New records of interstitial Anthuridea including Curassanthura, from the Western Atlantic (Crustacea: Isopoda)

The paranthurid genus Curassanthura, represented to date by three species, has an intriguing distribution in anchialine and interstitial habitats on both sides of the North Atlantic. It has been suggested (Wagele, 1985) that the genus is a Tethyan relict, and that its present-day distribution is the result primarily of continental drift. The material reported here, from Cura<;ao, Jamaica, and Bermuda, adds information on the morphology of the male and ovigerous female of the type species C. halma, while the addition of a new species provides further evidence for the Tethyan origin. Curassanthura bermudensis Wagele & Brandt, 1985