Abstract
This paper reviews critically some recent work on the systematics of subterranean Crustacea, in particular Jakobi’s work on the Parastenocarididae (Copepoda), Serban’s work on the Bathynellidae (Bathynellacea, Syncarida) and Schminke’s revision of the Parabathynellidae (Bathynellacea, Syncarida). It is pointed out that three different approaches have been adopted in each of the three cases and advantages and shortcomings of each of them are analysed. Finally descriptions are given of two new genera of Parabathynellidae, Afrobathynella gen. n. and Nunubathynella gen. n., from a locality near Port Elisabeth (South Africa).
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.8.1.18
Recommended Citation
Schminke, Horst Kurt.
1976.
Systematische Untersuchungen an Grundwasserkrebsen - eine Bestandsaufnahme (mit der Beschreibung zweier neuer Gattungen der Familie Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea).
International Journal of Speleology,
8: 195-216.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol8/iss1/18
