Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987

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Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987

Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987:545 , figs. 2-6.—Kornicker 1989:314.— Angel 1993:45.

Type species. Spelaeoecia bermudensis Angel & Iliffe 1987 .

Composition and distribution. The genus contains 11 species from anchialine inland habitats: Bahamas (seven species: S. barri Kornicker 1997 in Kornicker & Barr 1997, S. parkeri Kornicker et al. 2002 , S. hox n. sp., S. sagax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990, S. capax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990, S. styx Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990, S. parkeri Kornicker et al. 2002 ); Bermuda (one species: S. bermudensis Angel & Iliffe 1987 ); Cuba (two species: S. saturno Kornicker & Yager 2002 , S. cubensis Kornicker & Yager 1996 ); Jamaica (one species: S. jamaicensis Kornicker & Iliffe 1992 ); Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula) (one species: S. mayan Kornicker & Iliffe 1998 ). The distribution of the Bahamian species is presented in Table 2 and Fig. 6 .

Identification of growth stages. Instars A-5 to A-1 are known in the genus, but the A-5 instar is known for only S. styx ( Table 7). The numbers of claws and bristles on the lamellae of the furca differ on species and also increase on later growth stages of the same species; therefore, they are useful for identifying species and growth stages ( Table 7).

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FIGURE 6. Worldwide distribution of stygobitic halocyprid ostracode species from the genera Danielopolina (Dan.), Deeveya (Deev.) and Spelaeoecia (Spel.). Map from Online Map Creation at: http://www.aquarius.ifm.geomar.de