus, with six plumose setae on dorsal margin
and seven plumose setae on ventral margin.
Propodus with seven thick spiniform setae
and about 24 smaller pectinate setae. Dac-
tylus short, similar to dactylus of pereopods
4 and 5, with 11 distal setae.
Pleopod (Fig. 6A) basal articles with five
plumose setae. Exopodite with 22 and
endopodite with 25 plumose setae.
Uropod (Fig. 6B) basal article approx-
imately 2.1 times as long as broad, with
inner distal corner slightly produced and
bearing one simple seta. Exopodite with
three articles, last article longest and
bearing three simple setae. Endopodite
with 13 articles.
Male.—Very similar to female but with
following differences:
Antennule (Fig. 6C) first peduncle arti-
cle long and narrow, approximately four
times as long as broad. Outer flagellum
with nine articles and six aesthetascs.
Cheliped (Fig. 6D, F) basis massive,
with two short simple setae on ventral
margin. Carpus approximately 2.8 times as
long as broad, with double row of plumose
setae ventrally and several simple setae on
dorsal margin. Cheliped of male 7.6 mm in
length (Fig. 6D) merus with large distal
projection; propodus approximately 2.7
times as long as broad, with one large
proximal and distal tooth on cutting edge;
distal claw absent. Cheliped of male 6.3
mm in length (Fig. 6F) with distal projec-
tion of merus not as large; propodus
approximately 1.7 times as long as broad;
cutting edge with one large proximal tooth
and seven spinules; distal claw present.
Pereopod 1 (Fig. 6E) basis, merus, and
carpus with dorsal row of long plumose
setae.
Etymology.—The specific name refers to
the region where it was collected, Guiana.
Distribution.—French Guiana estuaries
(Fig. 1).
Discussion
The new species is placed in the genus
Monokalliapseudes, even though it lacks an
exopodite on the first pereopod, because
this character was shown to be homoplas-
tic (Drumm & Heard 2011). It also shares
several synapomorphies with Monokalliap-
seudes schubarti; for example, a pleotelson
with simple setae along the lateral and
posterior margins, a long and narrow
labium palp, an inner endite of the
maxillule with three setulate setae and
one simple seta, the short dactylus of
pereopod 6, and the male cheliped with a
massive basis. The clypeus (plate-like
structure of cephalon, anterior to labrum)
is rarely described in tanaidacean taxono-
my, but its systematic importance has been
shown in Kalliapseudidae (Drumm &
Heard 2011). The genera Cristapseudes
Ba
˘cescu, 1980 and Phoxokalliapseudes
Drumm & Heard, 2011 possess cusps on
the clypeus (erroneously stated as on the
labrum in Drumm & Heard 2011). The
clypeus of M. guianae has a pair of long
simple setae. If shown to be present in M.
schubarti, this would be another synapo-
morphy of the genus.
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Besides lacking an exopodite on the first
pereopod, Monokalliapseudes guianae can
be distinguished from M. schubarti by the
inner distal corner of the basal article of
the uropod being only slightly produced
and lacking a rounded lobe, and the bases
of pereopods 2 and 3 lacking numerous
long setae.
Aspects of the biology and ecology of
Monokalliapseudes schubarti have been
intensively studied and have been shown
to play an important ecological role in
estuarine environments (Freitas-J´
unior et
al. 2013 and references therein). Since M.
guianae also occupies similar habitats and
is common and abundant, it is reasonable
to suspect that it also plays a similarly
important role.
Acknowledgments
This is part of the program ECOCOT
(Fonctionnement de l’´
ecosyst`
eme cˆ
otier
guyanais) funded by theEuropecommu-
nity and the R´
egion Guyane through
FEDER funding. The OBIONE Biodi-
versity Observatory is financially sup-
ported by the R´
egion Poitou-Charentes
through CPER funding, University of La
Rochelle and CNRS. We are grateful to
Antoine Gardel and the CNRS Guyane
for providing facilities for sampling on
French Guiana mudflats. We gratefully
thank C´
eline Artero, Vietkuong (Toni)
Bui, Alexandre Carpentier, Christine
Dupuy, Christel Lefran¸cois, and Pierre-
Yves Pascal for their help during sam-
pling. We are also grateful to Brendan
‘‘Chip’ Barrett (EcoAnalysts, Inc.) for
reviewing an early draft of the manu-
script.
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Associate Editor: Christopher Boyko.
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... Only two studies have reported the presence of three tanaid species on the coasts of Suriname (Bacescu and Gutu 1975;Swennen et al. 1982) and French Guiana (Clavier 1999). The recent discovery of a fourth species, Monokalliapseudes guianae (Drumm et al. 2015), proves the lack of knowledge on these shrimp-like crutaceans in such an unique environment. ...
