Sir Sally J, White Kristine N
Aquatic Sciences Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, USA Georgia College & State University Milledgeville United States of America.
Zookeys. 2025 Apr 10;1234:151-205. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1234.145826. eCollection 2025.
The parvorder Caprellidira includes 1,244 described species in 17 families. The diverse morphology of caprellidiran amphipods ranges from thread-like to more typical laterally compressed body forms. Caprellidiran amphipods are associated with coral rubble, seagrasses, sponges, algae, and sand and typically feed on detritus from the water column. Twenty species from five families within the parvorder are documented from Bocas del Toro, Panama. Five species are new to science and a range extension is documented for 15 species. All species are diagnosed, new species are described, and an identification key to the Caprellidira amphipods of Panama is provided herein.
麦杆虫亚目包括17个科的1244种已知物种。麦杆虫亚目端足类动物形态多样，从丝状到更典型的侧向压缩体型都有。麦杆虫亚目端足类动物与珊瑚碎块、海草、海绵、藻类和沙子有关，通常以水柱中的碎屑为食。巴拿马博卡斯德尔托罗记录了该亚目五个科的20个物种。其中五个物种是科学新发现，15个物种有分布范围扩展的记录。本文对所有物种进行了诊断，描述了新物种，并提供了巴拿马麦杆虫亚目端足类动物的鉴定检索表。
