New species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) of the families Philosciidae and Scleropactidae from Brazilian caves | Zendy

Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho | Zendy; Camile Sorbo Fernandes | Zendy; Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso | Zendy; Maria Elina Bichuette | Zendy; José Otávio Águiar | Zendy; Stefano Taiti | Zendy

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New species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) of the families Philosciidae and Scleropactidae from Brazilian caves

Author(s) -

Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho,

Camile Sorbo Fernandes,

Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso,

Maria Elina Bichuette,

José Otávio Águiar,

Stefano Taiti

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of taxonomy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 2118-9773

DOI - 10.5852/ejt.2020.606

Subject(s) - cave , isopoda , karst , crustacean , ecology , biology , geography , taxon , archaeology

After the examination of a large collection of Oniscidea from caves in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Para, Sergipe and Sao Paulo, 12 species were recognized in the families Philosciidae and Scleropactidae. Four new species are described: Alboscia jotajota sp. nov. from the Acungui group; Androdeloscia akuanduba sp. nov. and Amazoniscus spica sp. nov. from the Carajas Formation; and Metaprosekia igatuensis sp. nov. from the Quadrilatero Ferrifero karst region. In addition, Atlantoscia inflata , Benthana longicornis , B. olfersii , B. picta and Paratlantoscia rubromarginata (Philosciidae) are recorded from Brazilian caves for the first time; and Benthana iporangensis , B. taeniata and Circoniscus bezzii (Scleropactidae) have the knowledge of their distribution extended to cave habitats.

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