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The ascidian-associated shrimp Ascidonia miserabilis (Caridea: Palaemonidae): first record for Brazil and additional records for the Caribbean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

Paulo P. G. Pachelle ,
Sandra V. Paiva ,
Ronaldo R. Oliveira Filho  and
Arthur Anker
Paulo P. G. Pachelle*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará, Departamento de Biologia, Campus do Pici, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Sandra V. Paiva
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia Animal, Instituto de Ciências do Mar (Labomar), Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Ronaldo R. Oliveira Filho
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia Animal, Instituto de Ciências do Mar (Labomar), Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Arthur Anker
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Zoobentos, Instituto de Ciências do Mar (Labomar), Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P.P.G. Pachelle, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará, Departamento de Biologia, Campus do Pici, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil email: paulopachelle@gmail.com
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Abstract

The western Atlantic pontoniine shrimp Ascidonia miserabilis is reported for the first time from Atol das Rocas, off Rio Grande do Norte, representing the first record of this species and the genus Ascidonia for Brazil and the south-western Atlantic. In addition, its geographical range in the Caribbean Sea is extended to Honduras and Panama. All specimens of A. miserabilis were collected from inside cryptic ascidians, Acidia spp., in very shallow water (1–2 m). Illustrations of the previously unknown colour pattern of A. miserabilis are provided for the first time.

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DecapodaPontoniinaeAscidoniacommensal shrimpAscidianew recordsBrazilCaribbean Sea

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e83
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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