A new species of Tetragoniceps Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) from an anchialine cave in Bermuda, with an updated key to the species of the genus

<i>Tetragonicepsbermudensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) is described based on an ovigerous female collected from Roadside Cave, a tidally influenced anchialine cavern in Bermuda. The new taxon represents the 16<sup>th</sup> recorded species of <i>Tetragoniceps</i> Brady, 1880. It can be distinguished from congeneric species by the length:width ratio of the caudal rami (approximately 10 times longer than wide), its cephalothorax with a smooth dorsal surface, and the diagnostic setal formula of its pereiopods 1-5. <i>Tetragonicepsbermudensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is the first record of <i>Tetragoniceps</i> from Bermuda and the first known anchialine species in the genus globally. Based on our description of the new species, we provide a revised key to the species of <i>Tetragoniceps</i>. In addition, we include an updated table of salient morphological characters for the females of the genus, providing grounds for a preliminary analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of its constituent species.

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ZooKeys
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2025-05-20
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.144436
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Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
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A new species of Tetragoniceps Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) from an anchialine cave in Bermuda, with an updated key to the species of the genus

Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Sahar Khodami, Giovanni Mussini et al.
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A new species of Tetragoniceps Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) from an anchialine cave in Bermuda, with an updated key to the species of the genus

Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Sahar Khodami, Giovanni Mussini, Terue C. Kihara, Yuuki J. Niimi
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<i>Tetragonicepsbermudensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) is described based on an ovigerous female collected from Roadside Cave, a tidally influenced anchialine cavern in Bermuda. The new taxon represents the 16<sup>th</sup> recorded species of <i>Tetragoniceps</i> Brady, 1880. It can be distinguished from congeneric species by the length:width ratio of the caudal rami (approximately 10 times longer than wide), its cephalothorax with a smooth dorsal surface, and the diagnostic setal formula of its pereiopods 1-5. <i>Tetragonicepsbermudensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is the first record of <i>Tetragoniceps</i> from Bermuda and the first known anchialine species in the genus globally. Based on our description of the new species, we provide a revised key to the species of <i>Tetragoniceps</i>. In addition, we include an updated table of salient morphological characters for the females of the genus, providing grounds for a preliminary analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of its constituent species.

ZooKeysVol. 1239
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BM), University of Cambridge (GB), Senckenberg am Meer (DE)
Natural Environment Research Council
Life below water
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Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
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A new species of Tetragoniceps Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) from an anchialine cave in Bermuda, with an updated key to the species of the genus — Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, et al. · ZooKeys (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS