Redescription of the freshwater amphipod Hyalella faxoni from Costa Rica (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae)

Hyalella faxoni Stebbing, 1903 from Costa Rica is redescribed. The species was previously in the synonymy of Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858). The morphological differences between these two species are discussed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González, Exequiel R, Watling, Les
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16590
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16590
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:amphipoda
freshwater
hyalella
epigean
south america
Descripción
Sumario:Hyalella faxoni Stebbing, 1903 from Costa Rica is redescribed. The species was previously in the synonymy of Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858). The morphological differences between these two species are discussed.