Occurrence of the large ostracod, Chlamydotheca unispinosa (Baird, 1862), in temporary waters of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles

By

Schmidt, Robert E.
Shoobs, Nathaniel
McMullin, Erin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

748

Pages

89-95

Subjects

COI , Cyprididae , Podocopida , West Indies

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.748.22323

 

Abstract

Four populations of the large freshwater ostracod,Chlamydothecaunispinosa(Baird, 1862), were discovered on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. These are the first records of the species on Montserrat and extend its known distribution approximately 113 km northwest and 63 km southeast of the closest known populations on Îles des Saintes (Guadeloupe) and Nevis, respectively. We provide the first DNA barcode forC.unispinosa, a 686 bp fragment of the COI gene which may be used for future comparative studies of this widely distributed species.