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Mysidopsis canariensis Wittmann, 2024
Mysidopsis canariensis is a Mysidopsis species that was first described at the end of 2024 and discovered in the eastern Atlantic waters of the Canary and Cape Verde Islands on sandy bottoms with occurrences of Cymodocea and algae.
This is interesting because Wittmann & Wirtz had already found 16 Mysis species on the coasts of three Canary Islands in 1994-1995.
The species is so far known from the Canary Islands (Islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote) and the Cape Verde Islands (Islands of Santiago and Sal).
Investigations around Madeira and in the Gulf of Guinea could not confirm the occurrence of Mysidopsis canariensis.
This new Mysidopsis species was described from five islands of the Canary Islands and two islands of the Cape Verde Islands (NE Atlantic), the records come from depths of 5 to 30 meters, mainly over sand, but also on stones and rocks.
The body length of the adult animals was 3.2 - 4.1 mm for females and 3.3 - 4.4 mm for males. The body shape of females is stocky, while males are of medium size.
Etymology:The specific name “canariensis” is a Late Latin adjective with a feminine ending that was formerly used as an attribute for the inhabitants of the Canary Islands.
Literature reference:
Wittmann KJ (2024)
A new species of Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida) from the Canary and Cape Verde archipelagos.
Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e139475. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e139475
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Mysidopsis canariensis is a Mysidopsis species that was first described at the end of 2024 and discovered in the eastern Atlantic waters of the Canary and Cape Verde Islands on sandy bottoms with occurrences of Cymodocea and algae.
This is interesting because Wittmann & Wirtz had already found 16 Mysis species on the coasts of three Canary Islands in 1994-1995.
The species is so far known from the Canary Islands (Islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote) and the Cape Verde Islands (Islands of Santiago and Sal).
Investigations around Madeira and in the Gulf of Guinea could not confirm the occurrence of Mysidopsis canariensis.
This new Mysidopsis species was described from five islands of the Canary Islands and two islands of the Cape Verde Islands (NE Atlantic), the records come from depths of 5 to 30 meters, mainly over sand, but also on stones and rocks.
The body length of the adult animals was 3.2 - 4.1 mm for females and 3.3 - 4.4 mm for males. The body shape of females is stocky, while males are of medium size.
Etymology:The specific name “canariensis” is a Late Latin adjective with a feminine ending that was formerly used as an attribute for the inhabitants of the Canary Islands.
Literature reference:
Wittmann KJ (2024)
A new species of Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida) from the Canary and Cape Verde archipelagos.
Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e139475. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e139475
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
