Parastenocaris hispanica n.sp. (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Parastenocarididae) from hyporheic groundwaters in Spain and its phylogenetic position within the fontinalis-group of species

Martinez Arbizu Pedro¹
Contributions to Zoology, 66 (4):215-226 (1997)

Parastenocaris hispanica n.sp. is described from hyporheic groundwaters in Spain. The phylogenetic position of the new species within the fontinalis-group Lang is discussed. As a result P. fontinalis meridionalis Rouch is elevated to species rank. The fontinalis-group is characterized by six autapomorphic characters.

1. Arbeitsgruppe Zoomorphologie, Fachbereich Biologie
Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany

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