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Speocirolana xilitla

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Species of crustacean

Speocirolana xilitla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Speocirolana
Species: S. xilitla
Binomial name
Speocirolana xilitla
Alvarez & Villalobos, 2008

Speocirolana xilitla is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae. It is known from a cave near Xilitla, San Luis Potosi. The specific name refers to this town. It is the southernmost species in the genus Speocirolana.

Habitat

The type series was collected from a clear-water pond in Cueva de las Catarinas, in complete darkness some 120 meters from its entrance. The altitude is 645 m (2,116 ft) above sea level.

Description

Speocirolana xilitla is among the largest members of its genus: the largest female (the holotype) measures 32.5 mm (1.3 in) in total length. The body is 2.5 times as long as wide. The pleotelson is rounded. No males are known.

References

  1. ^ Alvarez, Fernando & Villalobos, José L. (2008). "A new species of freshwater cave dwelling Speocirolana (Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from San Luis Potosi, Mexico". Crustaceana. 81 (6): 653–662. doi:10.1163/156854008784513401. JSTOR 20111432.
  2. Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2022). "Speocirolana xilitla Alvarez & Villalobos, 2008". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Speocirolana xilitla


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