... Observations of criteria for identification to species level were carried out using a stereomicroscope (×40; Leica M205 C). Species identifications were achieved according to the criteria from Bacescu and Gutu (1975) and Drumm et al. (2015). Specimens of each species were sorted and separated into three groups: males, females and juveniles, according to Rumbold et al. (2014). ...
... At Awala, only H. spaansi was present in the mudflat (Fig. 2). In addition, it is worth highlighting that M. guianae was first discovered from the second field trip in November 2014 and recently described as a new species (Drumm et al. 2015). The incident discovery of this new species from the extra station in the same mud bank at Sinnamary, but at a distance from the designed sampling location, increased the up-to-date records of tanaid species found in Guianan mudflats to 4 species: D. holthuisi (a single occurrence near the mouth of a tidal creek in Suriname), D. surinamensis, H. spaansi and M. guianae. ...
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The extreme dynamics of the Amazonian coast and associated mudbanks raises questions about their unknown resistant infauna. In order to fill the gap, we investigated the seasonal variations of species composition, abundance and population structure of Tanaidacea in two dynamic mudbanks near the coast of French Guiana. Despite the low species richness recorded for this taxon, the very high densities and biomass of tanaids constituted a potential plentiful trophic resource for many coastal species, such as shorebirds, fish, shrimps, and crabs. The estuarine habitat at Sinnamary presented more tanaid species than the bare marine mudflat at Awala-Yalimapo. All species showed strong female-biased sex ratios and differed in range of total length and stage of maturity. The species with smaller body size with sexual maturity occurring at an earlier stage were dominant and widely distributed. Pore water salinity and predator pressure may be considered key factors driving seasonal variations of tanaid abundance and population structure. This study gives a novel insight into the macrobenthos communities along the highly dynamic Amazonian coast.
... Besides Discapseudes and Halmyrapseudes, the only other extant apseudomorphans -occurring in shallow-water or intertidal estuarine habitats of the Americas, are members of the tube-dwelling family Kalliapseudidae [e. g., Monokalliapseudes guianae Drumm et al., 2015 from the northwestern Atlantic coast of South America and Mesokalliapseudes macsweenyi Drumm, 2003 from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southeastern North America (see Drumm, 2003)]. It not unlikely that they have the same zoogeographic origins as the members of the Complex. ...
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A new fossil apseudomorphan tanaidacean, Protoapseudoides espinalensis gen. et n. sp., from the Chiapas Region of Mexico, is described and placed within the new monotypic family Protoapseudoidae. Its description is based on more than 1000 specimens collected from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) in laminar dolomites from the El Espinal quarries (Sierra Madre Formation). The presence of a telsonic somite partially fussed, but ventrally distinct indicates that the body form of this new tanaidacean may represent a transitional evolutionary step between fossil Anthracocaridomorpha and the extant Apseudomorpha. The presence of an apparently fused, but a ventrally delineated telsonic somite indicates that the new family may represent a transition of an anthracocaridomorphan to an apseudomorphan body form. A new family, the Protoapseudoidae, is designated to accommodate the unique combination of morphological features exhibited by the new Chiapas species. These features include the presence of a vestigial telson, a blunt subtriangular rostrum, vestigial anterolateral processes on the carapace, and a single male genital cone, coupled with the absence of eye stalks, coxal spine on the first pereopod, and spines or lateral processes on carapace and pereon. This combination of characters distinguishes the new family from all the other known extinct and extant families within the Order Tanaidacea. Though clearly indicated ventrally, unlike the Anthracocaridomorphan, the vestigial telsonic somite of new Chiapas family appears not to be “independent” or “articulated,” and is functionally fused with pleonite-6 to form a pleotelson. Accordingly, the new family is tentatively placed within the suborder Apseudomorpha. The Protoapseudoidae appears, at least superficially, to have possible affinities with both the Paleozoic genus Ophthalmapseudes and to the members of the extant parapseudid Discapseudes-Halmyrapseudes Complex. The Paleozoic monotypic, anthracocaridid genera Eucryptocaris and Ophthalmapseudes, due to their unique morphological features and temporal distances, are hierarchized to family rank. As Eucryptocaridae n. fam. and Ophthalmapseudidae n. fam. Due to their based similarity, the superfamily Jurapseudoidea, is considered a junior synonym of the superfamily Apseudoidea. The possible relationship between the extinction of Protoapseudoidae and the emergence of parapseudid tanaidaceans in Americas is discussed. The morphological changes recorded between the Cretaceous fossil tanaidaceans, including the review of those 25 species as far known, and their extant relatives are considered to propose the timelines on the evolution of different tanaidacean morphotypes. Also, here are discussed the taphonomic and paleoenvironmental Condition that allow the fossil preservation of tanaidaceans.
