Crustacea in Bromeliads | Bromeliad Phytotelmata | Bromeliad Biota


Classification and distribution of
bromeliad-inhabiting Crustacea

TAXON
SPECIES
LOCATION
Phyllopoda
Cladocera: Chydoridae Alona bromelicola Smirnov, 1988 Nicaragua (Smirnov 1988)
Cladocera: Daphniidae Daphnia ambigua Scourfield, 1947 Jamaica (Janetzky 1997)
Ostracoda
Podocopida: Cypridae Candona sp. Costa Rica (Picado 1913)
  Candonopsis sp. Jamaica (Little & Hebert 1996), Nicaragua (Smirnov 1988)
  Candonopsis anisitsi Daday, 1905 Jamaica (Tressler 1956, Laessle 1961)
  Candonopsis kingsleyi (Brady & Robertson, 1870) Puerto Rico (Tressler 1941, Maguire 1970)
Podocopida: Cytheridae Elpidium sp. Jamaica (Little & Hebert 1996)
  Elpidium A, Elpidium B, Elpidium C Cuba (Danielopol 1975)
  Metacypris sp. Costa Rica (Picado 1913)
  Metacypris bromeliarum (Müller, 1879) Brazil (Müller 1879), Jamaica (Tressler 1956, Laessle 1961)
  Metacypris laessli Tressler, 1956 Jamaica (Tressler 1956, Laessle 1961, Janetzky 1997)
  Metacypris maracaoensis Tressler, 1941 Jamaica (Janetzky 1997), Puerto Rico (Tressler 1941, Maguire 1970), USA (Florida, Fish 1976)
  Prionocypris sp. Puerto Rico (Maguire 1970)
Copepoda
Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Bryocyclops anninae (Menzel, 1926) Indonesia (Botanical Garden, Menzel 1926a), Puerto Rico (Maguire 1970)
  Bryocyclops bogoriensis (Menzel, 1926) Indonesia (Botanical Garden, Menzel 1926a)
  Bryocyclops chappuisi Kiefer, 1928 Puerto Rico (Maguire 1970)
  Cyclops sp. Argentina (Torales et al. 1972)
  Ectocyclops sp. Brazil (Hadel & Carvalho 1988)
  Ectocyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838) Costa Rica (Picado 1913), Jamaica (Reid & Janetzky 1996)
  Fimbricyclops jimhensoni Reid, 1993 Puerto Rico (Reid 1993)
  Muscocyclops operculatus Rocha & Bjornberg, 1987 Brazil (Rocha & Bjornberg, 1987)
  Paracyclops sp. Brazil (Hadel & Carvalho 1988)
  Tropocyclops sp. Brazil (Hadel & Carvalho 1988)
  Tropocyclops jamaicensis Reid & Janetzky, 1996 Jamaica (Reid & Janetzky 1996)
  Tropocyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860 Puerto Rico (Reid 1993)
Harpacticoida:
Phyllognathopodidae
Phyllognathopus viguieri (Maupas, 1892) Indonesia (Botanical Garden, Menzel 1922, 1926b), Jamaica (Janetzky et al. 1996), Puerto Rico (Maguire 1970)
    United Kingdom (Botanical Garden, Scourfield 1939)
Harpacticoida:
Canthocamptidae
Attheyella (Attheyella) jureiae Por & Hadel, 1986
and A. (Canthosella) vera Por & Hadel, 1986
Brazil (Por & Hadel 1986)
  Attheyella (Canthosella) aliena (Noodt, 1956) Germany (Botanical Garden, Noodt 1956)
  Attheyella (Canthosella) mervini (Janetzky, Martínez, & Reid, 1996) Jamaica (Janetzky et al. 1996)
  Attheyella (Canthosella) striblingi (Reid, 1990) Costa Rica (Reid 1990)
  Canthocamptus sp. Indonesia (Botanical Garden, Menzel 1922)
  Elaphoidella bidens (Schmeil, 1893) Puerto Rico (Reid 1993)
  Elaphoidella sewelli (Chappuis, 1928) Jamaica (Laessle 1961), Puerto Rico (Maguire 1970, Reid 1993)
  Epactophanes richardi Mrázek, 1893 Jamaica (Janetzky et al. 1996)
Malacostraca
Brachyura: Grapsidae Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896 Jamaica (Rathbun 1918, Laessle 1961, Hartnoll 1964, Diesel 1989, 1992a, 1992b, Janetzky 1997)
  Sesarma angustipes Dana, 1852 Brazil (Sattler & Sattler, Abele 1972)


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