Caribbean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Panama. Part V: parvorder Amphilochidira

By

Dugger, Abigail R.
White, Kristine N.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-10

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1259

Pages

57--102

Subjects

Amphilochidae , Amphilochidira , Bocas del Toro , identification key , Leucothoidae , new species , Sebidae , Stenothoidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.165130

 

Abstract

<br> The parvorder Amphilochidira includes 1,152 described species in 24 families. Amphilochidiran amphipods retain many plesiomorphic character states and are thought to represent the ancestral state of amphipods. Many amphipods in this parvorder cling to substrates such as algae or sponges. Nineteen species from four families within the parvorder are documented from Bocas del Toro, Panama, including one new species,<br> Apolochus dragensis<br> sp. nov.<br> Range extensions are documented for eight species, including two species previously documented only from the Pacific Ocean. All species are diagnosed and an identification key to the Amphilochidira amphipods of Panama is provided herein.<br>