title: Two new species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida), E. romanoi sp. n. and E. joyceae sp. n., from the Gulf of Mexico.
abstract: Meiofauna sampling on the continental shelf of the northern Gulf of Mexico has been ongoing since 2007, on annual cruises in collaboration with the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi. This sampling has resulted in numerous new species of kinorhynchs from the shelf sediment, two of which are described in detail in this paper. Other species descriptions from this research effort include Echinoderes augustae, Echinoderes skipperae, and Echinoderes charlotteae. We now describe Echinoderes romanoi sp. n. and Echinoderes joyceae sp. n., which are unique in their spine, tube, and glandular cell outlet patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 210A MSCX, Troy University, Troy AL 36082, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Landers
authors.affiliation: Section for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Martin V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sørensen
keywords: Echinoderidae; kinorhynchs; meiofauna; morphology; taxonomy