WoRMS taxon details

Kotumsaria bastarensis Messouli, Holsinger & Ranga Reddy, 2007

491974  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491974)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Messouli M; Holsinger JR; Ranga Reddy Y. (2007). Kotumsaridae, a new family of subterranean amphipod crustaceans from India, with description of Kotumsaria bastarensis, new genus, new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1589: 33–46.
page(s): 36, figs 2-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Type locality contained in India  
type locality contained in India [details]
Note Holotype disarticulated (sex unknown), 2.23...  
From editor or global species database
Type material Holotype disarticulated (sex unknown), 2.23 mm, in 70% ethanol (MHNM reg. no. Amph-061MHR). Paratypes: 3 specimens (2 of them disarticulated) in 70% ethanol (MHNM). [details]
Altitude 560 m.  
Altitude 560 m. [details]

Etymology Referring to the occurrence of this species in the Bastar District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh  
Etymology Referring to the occurrence of this species in the Bastar District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Kotumsaria bastarensis Messouli, Holsinger & Ranga Reddy, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491974 on 2024-09-19
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2010-07-22 08:44:07Z
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2016-10-25 07:32:26Z
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original description Messouli M; Holsinger JR; Ranga Reddy Y. (2007). Kotumsaridae, a new family of subterranean amphipod crustaceans from India, with description of Kotumsaria bastarensis, new genus, new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1589: 33–46.
page(s): 36, figs 2-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

status source Messouli M; Holsinger JR; Ranga Reddy Y. (2007). Kotumsaridae, a new family of subterranean amphipod crustaceans from India, with description of Kotumsaria bastarensis, new genus, new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1589: 33–46. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Altitude 560 m. [details]

Environment Subterranean/Hypogean [details]

Etymology Referring to the occurrence of this species in the Bastar District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh [details]

Habitat Freshwater stygobiont living in subterranean groudnwater. [details]

Type material Holotype disarticulated (sex unknown), 2.23 mm, in 70% ethanol (MHNM reg. no. Amph-061MHR). Paratypes: 3 specimens (2 of them disarticulated) in 70% ethanol (MHNM). [details]