Spelaeoeciinae, Kornicker & Iliffe & Harrison-Nelson, 2007

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 : 34

Subfamily Spelaeoeciinae , new subfamily

Type genus: Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987 .

Diagnosis. Carapace with rostrum. First antenna with 8 articles, article 1 without bristles, article 2 with 1 dorsal bristle. Endopod of adult male 2 nd antenna with clasper generally developed better on right limb. Sixth limb with lobe-like exopod bearing 5 bristles. Bellonci Organ bifid. Copulatory limb of male with two processes, posterior process with either narrow or broad tip.

Composition. At present this subfamily includes only the genus Spelaeoecia Angel & Iliffe 1987 . The great differences in the morphology of the carapaces of species of Spelaeocia and Deeveya are deemed sufficient evidence to require that each genus be referred to a different subfamily.