A redescription of types of the clam shrimp Eulimnadia agassizii (Spinicaudata : Limnadiidae)

Douglas G. Smith
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In a revision of the Recent Limnadiidae of North America, Belk (1989) discussed traditional characters used to diagnose species and suggested that egg shell morphology demonstrates less intraspecific variation, thus allowing more confident separation of species. Among the several named forms included in his review was Eulimnadia agassizii, a poorly known species from southeastern New England. E. agassizii was described (as Limnadia) from Penikese Island in what is now the town of Gosnold, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, by Packard (1874a). Along with a stone plaque and a few obscured foundations, the description of E. agassizii is all that remains of an early attempt to establish a marine biology laboratory on the island (later permanently founded at nearby Woods Hole, Massachusetts). Packard (1883) eventually included E. agassizii in his genus Eulimnadia, first formally proposed as a subgenus (Packard, 1847b). 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Though the Woods Hole collection is useful for purposes of comparison with other species, it nevertheless would be useful to provide an accurate redescription of the type collection. Using type material, I redescribe the species below. Variations in certain characters 11 thank Ellie Armstrong-Prosser of the Grey Museum for kindly loaning their collection of Eulimnadia agassizii for study. Dr. Denton Belk provided comments on different drafts of the manuscript. TRANS. AM. MICROSC. Soc., 111(3): 223-228. 1992. ? Copyright, 1992, by the American Microscopical Society, Inc. This content downloaded from 207.46.13.11 on Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04:41:46 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms TRANS. AM. MICROSC. SOC. discussed by Packard (1874a,b, 1883) are noted. Egg shell and telson morphology are redescribed based on scanning electron microscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The series of specimens examined are distributed among two lots, each designated as part of the type collection. 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Abstract

Among the described North American species of the clam shrimp family Limnadiidae, Eulimnadia agassizii is poorly known, having been reported from only two localities in extreme southeastern New England. Though recently reported as nonexistent, the original specimens of this species are in the type collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Specific data regarding the collection and an emended and expanded description of the type material are provided, using traditional and contemporary characters, to complement recent studies of the group. In a revision of the Recent Limnadiidae of North America, Belk (1989) discussed traditional characters used to diagnose species and suggested that egg shell morphology demonstrates less intraspecific variation, thus allowing more confident separation of species. Among the several named forms included in his review was Eulimnadia agassizii, a poorly known species from southeastern New England. E. agassizii was described (as Limnadia) from Penikese Island in what is now the town of Gosnold, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, by Packard (1874a). Along with a stone plaque and a few obscured foundations, the description of E. agassizii is all that remains of an early attempt to establish a marine biology laboratory on the island (later permanently founded at nearby Woods Hole, Massachusetts). Packard (1883) eventually included E. agassizii in his genus Eulimnadia, first formally proposed as a subgenus (Packard, 1847b). Eulimnadia has been recognized by most subsequent authors, although Webb & Bell (1979) reviewed earlier data that suggested overlap in the two taxa and recommended that Eulimnadia be synonymized with Limnadia. Additional study is needed to resolve the two views. Belk (1989) remarked that Packard did not "leave any type material." In fact, the specimens collected by Walter Faxon on Penikese Island, and certainly the same or part of the same collection used by Packard, exists in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, at Cambridge, Massachusetts. The specimens are labeled as "types" and are in the type collection but have not been cataloged. No specific holotype was designated. Unaware of the collection, Belk (1989) used specimens of E. agassizii collected in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to characterize E. agassizii. Though the Woods Hole collection is useful for purposes of comparison with other species, it nevertheless would be useful to provide an accurate redescription of the type collection. Using type material, I redescribe the species below. Variations in certain characters 11 thank Ellie Armstrong-Prosser of the Grey Museum for kindly loaning their collection of Eulimnadia agassizii for study. Dr. Denton Belk provided comments on different drafts of the manuscript. TRANS. AM. MICROSC. Soc., 111(3): 223-228. 1992. ? Copyright, 1992, by the American Microscopical Society, Inc. This content downloaded from 207.46.13.11 on Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04:41:46 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms TRANS. AM. MICROSC. SOC. discussed by Packard (1874a,b, 1883) are noted. Egg shell and telson morphology are redescribed based on scanning electron microscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The series of specimens examined are distributed among two lots, each designated as part of the type collection. Neither lot is cataloged. The only written record in the collection concerning the specimens is a statement in an accession log dated September 1873, indicating that W. Faxon donated a series of specimens from Penikese Island, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Both lots are preserved in 70% ethanol. The first lot is labeled "pool on Penikese Island, Buzzards Bay Mass 27 Aug. 1873 coll. by Walter Faxon." A second label states "Eulimnadia agassizii Packard Type!." The lot contains 196 specimens, all females. The second lot is marked "Eulimnadia agassizii Type! Penikese Island, Buzzards Bay Aug. 27 1873 W. Faxon." There are six female specimens in the lot. Fourteen specimens were removed from the large lot and used to furnish body parts for light and scanning electron microscopical (SEM) investigations. Body parts used for light microscopy were cleared and mounted in Hoyer's medium, a semipermanent mounting medium. For SEM examination, eggs and entire telsons were dehydrated, coated, and examined with a JEOL model JSM 3500 scanning electron microscope. The drawings of the head are free-hand renditions of slide mounts using an ocular grid to determine key point dimensions. All prepared material, including slides and SEM stubs, was returned to the type collection in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. In addition, specimens of E. agassizii maintained in the collections of the Marine Biological Laboratory (Grey Museum 994), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, collected 9 August 1970 by D. J. Zinn were examined. Nine female specimens are in the collection. Examinations of these latter specimens were limited to use of light microscopy.