... Besides Discapseudes and Halmyrapseudes, the only other extant apseudomorphans -occurring in shallow-water or intertidal estuarine habitats of the Americas, are members of the tube-dwelling family Kalliapseudidae [e. g., Monokalliapseudes guianae Drumm et al., 2015 from the northwestern Atlantic coast of South America and Mesokalliapseudes macsweenyi Drumm, 2003 from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southeastern North America (see Drumm, 2003)]. It not unlikely that they have the same zoogeographic origins as the members of the Complex. ...
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A new fossil apseudomorphan tanaidacean, Protoapseudoidus espinalensis gen. et n. sp., from the Chiapas Region of Mexico, is described and placed within the new monotypic family Protoapseudoidae. Its description is based on more than 1000 specimens collected from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) in laminar dolomites from the El Espinal quarries (Sierra Madre Formation). The presence of a telsonic somite partially fussed, but ventrally distinct indicates that the body form of this new tanaidacean may represent a transitional evolutionary step between fossil Anthracocaridomorpha and the extant Apseudomorpha. The presence of an apparently fused, but a ventrally delineated telsonic somite indicates that the new family may represent a transition of an anthracocaridomorphan to an apseudomorphan body form. A new family, the Protoapseudoidae, is designated to accommodate the unique combination of morphological features exhibited by the new Chiapas species. These features include the presence of a vestigial telson, a blunt subtriangular rostrum, vestigial anterolateral processes on the carapace, and a single male genital cone, coupled with the absence of eye stalks, coxal spine on the first pereopod, and spines or lateral processes on carapace and pereon. This combination of characters distinguishes the new family from all the other known extinct and extant families within the Order Tanaidacea. Though clearly indicated ventrally, unlike the Anthracocaridomorphan, the vestigial telsonic somite of new Chiapas family appears not to be “independent” or “articulated,” and is functionally fused with pleonite-6 to form a pleotelson. Accordingly, the new family is tentatively placed within the suborder Apseudomorpha. The Protoapseudoidae appears, at least superficially, to have possible affinities with both the Paleozoic genus Ophthalmapseudes and to the members of the extant parapseudid Discapseudes-Halmyrapseudes Complex. The Paleozoic anthracocaridid genera Eucryptocaris and Ophthalmapseudes, due to their unique morphological features and temporal distances, are hierarchized to family rank. Based on their high morphological similarity, members of the apseudomorphan superfamily Jurapseudoidea are subsumed into the superfamily Apseudoidea. The possible relationship between the extinction of Protoapseudoidae and the emergence of parapseudid tanaidaceans in Americas is discussed. The morphological changes recorded between the Cretaceous fossil tanaidaceans, including the review of those 25 species as far known, and their extant relatives are considered to propose the timelines on the evolution of different tanaidacean morphotypes. Also, here are discussed the taphonomic and paleoenvironmental Condition that allow the fossil preservation of tanaidaceans.
... In the present study, H. spaansi constituted 84% of all individuals sampled. Thus, tanaids H. spaansi, widely distributed, D. surinamensis, locally very abundant, and probably the tanaid Monokalliapseudes guianae that prefers estuarine conditions (Drumm et al. 2015) clearly constitute the major component of the macrobenthic communities along the 1500-km length of Guiana's coast. A fourth tanaid species, Discapseudes holthuisi, described from Suriname by Bacescu and Gutu (1975), was not recorded in the present study. ...
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In tropical South America, the mudflats of the Amazonian coast are unique because of their large size and unrivaled migration dynamics. On Guiana’s coast, macrofaunal communities are believed to be well-adapted to these dynamic conditions. In this study, the benthic macrofauna was sampled in April 2012 in the Awala-Yalimapo region of western French Guiana and at two sites in Suriname: Warappa Kreek and Bigi Pan. These sites are found 800, 920, and 1140 km from the Amazon delta, respectively. The richness, diversity, and densities of the macrofaunal communities in these mudflats are here described for the first time. Only 38 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were recorded, among which two species were common and widely distributed: the tanaid crustacean Halmyrapseudes spaansi and the polychaete Sigambra grubii; the former represented 84% of all individuals collected, with densities reaching up to 73,000 individuals m⁻². Most of the OTUs consisted of relatively small individuals (<10 mm in length). The very low richness and diversity and the small sizes of the organisms are likely linked to the instability and softness of the substrate on these mudflats. This study suggests that the differences in macrofaunal community composition among sites could be due to the migration stage of banks rather than the distance from the Amazon delta and associated effects of river discharge.
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Paratypes (Entrée Fleuve, sample 66): 1 ovigerous / (dissected ), 9.0 mm
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Bocher, 27 May 2014. Paratypes (Entrée Fleuve, sample 66): 1 ovigerous / (dissected ), 9.0 mm; 3 ??, 6.3 mm, 7.6 mm (dissected), 8.1 mm (USNM 1273028), 0