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Bartels, P. J.; Fontoura, P.; Nelson, D. R. (2018). Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus. Zootaxa. 4420(1): 43.
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Bartels, P. J.; Fontoura, P.; Nelson, D. R.
2018
Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus
Zootaxa
4420(1): 43
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This is the first survey of subtidal marine tardigrades from the Bahamas, and we compare our results with earlier studies
of Bahamian intertidal habitats. In 2011 and 2014 we collected 60 subtidal sand samples from Bimini, the Berry Islands,
New Providence, Eleuthera, and the Exumas. We found 11 species only one of which, Dipodarctus subterraneus (Renaud-
Debyser, 1959), had been found in the previous intertidal Bahamian collections. Thus, 10 species are new records for the
Bahamas, and four of these are new to science. We describe two of the new species (Archechiniscus bahamensis sp. nov.
and Anisonyches eleutherensis sp. nov.). Additional material is needed for a conclusive identification of the undescribed
species of Batillipes and Florarctus. Based on examination of the holotype of Anisonyches diakidius Pollock, 1975, we
redescribe this species and give an emended diagnosis of the genus and the species. We also provide new keys to the species
in the genera Archechiniscus and Anisonyches. A Chao2 species richness estimate indicated that our sampling effort
was extensive and probably recovered most common species. Correlations of abundance and diversity indices with regard
to depth, distance to nearest shore, and sediment grain size were not significant.
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Anisonyches Pollock, 1975 (additional source)
Anisonyches diakidius Pollock, 1975 (additional source)
Anisonyches eleutherensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018 (original description)
Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018 (original description)
Anisonyches diakidius Pollock, 1975 (additional source)
Anisonyches eleutherensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018 (original description)
Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018 (original description)
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Anisonyches eleutherensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018 (origin: native)
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone for Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone for Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Holotype B:14-15-1, identified as Anisonyches eleutherensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Unknown type B:14-18-9, identified as Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
Unknown type B:14-18-9, identified as Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018