Two New Wormfishes (Family Microdesmidae) from Costa Rica

Microdesmus carri and M. suttkusi are described and figured. The new forms, which are very closely related, occur on opposite sides of the Central American isthmus, where they presumably differentiated following the last (Pliocene) emergence of that landmass. The Caribbean form (M. carri) comprises...

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Veröffentlicht in:Copeia. - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1913. - 1966(1966), 2, Seite 325-332
1. Verfasser: Gilbert, Carter R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1966
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Copeia
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Business Physical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:Microdesmus carri and M. suttkusi are described and figured. The new forms, which are very closely related, occur on opposite sides of the Central American isthmus, where they presumably differentiated following the last (Pliocene) emergence of that landmass. The Caribbean form (M. carri) comprises two distinct morphological types, which are interpreted as pre- and postjuvenile stages.
ISSN:19385110
DOI:10.2307/1441142