The first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Peru

The present work aims to describe the first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Oniscidea) from Peru. Caecopactes chullachaqui sp. nov. is described from Cueva de Palestina, Department of San Martín. The new species constitutes the third troglobitic taxon known for the country and extends the knowledge of the distribution of the genus.

Keywords
Caecopactes; Neotropical; Scleropactidae; troglobiont

Authorship

Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho

conceptualization

investigation

formal analysis

visualization

writing – original draft

writing – review & editing

University of Cyprus, Department of Biological Sciences. Lefkosia(Nicosia), Cyprus.University of CyprusCyprusLefkosia, Nicosia, Cyprus University of Cyprus, Department of Biological Sciences. Lefkosia(Nicosia), Cyprus.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-8241

Spyros Sfenthourakis

conceptualization

investigation

writing – review & editing

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-2502

Jonas Eduardo Gallão

conceptualization

investigation

data curation

formal analysis

writing – review & editing

Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva. São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazilSão Carlos, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva. São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-7946

Lilia Senna-Horta

data curation

writing – review & editing

Grupo Bambuí de Pesquisas Espeleológicas. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.Grupo Bambuí de Pesquisas EspeleológicasBrazilBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Grupo Bambuí de Pesquisas Espeleológicas. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-2774

Maria Elina Bichuette

conceptualization

investigation

data curation

formal analysis

visualization

writing – review & editing

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9515-4832

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho isoare01@ucy.ac.cy, ivanklin.filho@gmail.com

ISC-F isoare01@ucy.ac.cy, ivanklin.filho@gmail.com

SF sfendourakis.spyros@ucy.ac.cy

JEG jonasgallao@gmail.com

MEB lina.cave@gmail.com

LS-H liliahorta@gmail.com

DSD dsilva@terra.com.pe

Editor-in-Chief:

Christopher Tudge

Associate Editor:

Sandro Santos

Author contribution

Conceptualization and Design: ISC-F, SS, JEG, MEB. Performed research: ISC-F, JEG, MEB. Acquisition of data: JEG, LH-S, MEB. Analysis and intepretation of data: ISC-F, JEG, MEB. Preparation of figures/tables/maps: ISC-F, MEB. Writing - original draft: ISC-F. Writing - critical review & editing: ISC-F, SS, JEG, LS-H, MEG.

Competing interests

The author(s) declare(s) no competing interest.

SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Figures

Figures (5)

Thumbnail

Figure 1.
Map of the type locality of Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov. ● Cueva de Palestina. Green areas: legal conservation units; dark grey: discontinuous carbonate rocks; light gray: continuous carbonate rocks.

Thumbnail

Figure 2
Cueva de Palestina. A, entrance zone of the cave, photo: A.O. Lobo; B, specimens foraging on guano on the cave floor.

Thumbnail

Figure 3
Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov., paratype. A, Habitus, lateral view; B, scale-seta; C, cephalon, dorsal view; D, cephalon, frontal view; E, cephalon and pereonite 1, frontal view; F, cephalon and pereonites 1 and 2, lateral view; G, epimeron 1, dorsal view; H, epimeron 1, ventral view; I, epimeron 2, dorsal view; J, epimeron 2, ventral view; K, pleonites 4 and 5, telson and uropods, dorsal view; L, antennula, M, antenna.

Thumbnail

Figure 4.
Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov, paratype. A, Left mandible; B, right mandible; C, maxillula; D, maxilla; E, maxilliped; F, uropod, ventral view; G, uropod, dorsal view.

Thumbnail

Figure 5.
Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov., paratype. A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 7; C, genital papilla; D, pleopod 1; E, pleopod 2; F, pleopod 3 exopod; G, pleopod 4 exopod; H, pleopod 5 exopod.

Figure 1. Map of the type locality of Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov. ● Cueva de Palestina. Green areas: legal conservation units; dark grey: discontinuous carbonate rocks; light gray: continuous carbonate rocks.

Figure 2 Cueva de Palestina. A, entrance zone of the cave, photo: A.O. Lobo; B, specimens foraging on guano on the cave floor.

Figure 3 Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov., paratype. A, Habitus, lateral view; B, scale-seta; C, cephalon, dorsal view; D, cephalon, frontal view; E, cephalon and pereonite 1, frontal view; F, cephalon and pereonites 1 and 2, lateral view; G, epimeron 1, dorsal view; H, epimeron 1, ventral view; I, epimeron 2, dorsal view; J, epimeron 2, ventral view; K, pleonites 4 and 5, telson and uropods, dorsal view; L, antennula, M, antenna.

Figure 4. Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov, paratype. A, Left mandible; B, right mandible; C, maxillula; D, maxilla; E, maxilliped; F, uropod, ventral view; G, uropod, dorsal view.

Figure 5. Caecopactes chullachaqui Campos-Filho, Sfenthourakis and Bichuette sp. nov., paratype. A, pereopod 1; B, pereopod 7; C, genital papilla; D, pleopod 1; E, pleopod 2; F, pleopod 3 exopod; G, pleopod 4 exopod; H, pleopod 5 exopod.

How to cite

copy

Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Rua Professor Doutor Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250 , Botucatu, SP, 18618-689 - Botucatu - SP - Brazil
E-mail: editor.nauplius@gmail.com

Acompanhe os números deste periódico no seu leitor de RSS

Versão para download de PDF

PDF

Inglês

Versões e tradução automática

Versão original do texto

English

Tradução automática

Google Translator
Microsoft Translator

Como citar

RIS

BIBTEX

Outros formatos de citação e exportação:

SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online
Rua Dr. Diogo de Faria, 1087 – 9º andar – Vila Clementino 04037-003 São Paulo/SP - Brasil
E-mail: scielo@scielo.org

Leia a Declaração de Acesso Aberto

Métricas

The first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Peru

PlumX

Mensagem

[1] CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho isoare01@ucy.ac.cy, ivanklin.filho@gmail.com