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First record and a new species of Verdeia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae) from Brazil, with an overview of the genus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2025

Jesser F. Souza-Filho Open the ORCID record for Jesser F. Souza-Filho [Opens in a new window]  and
Luiz F. Andrade
Jesser F. Souza-Filho*
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanografphy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Museu de Oceanografia Prof. Petrônio Alves Coelho, Laboratório de Carcinologia, Recife, PE, Brazil
Luiz F. Andrade
Affiliation:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Corresponding author: Jesser F. Souza-Filho; Email: jesser.fidelis@ufpe.br
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Abstract

A new species of the genus Verdeia is described from the continental slope of the Potiguar Basin, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil at a depth of 150 m. Verdeia setosa sp. nov. is readily distinguished from its congeners by the ornamentation of the larger gnathopod 2 in males and the densely setose basis of pereopods 6–7. This is also a new record of the genus from Brazilian waters. We presented an amended diagnosis of the genus to accommodate all Verdeia species and discuss these changes. Furthermore, an identification key to the family Melitidae from Brazil is provided.

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benthosdeep seanew taxanortheastern BrazilPotiguar Basintaxonomy

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e85
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

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