Spelaeoecia sagax Kornicker 1990

Kornicker, Louis S., Iliffe, Thomas M. & Harrison-Nelson, Elizabeth, 2007, Ostracoda (Myodocopa) from Anchialine Caves and Ocean Blue Holes, Zootaxa 1565 (1), pp. 1-151 : 50-51

Spelaeoecia sagax Kornicker 1990 in Kornicker et al. 1990

Spelaeoecia sagax Kornicker 1990 , in Kornicker et al. 1990: 15, figs. 9–13.

Holotype. USNM 193446 , adult male.

Type locality. Sagittarius Blue Hole, Sweeting’s Cay, Grand Bahama Island, Little Bahama Bank.

Material. Sagittarius Blue Hole: 29 May 1989: USNM 1021402 , 2 specimens (1 adult male, 1 adult female); 29 Mar 1991: USNM 1021403 , 10 specimens (4 adult males, 6 adult females); Sta 00-002: USNM 1021404 , 5 specimens; Sta 01-016: USNM 1021405 , 31 specimens. Virgo Blue Hole , Sweeting's Cay , Grand Bahama Island , Little Bahama Bank , Sta 01-015: USNM 1021406 , 3 specimens (1 adult male) .

Distribution. Little Bahama Bank, Sweeting's Cay (Sagittarius Blue Hole and Virgo Blue Hole).

Supplementary descriptions. Carapace size (length, height in mm): Adult male: USNM 1021402, 1.68, 0.94. Adult female: USNM 1021402, 1.75, 0.93.

Remarks. Kornicker et al. (1990: 15) reported this species in Sagittarius Blue Hole from collections made in 1984 and 1987. The present collections made in 1989, 1991, and 2002 show that the species has continued to inhabit the cave and was not affected by intermediate climatic events. The species is reported for the first time from Virgo Blue Hole.