Vaunthompsonia floridana Băcescu, 1971 New species and new records of Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida: Cumacea) from mesophotic reefs of Puerto Rico and U. S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea Petrescu, Iorgu Chatterjee, Tapas Schizas, Nikolaos V. Zootaxa 2016 4199 1 1 78 7FK68 Bacescu, 1971 Bacescu 1971 [151,657,1858,1885] Malacostraca Bodotriidae Vaunthompsonia Animalia Cumacea 5 6 Arthropoda species floridana    Vaunthompsonia floridana Băcescu, 1971, pp. 18–22, figs. 8, 9.— Petrescu et al., 1993, pp. 379–380, figs. 8, 9.—Petrescu, 2004, p. 90.—Petrescu et al., 2014, pp. 538–539.    Material examined. 1 subadultfemale ( MGAB  CUM1717), damaged, Weinberg,  La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, 17°55'27.68"N 66°32'39.08"W, sorted from algae,  58 m,  June 3, 2008;  1 adultmale ( MGAB  CUM1718), shelf  Edge La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, exact GPS information is not available,  45–60 m, collected during  2008–2009by Nikolaos V.Schizas.   Diagnosis. Carapace without dorsal crest of spines, pereopod 1 with propodus double banded, 8 medial setae on peduncle medial margin, 7 medial setae on endopod proximal segment, 3 on distal one. Male with same banded pereopod 1 propodus, 12 medial setae on peduncle, 12 medial setae on endopod proximal segment, 3 on distal one.   Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Puerto Rico.   Distribution. Florida( Băcescu, 1971), Jamaica( Petrescu et al., 1993), Cuba(Petrescu, 2004) and Puerto Rico(present report). Depth range: 1– 8 m. 1412763346 2008-06-03 MGAB, CUM La Parguera Puerto Rico Caribbean Sea 58 17.924355 Weinberg 1 -66.54419 La Parguera 6 7 CUM 1717 1 1 1412763348 2008 2009 2008 MGAB, CUM Edge La Parguera & Nikolaos V. Puerto Rico 53 Edge La Parguera Caribbean Sea 6 7 CUM 1718 1 1