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From Cuatro Cidnegas Material. Thc Status of Mexican Most Avid Collector of Us All CRUSTACEA FROM THE BOLSON OF CUATRO CIENEGAS, COAHUILA, MEXICO GERALD A. COLE Route 4, Box 892 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 ABSTRACT Twelve crustaceans are known from the Cuatro CiCnegas basin. These include: the cirolanid isopods Speocirolana ther- mydronis, Sphaerolana interstitialis, Sphaerolana affinis; one stenasellid isopod Mexistenasellus coahuila, the first of the Stenasellidae found in the New World; and two endemic hadzioid (weckeliid) amphipods originally assigned to Mexiweckelia, M. colei, and M. particeps. M, part;ceps will be re ferred to the monotypic new genus Paramexiweckelia (Holsinger, in press), These six species were described from the basin and are endemic to it; *Ie genera Sphaerolana and, Paramexiweckelia have no representatives outside the basin. Other crustaceans include: a species of the brine shrimp, Artemia; another anostracan, probably a species of Streptocephalus; an harpacticoid copepod similar to Cletocarnptus albuquerquensis; an ostracodrefer- able to Chlarnydotheca,' an amphipod much like Hyalella azteca, although designated here simply Hyalella; and the decapod Palaemonetes suttkusi, The last species, Chlamydotheca, and H, azteca were described originally from Mexican material. Although crustacean diversity is low in its thermal waters, discovery of morespeciescanbeexpectedintheCuatroCi6negas basin. RESUMEN Doce crust-aceos son conocidos de la cuencade Cuatro CiCnegas. Estos incluyen: losis6podoscirol'anidosSpeocirolana therrnydronis, Sphaerolana interstitialis, Sphaerolana affinis; un is6podo estenasellido Mexistenasellus coahuila, el primer Stenasellidae descubierto €n el Nuevo Mundo; y dos anfipodos hadziidos (weckeliid) end6micos originalmente asignados a Mexiweckelia, M. colei y M, particeps. Se referir6 a M, particeps como un nuevo g6nero monotiPico, Paramexiweckelia (Holsinger, en prensa). Dichas seis especies fueron descritas de la cuenca donde son enddmicas; los gieneros Sphaerolana y Pararnexiueckelia no tienen representantes afuera de la cuenca. Otros crust-aceos son: una especie de brine shrimp, Artemia; un an6straco probablemente una especie de Streptocephalus; un copdpodo harpacticoide parecido a Cletocamptus albuquer' quensis; un ostrdcodo referible a Chlarnydotheca; un anfipodo parecido a Hyalella azteca, y designado aqui Hyalella; y el dec-apodo Palaemonetes suttkusi. Chlarnydotheca y las dos ultimas especies fueron descritas originalmente de muestras mexicanas. Aunque la diversidad de crustdceos sea baja en las aguas termales de la cucnca de Cuatro Ci6negas, se €spera el descubrimiento de mas especies locales. INTRODUCTION.-The history of crustacean studies in genus and species of the stenasellid isopods; and two new Cuatro Ci6negas is largely a saga of serendipity, and lucky species of hadziid amphipods belonging to two ncw genera. 'firsts" in what soon became a series of advances in Mexi- All thc species and two genera are endemic to the Cuatro catr zoology. Many people contributed their energy and Ci6negas basin, and four genera were described originally personal talents to the field work, W. L. Minckley being the from Cuatro Cidnegas material. Thc status of Mexican most avid collector of us all. From the beginning, Dr. carcinology in relation to Cuatro Ci6negas will be discussed, Thomas E. Bowman, Division of Crustacea at the Smith- and some prophesies about future discoveries will be ven- sonian Institution, sustained and guided us. llis counscl tured. Throughout, there may be a morc anecdotal style was invaluable, and on two occasions he was the perfect than is usual in modem scientific writing! host while I was in Washington examining specimens and literature housed in the U. S. National Museum. Further- CRUSTACEAN DIVERSITY IN CUATRO CIENEGAS._ more, he was kind enough to read this manuscript and to The impression, perhaps fostered by those who have criticize it constructively. Other people to whom I am studied the organisms of Cuatro Ci6negas, is one of exciting indebted for pertinent information are Drs. Dcnton Belk, diversity. This does not apply to the Crustacca, although John R. Holsinger and Glenn Longley. there is another side to the coin that will be discussed sub- It is the purpo$e of this paper to tell how and where sequently. The striking endemism and abundance of new various new species were found and to detail what hap- taxa, and the occurrence of several cirolanid isopods, a pened thereafter. The paper will deal with: three new group that is pood represented in non-marine settings, species of cirolanid isopods and one new genus; one new may have contributed to the notion of high diversity. Cole, G. A. 1984. Crugtacea from the Bol6n of Cuatro Ci6negas, Coahuila, Mtexico. