Podocerus jareckii Baldinger & Gable, 2002

Podocerus jareckii Baldinger & Gable, 2002 View in CoL

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Podocerus jareckii Baldinger & Gable, 2002: 3–11, figs 1–5. View in CoL

Material examined.

Panama • 2.4 mm • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Swan Cay , 9.4536°N, 82.3000°W, among coral rubble; 27 June 2023; K. N. White leg; USNM 1743977 About USNM GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

Maxilla 2 inner and outer plates each with one row of apical setae. Gnathopod 2 propodus with proximal robust seta, dactylus bent at angle. Uropod 1 interramal spine present. Uropod 2 interramal spine absent.

Distribution.

British Virgin Islands: Guana Island ( Baldinger and Gable 2002); Panama: Bocas del Toro (present study).

Ecology and remarks.

This species occurs among coral rubble at a depth of 2.3–2.4 m. Panamanian specimens closely resemble the original description with the following exceptions: male dorsal robust setae starting on pereonite 5–7 (vs pereonite 2–7); gnathopod 2 merus with two robust setae (vs 1); telson with four apical setae (vs 5). Live specimens are orange, purple-red, and white in color.