Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil
Author
Mendonça, Luana M. C.
Author
Guimarães, Carmen R. P.
Author
Santos, Rafael C.
Author
Alves, Douglas F. R.
Author
Barros-Alves, Samara P.
Author
Silva, Sonja L. R.
Author
Hirose, Gustavo L.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-20
4712
3
301
344
journal article
24569
10.11646/zootaxa.4712.3.1
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1175-5326
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Dardanus venosus
H.
Milne Edwards, 1848
Material examined.
Petro-UFS—6 (2 M, 1 F, 1
OF
); size range: 7.53 ≤ CSL ≤
8.27 mm
; average: CSL = 8.00 ±
0.33 mm
;
CZUFS CRU-
00027. Penaeid—13 (7 M, 5 F, 1
OF
); size range: 3.68 ≤ CSL ≤
7.81 mm
; average: CSL = 5.61 ±
1.42 mm
;
CZUFS CRU-
00258.
Stations.
Petro-UFS—6, 12, 15, and 18; Penaeid—3, 4, 5, 7, and 9.
Distribution.
Western Atlantic—USA (western region,
Bermuda
, Florida), Antilles,
Venezuela
, the north of South America, and
Brazil
(Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Banks off the coast of
Ceará
,
Rio Grande do Norte
, and from Pará to
São Paulo
) (
Melo 1999
;
Mantelatto
et al.
2001
;
Almeida
et al.
2007
a
,
b
).
Ecological notes.
From shallow waters to a depth of
100 m
.
On rocks, shells, calcareous algae, corals, or meadows of sponges from the genus
Halodule
sp. Endlicher (
Melo 1999
;
Almeida
et al.
2007
a
,
b
).
Remarks.
Hermit crabs from Petro-UFS living on shells of
Xenophora conchyliophora
(Born)
,
Strombus
sp. Linnaeus, and
Phyllonotus pomum
(Gmelin)
.
Previous records in
Sergipe
.
Coelho & Ramos (1972)
,
Coelho
et al.
(1983)
,
Coelho & Ramos-Porto (1986)
, and
Coelho
et al
. (2007)
.