Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Publication Date

2-1-2002

First Page

173

Last Page

183

Issue Number

1

Volume Number

22

Abstract/ Summary

Hyalella azteca is a species complex distributed in North, Central, and northern South America. The identity of the species has always been a problem, especially because the original description by Saussure (1858) from a "cistern" in Vera Cruz, Mexico, is poor, and the figures are not clear. Since then, mention of the type material or specimens from the type locality has not been made by investigators using the name H. azteca. Ecological and genetic information available today suggests that there are several species in the complex commonly referred to as H. azteca. The subtle morphological differences among the populations have made the problem of defining these species very complicated. To aid in this process, we present here the morphological description of H. azteca based on the syntype series established by Saussure and deposited in the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Ville de Geneve, Switzerland.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Gonzalez ER, Watling L. Redescription of Hyalella Azteca from Its Type Locality, Vera Cruz, Mexico (Amphipoda : Hyalellidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2002;22(1): 173-183.

Publisher Statement

Copyright 2002 Crustacean Society

DOI

10.1651/0278-0372(2002)022[0173:ROHAFI]2.0.CO;2

Version

publisher's version of the published document

Download

Share