New records of copepods from Everglades National Park (Florida):: description of two new species of Elaphoidella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae), and supplementary description of Diacyclops nearcticus Kiefer (Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae)

Two new species of harpacticoid copepods from Everglades National Park Florida, Elaphoidella marjolyae sp. nov. and Elaphoidella fluviusherbae sp. nov., are described. Whereas E. majoryae was collected from both surface waters and groundwater, E. fluviusherbae was found only in groundwater. The new species differ from congeners mainly in details of setation and spination of the swimming legs, and the shape and setation of the caudal rami. The ecology and geographical distribution of the genus Elaphoidella in North America are presented and discussed. The find of the cyclopoid copepod Diacyclops nearcticus Kiefer in the Eveglades extends the known distribution of this North American species considerably southward. We present supplementary observations on the morphology of the female, including some obtained by scanning electron microscopy, and we describe the male. Geographical distribution and known habitats of the species are also presented and discussed.