Unearthing 20th-century treasures: new records of deep-sea crustaceans from the Costa Rican Pacific

Abstract

We report on 13 species collected during the 1973 expedition onboard the MY “Velero IV”: seven Euphausiidae (krill), two Benthesicymidae shrimp, two Sergestidae shrimp, one Acanthephyridae shrimp, and one Portunidae crab. Four species are new records for Costa Rica: Bentheogennema burkenroadi, Gennadas scutatus, Neosergestes consobrinus, and Phorcosergia filictaEn este estudio reportamos 13 especies recolectadas durante la expedición de 1973 a bordo del MY “Velero IV”, siete krill Euphausiidae, dos camarones Benthesicymidae, dos camarones Sergestidae, un camarón Acanthephyridae, y un cangrejo Portunidae. Cuatro especies son nuevos reportes para Costa Rica: Bentheogennema burkenroadi, Gennadas scutatus, Neosergestes consobrinus, y Phorcosergia filicta.