Peracarid crustaceans from three inlets in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico: new records and range extensions
Author
Cházaro-Olvera, Sergio
Author
Winfield, Ignacio
Author
Ortiz, Manuel
Author
Álvarez, Fernando
text
Zootaxa
2002
123
1
16
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.155951
bf95ac52-32bc-4182-8364-5cb42e47f213
11755326
155951
Anilocra abudefdufi
Williams and Williams, 1981
Material Examined
: CNCR20402; number of specimens: 2; SM station; collection date:
16/10/98
.
Type
locality
: Nalunega, San Blas Islands,
Panama
.
Distribution
: This species occurs in
Panama
and
Colombia
(
Williams & Williams, 1981
;
Kensley & Schotte, 1989
,
2000
).
Range extension
: This is the first record for the Gulf of
Mexico
at SM inlet, Tamulipas State,
Mexico
.
Remarks
:
Anilocra abudefdufi
has previously only been reported from
Panama
and
Colombia
as a parasite of the sergeant major
Abudefduf saxatilis
(Linaeaus)
, attached beneath the eye of the host (
Williams & Williams, 1981
).
The salinity and temperature ranges measured at the site were 24 to 26 %o and 27 to 28 °C, respectively.