Composition and abundance of decapod crustaceans in mixed seagrass meadows in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela
Author
Mariño, Joany
Author
Mendoza, María Daniela
Author
López-Sánchez, Beatriz
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Iheringia, Série Zoologia
2018
e 2018004
2018-03-26
108
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4766e2018004
journal article
10.1590/1678-4766e2018004
1678-4766
10979355
Clibanarius antillensis
(Stimpson, 1859)
Diagnosis. Dactyls of walking legs shorter than propodus. Dactyls and propodus with broad longitudinal light stripe on dark background (olive green to brown color). Dense pubescence in the posterior margin of carapace and telson. Telson almost straight or slightly rounded, with no evident calcareous spines (PIÑANGO, 1988).
Material examined. CCDGR.–
1 juvenile
; 1 ovigerous
♀
;
♂
.
Measurements. SL: ovig.
♀
3.74 mm
;
♂
3.30 mm
.
Habitat. On sandy bottoms, near and on
Thalassia testudinum
beds, and on
Arca zebra
banks (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980).
General distribution. Western Atlantic. From southern Florida to
Brazil
(RODRÍGUEZ, 1980); including
Puerto Rico
(BAUER, 1985c), and
CuraÇao
(HAZLETT, 1966).
Distribution in
Venezuela
. Cubagua Island (HERNANDEZ- ÁVILA
et al
., 2007), and Mochima National Park (CHIUSSI
et al
., 2001). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula,
FalcÓn state
.