| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | CRUSTACEA | CALANOIDA | PLATYCOPIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Antrisocopia prehensilis |
| Species Authority: | Fosshagen, 1985 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Generic name was entered incorrectly in 1996 as Antriscopia. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3 | |||
| Year Published: | 1996 | |||
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Iliffe, T.M. | |||
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| History: |
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| Range Description: | All specimens collected in Roadside Cave (Walsingham Tract), Hamilton Parish (Fosshagen and Iliffe 1985). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Bermuda
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – western central
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| Population: | Known only from five mature specimens. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in a (marine) limestone cave located 110 m inland from Harrington Sound. It has no visible connection with the sea or other caves. Tides in the pool are 57% of those in the open ocean with a lag time of 80 min. The water in the pool is very clear with no visible particles. The cave may serve as a refugium for rare and less competitive species. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Citation: | Iliffe, T.M. 1996. Antrisocopia prehensilis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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