Creatures of the Underwater Caves
Speleonectes kakuki
Discovered: 2009
Location: Andros and Cat Islands, Bahamas
Size: 18-26.5 mm
This species is named for Brian Kakuk, a diver and guide who helps
scientists venture into the dangerous underwater world of blue holes
in search of new animals. S. kakuki belongs to the crustacean
class Remipedia, which was first discovered in 1981. There are 12
other known species in the genus Speleonectes—a word
that literally means "cave swimmer."