A new species of Chaimowiczia from the karstic Serra do Ramalho plateau, Brazil (Oniscidea, Synocheta, Styloniscidae)

By

Monticelli Cardoso, Giovanna
BASTOS-PEREIRA, Rafaela
Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-03-29

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

42

Pages

139--149

Subjects

amphibious isopods , Bahia state , Isopoda , Neotropics , São Francisco Basin , troglobite

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.42.80274

 

Abstract

Chaimowiczia belongs to the subfamily Iuiuniscinae, family Styloniscidae, and is currently composed of two troglobitic species: C. tatus and C. uai, both occurring in Brazil. A new species of Styloniscidae found in Brazil (Bahia state, Serra do Ramalho, Serra Verde cave) was allocated into this genus by the antenna flagellum with three articles; rectangular-shaped lateral pereonites epimera not apically acute and apex of pleopod 2 endopod with an acute tip and an acute or rounded lobe directed outwards. The new species, C. obybytyrasp. nov., is here described and rises to 25 the number of troglobitic styloniscidean species known for Brazilian caves.