New hyalellids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Hyalellidae) from Lake Titicaca

New hyalellids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Hyalellidae) from Lake Titicaca

Two new species of hyalellid amphipods, Hyalella crawfordi and H. gauthieri, are described from Lake Titicaca; H. echinus (Faxon, 1876) is redescribed. The H. echinus group of species is newly proposed for these three species, and a group diagnosis is provided. A key to the three species in the grou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Organisms diversity & evolution 2006-08, Vol.6 (3), p.218-219
Hauptverfasser: Coleman, Ch. Oliver, Gonzalez, Exequiel R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Freshwater
Hyalella crawfordi
Hyalella echinus
Hyalella gauthieri
New species
Taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:Two new species of hyalellid amphipods, Hyalella crawfordi and H. gauthieri, are described from Lake Titicaca; H. echinus (Faxon, 1876) is redescribed. The H. echinus group of species is newly proposed for these three species, and a group diagnosis is provided. A key to the three species in the group is provided Full article published online at http://www.senckenberg.de/odes/06-10.htm.
ISSN:1439-6092
1618-1077
DOI:10.1016/j.ode.2005.11.001