Two new troglobitic species of Iansaoniscus from Brazilian caves (Crustacea, Isopoda, Pudeoniscidae)

Autor: Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso, Rafaela Bastos-Pereira, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Subterranean Biology, Vol 43, Iss , Pp 127-143 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2615
DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.43.81308
Popis: Iansaoniscus species are troglobitic terrestrial isopods of the Pudeoniscidae family. In this work two new species are described from caves in the Bahia state, northeastern Brazil; I. leilae sp. nov. from Toca do Gonçalo cave, in the municipality of Campo Formoso; and I. paulae sp. nov. from Lapa do Bode cave in the municipality of Itaeté. Additionally, ecological notes and conservation status are provided for both new species.
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