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 19:3-12. JOURNAL OF THE ARIZONA.NEVADA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE vol,. 19 Actually, the number of crustaccans from the vallcy of Table l.-C.rugtacea Known ftom the Eol6n of Cuatro Cuatro Cfenegas is not impressive; only 12 species have Ci6negas, Coahuila, I[/exico. been noted. The Amphipoda and Isopoda of the Peracarida are fairly abundant, but other major groupe are poorly Branchiopoda represented. date, mysidacean pcracaridans have To no AnoBtraca bcen found, although at least four troglobitic species are known from M6dco (Bowman f 982c). Artemiidae Among thc Branchiopoda, a population of the brine- Arternia Leach 1819 shrimp gents Artemia Leach 1819, was sampled 20 March Steptocephalidae 1973 in Laguna Salada by Denton Belk. Also, some im- Streptocephalu s Baird 1852 mature anostracans have been collected at various times Copepoda from ephcmeral roadside pools; they are probably come spccies of. Streptocephalus Baird 1852. No represcntatives Harpactiocoida the Cladoccra, however, havc bccn reported from thc of Cletodidae basin. The Copepoda are representcd by an harpacticoid Cleto catnptus albuquerquensls (Hcnick) I 895 closc to, if not conspecific with, Cletocamptus albuquer- quensis (Herrick) 1895.r/ Among the othcr "entomo- Ostracoda Etracans", eome epecics of the ogtracod Chhmydotheca Podocopa Saussure 1858 is abundant, serving ag a food item for the errdemic box hrrtle, Tenapene coahuila Schmidt and Cypridae Owcng 1944. At least five spccics of Chlamydotheca have Chlamy dotheca Sauccure 1858 been noted from M6xico to date. Malacostraca Amphipods referable to Hyalella Smith 1874, desig- nated .6L azteca (Sauseure) 1858 in many papers concerned Peracarida with Cuatro Ci6negas fauna, are ubiquitous. Palaemonetes Isopoda suttkusi Smalley 1964, a decapod glass or grase ehrimp, occurs in some lagunas in the basin. Chlamydotheca, Flabellifcra Hyalella azteca ard Palaemonetes ruttkusi wcre described initially from Mexican specimens (Saussure 1858; Smallcy Cirolanidae 1964). The endemic crustaceanE that were described later Sp e o ciro lana thermy dronis Cole and amount to six spccies. T\us 75% of the Cuatro CiCnegas Mincklcy 1966 Gustacea havc Mcxican affinitieg, and 5O% are cndemic. Sphaerolana interstitialis Cole and Minckley The rcason for the low crustacean diversity in the 1970 thermal and hypogcan waters of Cuatro Gi-enegas may be Sphaerolana affinis Cole and Minckley 1970 rooted in the extreme stability such habitats. Recently, of Asellota Ward and Stanford (1983) discussed animal diversity in lotic environmente. In fwo instructivc plots (their Fig. l, Stenasellidae p. 349, and Fig. 2, p. 35f ) the authorg showed highest Mexistenasellus coahuila Cole and Mincklcv diversity in cbmmunities subjected to intermediate levels L972 of disturbing incidents. Lowest diversities occur in thermal Amphipoda springs where constan.cy prevails, and at the opposite end of the sp€ctrum in extremely disturbed habitats such as Talitroidea those subjected to frcquent acid mine discharges or to Hyalellidac heavy organic loading. Hyalella Smith 1874 The thermal, interstitid, and subtenanean waters of Cuatro Cfenegas are stable habitats that may account for Hadzioidea Hadziidac Me xiwe ck elia colei Holemger and Minckley l/No* i, an appropriate time to cotrect rome erroneous statementg r97L published previously about the occaltrence of this copepod in ex- Param exiwe ch e lia p art ic eps (Holsinger) in tremely hyperraline waterg in Cuatro Ci-enegas. ClEtocamptus was Holsinger and Mincklcy (f971), Holsinger reported from Laguna Salada " . with . 309.4 g/liter total in prees. dissolved (Minckley and Cole 1968b, p. solids." 429 and Table 2). Decapoda In Minckley (1969, pp. 25,26) it is stated that the harpacicoid copepod " . was abundant in water that held almost 400 grams Caridea per liter total dissolved solids." Summation of the m4ior ions and Palaemonidac silica; presented in Minckley and Cole's Table 2 (1968b) girrcs 99.85 Palae rnonete s satthusi Smallcy 1964 gfiter, a much more credible datum. $isltE I,1984 CRUSTACEA FROM THE BOLSON OF CUATRO CIENEGAS (in addition to low diversity) thc prcsence of cirolanid and ogy, could well rcveal many new and pcrhapr cndemic gtcrrascllid isopodr as well as hadziid amphipode. Flabel- species. lifcran isopods (including some parasitic families as well as Another point to conrider hinger on thc abundancc of the free-living Cirolanidae and Sphacromatidae), the Stcna- weckeliid amphipods in various watcrs of Cuatno Cfnegas eellidae, and anphipods of the family Hadziidac have not (Holringer and Minckley f971). Recently, Stock (1982) been succegsful in colonizing thc common types of cpigean preccnted statistical evidcncc ttrat hadziid amphipodr urd frcshwater crrvironments. Thc Eatnc can bc gaid for the cyclopoids arc mutually
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