Corocubanus guitarti

Author
Ortiz & Nazábal, 1984

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Min Depth
11 meters
Max Depth
11 meters
Overall Geographic Range
northwestern Cuba
Habitat-Biology
  • epibenthic
  • hard substrate
  • soft substrate (sand; mud)
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Ortiz, M., R. Lalana, and C. Varela. 2002. Descripción de la hembra de Spathiopus cojimarensis (Amphipoda: Melitidae). Solenodon 2: 17–20.

  • Ortiz, M., and J. Nazábal. 1984a. A new amphipod crustacean of the genus Lembos (Gammaridea: Aoridae) from the Cuban marine waters. Travaux du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 26: 11–13.

Endnotes

  • Inhabits empty serpulid polychaete tubes and, on one occasion, an empty scaphopod (Dentalium) shell (Ortiz & Nazábal, 1984b).

Species Notes

Added keyword "endemic to Gulf of Mexico"

Source

LeCroy, S. E., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz, and E. Escobar-Briones. 2009. Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 941–972 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-23-2024.

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