Decanet taxon details
Unesconia coibensis Anker, 2020
1418144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1418144)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Anker, A. (2020). <em>Unesconia</em> <em>coibensis</em>, gen. et sp. nov., a miniature sponge-associated shrimp from a biodiversity hotspot in the tropical eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4731(1): 115-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4731.1.8 [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Coiba Island, Nicoya
Etymology The new genus is named in honour of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for...
Etymology The new genus is named in honour of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for declaring the Coiba National Park, where the type locality of the new genus’ type species is situated, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with many other important protected areas throughout the world. The name is a combination of the organisation’s official abbreviation (UNESCO) and the second part of the genus Pontonia Latreille, 1829, the nominal genus of the formerly recognised palaemonid subfamily Pontoniinae, which included all symbiotic palaemonid genera. Genus feminine.
The specific epithet refers to the Coiba Archipelago / Coiba National Park, which includes Canales de Afuera islands, its type locality; used as an adjective. [details]
The specific epithet refers to the Coiba Archipelago / Coiba National Park, which includes Canales de Afuera islands, its type locality; used as an adjective. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Unesconia coibensis Anker, 2020. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418144 on 2025-09-16
original description
Anker, A. (2020). <em>Unesconia</em> <em>coibensis</em>, gen. et sp. nov., a miniature sponge-associated shrimp from a biodiversity hotspot in the tropical eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4731(1): 115-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4731.1.8 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Etymology The new genus is named in honour of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for declaring the Coiba National Park, where the type locality of the new genus’ type species is situated, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with many other important protected areas throughout the world. The name is a combination of the organisation’s official abbreviation (UNESCO) and the second part of the genus Pontonia Latreille, 1829, the nominal genus of the formerly recognised palaemonid subfamily Pontoniinae, which included all symbiotic palaemonid genera. Genus feminine.The specific epithet refers to the Coiba Archipelago / Coiba National Park, which includes Canales de Afuera islands, its type locality; used as an adjective. [details]