河蚌对虾的种类再描述(棘目:河蚌科)
在已描述的北美蛤虾科物种中,在新英格兰东南部的两个地方只发现了agassizii蛤虾。虽然最近有报道说这个物种不存在,但这个物种的原始标本在哈佛大学比较动物学博物馆的模式收藏中。本文使用传统和当代的文字,提供了关于该集合的具体数据和对字型材料的修订和扩展描述,以补充最近对该群体的研究。Belk(1989)在对North America Recent Limnadiidae的修订中讨论了用于诊断物种的传统特征,并提出蛋壳形态表现出较少的种内变异,从而允许更可靠的物种分离。在他的综述中包括的几种已命名的物种中,有一种是新英格兰东南部的一种鲜为人知的物种——阿加assizii。帕卡德(1874a)将E. agassizii描述为(Limnadia)来自Penikese岛,即现在的马萨诸塞州巴恩斯特布尔县戈斯诺德镇。除了一块石碑和一些模糊不清的地基,阿加西氏E. agassizii的描述是早期试图在岛上建立海洋生物学实验室(后来在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔附近永久建立)的全部遗迹。Packard(1883)最终将E. agassizii纳入他的Eulimnadia属,该属最初被正式提出为一个亚属(Packard, 1847b)。尽管Webb和Bell(1979)回顾了早期的数据,认为这两个分类群存在重叠,并建议将Eulimnadia与Limnadia同名,但后来的大多数作者都认可了Eulimnadia。需要进一步的研究来解决这两种观点。Belk(1989)评论说帕卡德没有“留下任何类型的材料”。事实上,沃尔特·法克森在佩尼科斯岛上收集的标本,当然与帕卡德使用的标本相同或部分相同,现存于马萨诸塞州剑桥市哈佛大学比较动物学博物馆。这些标本被标记为“类型”,属于类型集合,但尚未编目。没有指定具体的全型。Belk(1989)在不知情的情况下,使用了在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔收集的阿加西乌的标本来描述阿加西乌的特征。虽然伍兹霍尔的收集是有用的目的与其他物种的比较,但它将有助于提供一个准确的重新描述类型收集。使用类型材料,我在下面重新描述物种。感谢格雷博物馆的埃莉·阿姆斯特朗-普罗塞好心地把他们收藏的阿加西草借给我研究。丹顿·贝尔克博士对手稿的不同草稿提供了评论。反式。点。MICROSC。Soc。生物医学工程学报,2011(3):223-228。1992. ? 版权所有,1992年,美国显微学会。本内容下载于207.46.13.11星期三,2016年10月19日04:41:46 UTC所有内容以http://about.jstor.org/terms TRANS为准。点。MICROSC。SOC。由帕卡德(1874a,b, 1883)讨论。基于扫描电子显微镜重新描述了蛋壳和端子形态。材料和方法检查的一系列标本分布在两个批次中,每个批次被指定为类型收集的一部分。这两个拍品都没有编目。收藏中关于标本的唯一书面记录是1873年9月的一份加入日志中的声明,表明W. Faxon捐赠了马萨诸塞州Buzzards湾Penikese岛的一系列标本。这两批都是用70%的乙醇保存的。第一个地块被标记为“游泳池在Penikese岛,Buzzards湾马萨诸塞州1873年8月27日。”沃尔特·法克森著。”第二个标签上写着“乌兰草(unlimnadia agassizii Packard Type) !”这批藏品有196个标本,全部为雌性。第二批标着“乌兰草类型!”帕尼科斯岛,秃鹰湾,1873年8月27日Faxon。”拍卖场中有6个女性标本。从大量标本中取出14个标本,用于提供光和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究的身体部位。用于光学显微镜的身体部位被清除并安装在Hoyer培养基中,一种半永久性的安装介质。为了进行扫描电镜检查,鸡蛋和整个telson被脱水,涂覆,并用JEOL型号JSM 3500扫描电子显微镜检查。头部的图纸是使用眼网格确定关键点尺寸的滑动支架的徒手再现。所有准备好的材料,包括载玻片和扫描电镜存根,都被送回哈佛大学比较动物学博物馆的类型收藏中。此外,还对1970年8月9日D. J. Zinn在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔海洋生物实验室(gray Museum 994)收集的阿加西海螺标本进行了检查。9个女性标本在收藏中。这些后一种标本的检查仅限于使用光学显微镜。
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