Iron-isopods: new records and new species of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazilian Amazon iron ore caves

  • Two new species of terrestrial isopods are described from iron ore caves in Brazil, within the Amazon biome, Circoniscus mendesi López-Orozco, Campos-Filho & Bichuette sp. nov. and C. xikrin López-Orozco, Campos-Filho & Carpio-Díaz sp. nov. (Scleropactidae). In addition, the knowledge of the distribution of Ctenorillo ferrarai Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 (Armadillidae) is extended to Parauapebas, and Benthanoides tarzan Cardoso & Ferreira, 2023 to south area of the Campos Ferruginosos National Park, both in the State of Pará. Moreover, a distribution map and photographs of the species are given.

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Author:Carlos Mario López-OrozcoORCiD, Ivanklin Soares Campos-FilhoORCiD, Jéssica S. GalloORCiD, Jonas E. GallãoORCiD, Yesenia M. Carpio-DíazORCiD, Ricardo Borja-ArrietaORCiD, Maria Elina BichuetteORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-736291
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2421
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (German):European journal of taxonomy
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (921:116–135)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2024/02/06
Date of first Publication:2024/02/06
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/02/06
Tag:Canaã dos Carajás; Neotropical; Parauapebas; iron caves; woodlice
Volume:2024
Issue:921
Page Number:20
First Page:116
Last Page:135
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
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Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0