Mysidopsis canariensis Wittmann 2024, sp. nov.

Mysidopsis canariensis Wittmann sp. nov. Mysidopsis sp. A (aff. gibbosa) – Wittmann and Wirtz (1998): 524 (records from El Hierro and Tenerife); Ulibarri (2013): 5, 52 (in species list of Gran Canaria); Vilas (2015): 10 (in list). Materials Type status: Holotype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann and Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 1; sex: ♂ with BL 4.2 mm; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: whole animal (in 80 % ethanol with 10 % propylene glycol); disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: NHMW-CR- 30656; occurrenceID: 0AD83BBB-47BB-57B7-A6FF-CFABA0794CA4; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Gran Canaria; locality: 400 m off the harbor of Pasito Blanco; verbatimDepth: 10–20 m; decimalLatitude: 27.745; decimalLongitude: - 15.618; Event: samplingProtocol: 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth, on sand, Cymodocea and Caulerpa; eventDate: 14 Feb 1996; eventTime: 20: 20–20: 35 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann and Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 24; sex: 3 ♀♀ ad. with BL 3.3–3.8 mm, 4 ♂♂ ad. 3.7–4.0 mm, 6 ♀♀ subad., 2 ♂♂ subad., 7 imm.; lifeStage: 7 adults, 8 subadults, 7 immatures; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: NHMW-CR- 30657; occurrenceID: 5A25E786-9A61-5A1B-912C-CCEA6665BD29; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Gran Canaria; locality: 400 m off the harbor of Pasito Blanco; verbatimDepth: 10–20 m; decimalLatitude: 27.745; decimalLongitude: - 15.618; Event: samplingProtocol: 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth, on sand, Cymodocea and Caulerpa; eventDate: 14 Feb 1996; eventTime: 20: 20–20: 35 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann and Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 24; sex: 4 ♀♀ ad. with BL 3.6–4.0 mm, 5 ♂♂ ad. 3.5–4.4 mm, 7 ♀♀ subad., 2 ♂♂ subad., 6 imm.; lifeStage: 9 adults, 9 subadults, 6 immatures; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: TFMC; occurrenceID: 0E43C9ED-8E24-52DA-8246-298E1F76CFC7; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Gran Canaria; locality: 400 m off the harbor of Pasito Blanco; verbatimDepth: 10–20 m; decimalLatitude: 27.745; decimalLongitude: - 15.618; Event: samplingProtocol: 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth, on sand, Cymodocea and Caulerpa; eventDate: 14 Feb 1996; eventTime: 20: 20–20: 35 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann and Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 24; sex: 4 ♀♀ ad. with BL 3.6–4.0 mm, 5 ♂♂ ad. 3.5–4.4 mm, 7 ♀♀ subad., 2 ♂♂ subad., 6 imm.; lifeStage: 9 adults, 9 subadults, 6 immatures; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: ZMB; occurrenceID: F2E3F5BD-5F64-5146-A8BE-466EA35EBB6B; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Gran Canaria; locality: 400 m off the harbor of Pasito Blanco; verbatimDepth: 10–20 m; decimalLatitude: 27.745; decimalLongitude: - 15.618; Event: samplingProtocol: 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth, on sand, Cymodocea and Caulerpa; eventDate: 14 Feb 1996; eventTime: 20: 20–20: 35 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann and Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 2; sex: 1 ♀ ad. with BL 3.4 mm, 1 imm.; lifeStage: 1 adult, 1 immature; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: NHMW-CR- 30658; occurrenceID: 2C7A4902-1AA6-5450-AB84-6C6DB0EDB9BB; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Gran Canaria; locality: between the Faro de Maspalomas and the harbor of Pasito Blanco; verbatimDepth: 0.5 m; decimalLatitude: 27.732; decimalLongitude: - 15.599; Event: samplingProtocol: horizontal surface tow, 27.732 N 15.599 W to 27.745 N 15.618 W, above bottom depth 15–25 m, 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 14 Feb 1996; eventTime: 20: 20–20: 35 LCT, night; habitat: marine surface plankton Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 2; sex: 2 ♀♀ ad. with BL 3.8–4.1 mm; lifeStage: 2 adults; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: TFMC; occurrenceID: 468D624F-1E82-5319-9CC3-D6400A2BB617; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: El Hierro; locality: in front of harbor of La Restinga; verbatimDepth: 26 m; decimalLatitude: 27.637; decimalLongitude: - 17.984; Event: samplingProtocol: stripped with a diver-operated hand net from coarse sand; eventDate: 26 Dec 1994; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 1; sex: ♀ with BL 3.7 mm; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: TFMC; occurrenceID: F9B3A30C-B693-5496-89C3-8BB526D16FD5; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: La Palma; locality: Malpique; verbatimDepth: 10 m; decimalLatitude: 28.4547; decimalLongitude: - 17.8454; Event: samplingProtocol: diver-operated hand net; eventDate: 3 June 2003; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Peter Wirtz; individualCount: 1; sex: ♀ with BL 3.1 mm; lifeStage: immature; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: TFMC; occurrenceID: 2036A128-EF7D-5F01-943E-0EBC29D62061; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Tenerife; locality: Baja de Adeje; verbatimDepth: 14–18 m; decimalLatitude: 28.099; decimalLongitude: - 16.763; Event: samplingProtocol: diver-operated hand net, sand; eventDate: 15 Feb 1995; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 5; sex: 1 ♂ ad. with BL 3.6 mm, 2 imm., 2 juv; lifeStage: 1 adult, 2 immature, 2 juveniles; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: TFMC; occurrenceID: 64B3F716-57B1-5FE6-BDA7-0491A8BA4296; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Lanzarote; locality: Puerto del Carmen; verbatimDepth: 0.5 m; decimalLatitude: 28.8962; decimalLongitude: - 13.7382; Event: samplingProtocol: horizontal surface tow along 400 m from 28.8962 N 13.7382 W to 28.8997 N 13.7357 W, black sand with algae, 18.9°C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 24 May 2001; eventTime: 22: 17–22: 32 LCT, night; habitat: marine surface plankton Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 4; sex: 1 ♀ ad. with BL 3.3 mm, 2 ♂♂ ad. 3.8–3.9 mm, 1 juv.; lifeStage: 3 adults, 1 juvenile; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: ZMB; occurrenceID: D881A234-5A0E-5630-BF02-6E7B9CC3F228; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Lanzarote; locality: Puerto del Carmen; verbatimDepth: 25.0–26.7 m; decimalLatitude: 28.9032; decimalLongitude: - 13.7332; Identification: dateIdentified: Oct. 2024; Event: samplingProtocol: net towed over sandy bottom with algae from 28.9032 N 13.7332 W to 28.8975 N 13.7385 W, 18.8°C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 24 May 2001; eventTime: 21: 56–22: 11 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 5; sex: 3 ♂♂ ad. with BL 3.3–3.6 mm, 1 ♀ ad. 3.7 mm, 1 ♀ subad.; lifeStage: 4 adults, 1 subadult; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: NHMW-CR- 30659; occurrenceID: 6E8A549B-CCAB-51F5-A346-FE1F7FB0FAD5; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Lanzarote; locality: Puerto del Carmen; verbatimDepth: 25.0–26.7 m; decimalLatitude: 28.9123; decimalLongitude: - 13.7118; Event: samplingProtocol: net towed over black sand and rock with Cymodocea and algae from 28.9123 N 13.7118 W to 28.9148 N 13.7048 W, 18.7°C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 24 May 2001; eventTime: 22: 50–23: 05 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: immature with BL 3.1 mm; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: ZMB; occurrenceID: B0B1838D-3BF5-51EE-A481-FCE06C9939DA; Location: islandGroup: Canary Archipelago; island: Lanzarote; locality: Puerto del Carmen; verbatimDepth: 23.8–20.4 m; decimalLatitude: 28.9152; decimalLongitude: - 13.6323; Event: samplingProtocol: net towed over sandy bottom with brown and green algae from 28.9152 N 13.6323 W to 28.9163 N 13.6292 W, 19.0°C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 24 May 2001; eventTime: 20: 32–20: 47 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: juvenile with BL 1.3 mm; occurrenceStatus: present; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: ZMB; occurrenceID: 8EB22054-2CB4-52E3-B6CD-790344A27ADA; Location: islandGroup: Cape Verde Archipelago; island: Santiago; locality: Tarrafal, small bay at plant King Fisher; verbatimDepth: 5–15 m; decimalLatitude: 15.2750; decimalLongitude: - 23.7582; Event: samplingProtocol: marine rocky shore, material striped from stones with algae, light-supported catch with lamp in front of a diver-operated net, 27 ° C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 18 Aug 2007; eventTime: 19: 26–20: 38 LCT, night; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Karl J. Wittmann; individualCount: 1; sex: ♀ with BL 2.7 mm; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: dissected, on 5 slides; disposition: in collection; otherCatalogNumbers: NHMW-CR- 30661; occurrenceID: 0183CAB5-CA38-5BB2-971B-920DE5A510C1; Location: islandGroup: Cape Verde Archipelago; island: Santiago; locality: Tarrafal, dive point " Arco "; verbatimDepth: 12–22 m; decimalLatitude: 15.2748; decimalLongitude: - 23.7602; Event: samplingProtocol: marine rocky shore; striped with diver-operated hand net from brown and green algae on rock; brown algae on stones with sand in between; 25 ° C in 0.5 m depth; eventDate: 19 Aug 2007; eventTime: 16: 01–16: 56 LCT, day; habitat: marine sublittoral Type status: Other m