Heteromysis cocoensis

Familia: Mysidae
Subfamilia: Heteromysinae
Genus: Heteromysis
Species: Heteromysis cocoensis

Heteromysis cocoensis Price, Heard & Vargas, 2018

Holotype: MZUCR 2678-03, adult male (Length [L] 3.0 mm), R. Vargas Castillo, coll., 26 May 2008.

Type locality: Costa Rica, Isla del Coco, Bahía Chatham, 5o 32' 57.89 N 87o 2' 30.51 W, coral rubble washings, depth 8 m.

Paratypes:

• 2 adult males (L 3.1, 2.7 mm), Costa Rica, Isla del Coco, Bajo Silverado, 5o 32' 43.75 N, 87o 1' 48.49 W, coral rubble washings, depth 11 m, R. Vargas Castillo, coll., 26 May 2008, MZUCR 2676-37;
• 2 ovigerous females (L 3.0, 2.8 mm), Costa Rica, Isla del Coco, coral rubble washings, depth 11 m, R. Vargas Castillo, coll., 26 May 2008, MZUCR 2615-06;
• 1 ovigerous female (L 3.1 mm), same collection data as holotype, MZUCR 2678-26;
• 1 adult male (L 2.5 mm), Costa Rica, Isla del Coco, north side of Isla Manuelita, 5o 33' 48.95 N, 87o 2' 51.53 W, coral reef, coral rubble washings, depth 14.5 m, R. Vargas Castillo, coll., 26 May 2008, USNM 1484992;
• 1 ovigerous female (L 3.3 mm), same collection data as holotype, USNM 1484993.

ZooBank: 9BA2EE62-9C9C-4E99-8B38-18152C3CD55B

• Price, W.W., Heard, R.W., Vargas, R. 2018. Heteromysis cocoensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae) from coastal waters of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Nauplius. 26: e2018012. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2018012 Reference page. 

• Heteromysis cocoensis in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Heteromysis cocoensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Heteromysis cocoensis.
• ION
• Species-ID

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