First record of Ianiropsis cf. serricaudis in Maryland Coastal Bays, USA (Crustacea, Peracarida, Janiridae)

Andrés G Morales-Núñez; Paulinus Chigbu

doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.22754

First record of Ianiropsis cf. serricaudis in Maryland Coastal Bays, USA (Crustacea, Peracarida, Janiridae)

Zookeys. 2018 Apr 4:(747):115-139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.747.22754. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Andrés G Morales-Núñez¹, Paulinus Chigbu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ NSF - CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Region (CISCEP), Princess Anne, USA.
² NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC), Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 21853, USA.

Abstract

During monthly sampling of benthic invertebrates at 13 stations in the Maryland Coastal Bays (MCBs) from March to December 2012, a total of 29 individuals of Ianiropsis cf. serricaudis were collected. This species is being reported for the first time in MCBs. A detailed illustration and description of an adult male of I. cf. serricaudis from MCBs is presented. An illustrated key of males of Ianiropsis species belonging to the palpalis-group is also presented. The size of the largest male was 3.0 mm and that of the largest female was 2.5 mm. It is possible that I. cf. serricaudis was present in the MCBs, but overlooked during previous surveys of marine benthic invertebrates in the area because of its small body size and lack of taxonomic expertise.

Keywords: Ianiropsis cf. serricaudis; Isopoda; Maryland Coastal Bays (MCBs); mid-Atlantic Region.

Grants and funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA)