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(
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e, f; 9ag; 10af; 11af)
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material.
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NE Gulf of
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off Florida.
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: ovig. female, cl
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(
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1265092 = tissue/ sequence
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6815),,
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,
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, stn. NSF-III-054, box dredge, R/V Pelican, sandy mud,
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,
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, D. Felder
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:
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, cl 11.0 mm (
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273137, specimen A of lot),
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,
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, trawl, Continental Shelf Associates,
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,
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, P. McLaughlin.
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NE Gulf of
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off Florida:
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,
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(
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273137, specimen B-E of lot), same collection data as
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; Carribean Sea:
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(MNHN-IU-2013-12135),
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,
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,
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, stn. GD02, Expedition: Karubenthos 2012, 80 m, 0
<date id="FF800687FFC3FFCAFC6BF589FB32554D" box="[1018,1157,751,776]" pageId="15" pageNumber="466" value="2012-05-04">4 May 2012</date>
.
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFC3FFCAFF56F475FEE55566" bold="true" box="[199,338,787,812]" pageId="15" pageNumber="466">Description</emphasis>
(based on
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unless otherwise indicated). Carapace with narrow, acute rostrum not exceeding first article of antennular peduncle, median postrostral carina extending onto carapace midlength, flanked anteriorly by adrostral furrows reaching posteriorly to base of eyes (
<figureCitation id="13053CC2FFC3FFCAFC65F43DFB805539" box="[1012,1079,859,884]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1918,1940]" captionTargetBox="[174,1406,401,1891]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[174,1408,393,1902]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9. Alpheus ulalae sp. nov.: a d, h, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue / sequence ULLZ 6815); e g, paratype male (USNM 273137 A): a, habitus, lateral (minor chela missing); b, anterior carapace, dorsal; c, anterior carapace, left side, lateral; d, left major cheliped, lateral; e, right major chela, lateral; f, left major cheliped, mesial; g, left minor cheliped, lateral; h, abdominal somite six, telson, and uropods, dorsal. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229150/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="466">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
ac); front projecting fully over eyes, ocular hood ovate, extending well beyond eye, unarmed; anterolateral margin of carapace weakly swollen adjacent to orbital hoods; pterygostomial angle distinct, rounded; cardiac notch deep.
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Antennular peduncle (left side broken) first article with large ventromesial carina ending in acute tooth, first article about 3.2 times length of width, second article about 4.9 times length of width, third article about 1.9 length of width (
<figureCitation id="13053CC2FFC3FFCAFE9CF368FEE2526D" box="[269,341,1038,1063]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1918,1940]" captionTargetBox="[174,1406,401,1891]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[174,1408,393,1902]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9. Alpheus ulalae sp. nov.: a d, h, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue / sequence ULLZ 6815); e g, paratype male (USNM 273137 A): a, habitus, lateral (minor chela missing); b, anterior carapace, dorsal; c, anterior carapace, left side, lateral; d, left major cheliped, lateral; e, right major chela, lateral; f, left major cheliped, mesial; g, left minor cheliped, lateral; h, abdominal somite six, telson, and uropods, dorsal. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229150/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="466">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
b, c); mesial flagellum narrower than lateral (broken); distal ½ of lateral bearing aesthetascs; stylocerite broad, tapering into sharp tip, not over-reaching distal margin of first article. Antenna with stout basicerite bearing strong, sharp, ventrolateral tooth (
<figureCitation id="13053CC2FFC3FFCAFD79F330FC9A5225" box="[744,813,1110,1135]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1918,1940]" captionTargetBox="[174,1406,401,1891]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[174,1408,393,1902]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9. Alpheus ulalae sp. nov.: a d, h, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue / sequence ULLZ 6815); e g, paratype male (USNM 273137 A): a, habitus, lateral (minor chela missing); b, anterior carapace, dorsal; c, anterior carapace, left side, lateral; d, left major cheliped, lateral; e, right major chela, lateral; f, left major cheliped, mesial; g, left minor cheliped, lateral; h, abdominal somite six, telson, and uropods, dorsal. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229150/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="466">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
b, c); antennal scale (scaphocerite) long, lateral margin distinctly concave, distolateral spine prominent, extending distinctly beyond rounded anterior margin of blade, over-reaching antennular peduncle by at least twice length of third article (
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, USNM 1265092 = tissue/sequence ULLZ 6815), distinctly overreaching carpocerite (9a, b, c).
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Mandible (left) incisor process with five well-developed teeth, two enlarged, mostly confined to inferior half of cutting edge, superior margin dentition poorly defined (
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a); molar process rounded, blunt; palp twosegmented. Maxillule, maxilla, first and second maxilliped typical for genus (10be). Third maxilliped exopod slender, setose, not extending beyond antepenultimate article of endopod (
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f); endopod terminal article flattened, spatulate, densely covered by thick setae, penultimate article subrectangular, broadening distally, bearing fringe of long setae extending from ventrodistal lip; antepenultimate article quadrate, sparsely setose.
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First pereopods (chelipeds) unequal in size and shape (
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df); major cheliped ischium short; merus subrectangular, ventral surface flattened, with eight conspicuous movable spines (
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USNM 273137A) along ventromesial margin; carpus cup-shaped, lacking small subacute tooth protruding from ventromesial margin, major chela rectangular in shape, laterally compressed, elongate, lacking depressions or grooves, margins setose, chela length about 4 times height (in
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USNM 273137A, length 3 times height), propodus length about 3 times dactylus length (in
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USNM 273137A length 3 times dactylus length), mesial and lateral surface of palm smooth; dactylus setose, truncate distally. Minor cheliped missing in
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, in
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(USNM 273137A,
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Fig.
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g) ischium short; merus subrectangular, ventral surface flattened, with seven movable spines (two broken) and sparse setae along ventromesial margin; carpus stout, distally cup-shaped; chela slender, long, lacking depressions or grooves, chela length about 4.3 times height, palm smooth, about 1.6 times as long as dactylus, linea impressa inconspicuous, fingers with long setae along margins, tips slightly crossing.
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Second pereopod slender (
<figureCitation id="13053CC2FFC3FFCAFE65F02DFDF15129" box="[500,582,1867,1892]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1339,1361]" captionTargetBox="[162,1436,447,1308]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,445,1318]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 11. Alpheus ulalae sp. nov.: a f, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue / sequence ULLZ 6815): a, left second pereopod, lateral; b, left third pereopod, lateral (epipod not illustrated); c, dactylus of left third pereopod, dorsal; d, left third pereopod, carpus, propodus, dactylus, mesial; e, left fourth pereopod, lateral; f, left fifth pereopod, lateral. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229152/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="466">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
a), ischium equal in length to merus; carpus composed of five articles with length ratio 1:1:1:3.6:2.5 (distal to proximal); chela simple, fingers slightly longer than palm, sparsely setose distally. Third pereopod robust (
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bd), ischium armed with movable spine on ventrolateral surface; merus about twice as long as carpus; distal superior margin of carpus distinctly overhanging propodus; propodus slightly longer than carpus, single proximal movable spine on ventrolateral surface, long setae along entire superior and ventral margin, lacking dense tufts; dactylus simple, sub-ovate, slightly curved, narrowing to acute tip. Fourth pereopod (
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e) similar to third, shorter, more slender, propodus with two movable spines along proximal half of ventrolateral surface. Fifth pereopod more slender than third and fourth (
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f); ischium lacking movable spine; merus, carpus, and propodus subequal in length; propodus lacking movable spines, with long sparse setae along margins and fringe of comb-like setae along distoventral surface; dactylus simple, curved, triangular, narrowing to acute tip.
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDCFFD5FF06F018FEA251DE" bold="true" box="[151,277,1918,1940]" pageId="16" pageNumber="467">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDCFFD5FE8FF018FE0F51DE" box="[286,440,1918,1940]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="467">Alpheus ulalae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDCFFD5FE53F019FDA251DE" bold="true" box="[450,533,1919,1940]" pageId="16" pageNumber="467">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: ad, h, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue/sequence ULLZ 6815); eg, paratype male (USNM 273137A): a, habitus, lateral (minor chela missing); b, anterior carapace, dorsal; c, anterior carapace, left side, lateral; d, left major cheliped, lateral; e, right major chela, lateral; f, left major cheliped, mesial; g, left minor cheliped, lateral; h, abdominal somite six, telson, and uropods, dorsal. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDDFFD4FF06F287FE9553BC" bold="true" box="[151,290,1505,1527]" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDDFFD4FEBAF287FE7253BD" box="[299,453,1505,1527]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">Alpheus ulalae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDDFFD4FE5EF287FD9553BC" bold="true" box="[463,546,1505,1526]" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: af, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue/sequence ULLZ 6815): a, left mandible, mesial; b, left maxillule, lateral; c, left second maxilla, lateral; d, left first maxilliped, lateral; e, left second maxilliped, lateral; f, left third maxilliped, lateral. Scale bars = 1.0 mm (be), 2.0 mm (a, f).
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First to fourth abdominal somites in male
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(USNM 273137) with posterolateral angle of pleura rounded to weakly angular.
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second pleopod with appendix masculina, slightly over-reaching appendix interna. Telson slightly tapering (
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h), length about 2.6 times as long as wide (medially), two pairs of dorsal movable spines, anterior pair inserted near 3/10, posterior pair near 5/10 length of telson; posterolateral margin broadly rounded, each posterolateral angle with two small movable spines, mesial larger than lateral (
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h). Uropodal exopod extending slightly beyond telson and endopod, lateral margin produced with subacute tooth adjacent to strong movable lateral spine; endopod broadly subovate, subequal in length to telson (9h).
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<paragraph id="8B812047FFDDFFD4FF56F031FB9251DE" blockId="17.[151,1437,1627,2012]" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">Gill formula typical for genus, including arthrobranch on third maxilliped, mastigobranch epipod on coxa of third maxilliped to fourth pereopod, setobranch on coxa of first to fifth pereopod.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDDFFD4FF56F0F9FEC351F2" bold="true" box="[199,372,1951,1976]" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">Color pattern.</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13053CC2FFDDFFD4FE17F0F9FE7D51F2" box="[390,458,1951,1976]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1738,1760]" captionTargetBox="[260,1321,193,1708]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[260,1321,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Color patterns of species allied to Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878. Alpheus roblesi sp. nov.: a, b, dorsal and lateral views of male, cl 8.0 mm, Campeche Banks, Mexico (ULLZ 7197 A); c, lateral view of ovigerous female, cl 7.5 mm, Campeche Banks, Mexico (ULLZ 7197 B); d, dorsal view of female, cl 4.9 mm, Campeche Banks, Mexcio (ULLZ 7440). Alpheus ulalae sp. nov.: e, f, lateral view of holotype ovigerous female, cl 7.5 mm, northeastern Gulf of Mexico (USNM 1265092 = tissue / sequence ULLZ 6815). Alpheus hephaestus sp. nov.: g, lateral view of male, cl 9.1 mm, Pacific coast of Costa Rica (ULLZ 6204); h, dorsal view of male, cl 7.1 mm, Pacific coast of Panama (ULLZ 8004); i, dorsal view of male, cl 8.9 mm, Pacific coast of Panama (ULLZ 9508 A). Alpheus platycheirus Boone, 1927: j, dorsal view of damaged female, cl 7.9 mm, northern Gulf of Mexico (ULLZ 6421); k, dorsal view of ovigerous female, cl 9.0 mm, northern Gulf of Mexico (ULLZ 5858); l, dorsal view of male, cl 9.8 mm, northern Gulf of Mexico (ULLZ 5952)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229143/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="468">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
ef). Abdominal somites marked by diffuse dorsal bands of small rose red to reddish orange chromatophores, densest on posterior of each somite (
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e, f); carapace anterior margin lateral to orbital hoods marked by narrow but distinct vertical slash of red color; lateral margin of antennal scale and peduncle with series of 6-7 red dash marks; major cheliped with reddish pigment dorsally on palm, carpus and distal merus, forming diffuse bands fading laterally; eggs bright yellow-green.
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF5CF662FEB25757" bold="true" box="[205,261,260,285]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Size.</emphasis>
Largest examined male at cl 11.0 mm, tl 31.0 mm (USNM 273137A); largest examined female at cl 11.0 mm, tl 24.0 mm (USNM 273137C); egg diameter
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF56F62AFE9D572F" bold="true" box="[199,298,332,357]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Habitat.</emphasis>
Specimens were dredged from sandy mud bottoms, usually with shell fragments, at a depth range of
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41
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF06F25DFE96531A" bold="true" box="[151,289,1339,1361]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FE5CF25AFD96531B" bold="true" box="[461,545,1340,1361]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: af, holotype ovig. female (USNM 1265092 = tissue/sequence ULLZ 6815): a, left second pereopod, lateral; b, left third pereopod, lateral (epipod not illustrated); c, dactylus of left third pereopod, dorsal; d, left third pereopod, carpus, propodus, dactylus, mesial; e, left fourth pereopod, lateral; f, left fifth pereopod, lateral. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF56F2BCFED753B9" bold="true" box="[199,352,1498,1523]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Distribution.</emphasis>
Western Atlantic: continental shelf off western Florida, in the northeastern Gulf of
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and Carribean Sea (
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF56F144FED25071" bold="true" box="[199,357,1570,1595]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">
<typeStatus id="54859EE5FFDEFFD7FF56F144FEB55071" box="[199,258,1570,1595]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
</emphasis>
Northeastern Gulf of
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, off Tampa Bay, Florida.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32473CCFFDEFFD7FF56F120FC7850C9" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B812047FFDEFFD7FF56F120FC7850C9" blockId="18.[151,1437,1498,2027]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF56F120FEF95015" bold="true" box="[199,334,1606,1631]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name “
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<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FDC3F120FD2F5014" box="[594,664,1606,1630]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” is a feminine transformation of the abbreviation “ULALA,” a colloquial acronym representing the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C32473CCFFDEFFD7FF56F1E8FAE151A0" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B812047FFDEFFD7FF56F1E8FAE151A0" blockId="18.[151,1437,1498,2027]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF56F1E8FE8C50ED" bold="true" box="[199,315,1678,1703]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FED3F1E8FE5E50EC" box="[322,489,1678,1702]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ulalae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FED3F1E8FE5E50EC" box="[322,489,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Alpheus ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FE60F1E8FDFC50ED" box="[497,587,1678,1703]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FE60F1E8FDFC50ED" bold="true" box="[497,587,1678,1703]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is morphologically most similar to
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FC4CF1E8FBCF50EC" box="[989,1144,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FC4CF1E8FBC450EC" box="[989,1139,1678,1702]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floridanus">A. floridanus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
In both species, the distal tooth of the antennal scale extends distinctly beyond the third article of the antennal peduncle, separating them from
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FF45F1B0FED850A4" box="[212,367,1750,1774]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hephaestus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF45F1B0FED850A4" box="[212,367,1750,1774]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. hephaestus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FEE7F1B0FE7850A5" box="[374,463,1750,1775]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FEE7F1B0FE7850A5" bold="true" box="[374,463,1750,1775]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FD94F1B0FD1850A4" box="[517,687,1750,1774]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="platycheirus">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FD94F1B0FD1850A4" box="[517,687,1750,1774]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. platycheirus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The shape of the antennal scale and absence of movable spines on the propodus of the fifth pereopod can be used to distinguish
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FCC2F19CFC0E5158" box="[851,953,1786,1810]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ulalae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FCC2F19CFC0E5158" box="[851,953,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FC50F19CFBAB5159" box="[961,1052,1786,1811]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FC50F19CFBAB5159" bold="true" box="[961,1052,1786,1811]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FBC5F19CFB5F5158" box="[1108,1256,1786,1810]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floridanus">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FBC5F19CFB5F5158" box="[1108,1256,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. floridanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FABEF19CFA2B5158" box="[1327,1436,1786,1810]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="roblesi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FABEF19CFA2B5158" box="[1327,1436,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. roblesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FF06F078FF46517D" box="[151,241,1822,1847]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF06F078FF46517D" bold="true" box="[151,241,1822,1847]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
The position, robustness and number of spines on the propodus of the third and fourth pereopod separate
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FF06F024FF4A5110" box="[151,253,1858,1882]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ulalae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FF06F024FF4A5110" box="[151,253,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FE94F024FED75111" box="[261,352,1858,1883]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FE94F024FED75111" bold="true" box="[261,352,1858,1883]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FE36F024FD8D5110" box="[423,570,1858,1882]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floridanus">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FE36F024FD8D5110" box="[423,570,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. floridanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FDDBF024FD455110" box="[586,754,1858,1882]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ulalae">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FDDBF024FD455110" box="[586,754,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">Alpheus ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has 12 movable spines located on the proximal half of the propodus of the third and fourth pereopods. In contrast,
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FC9CF000FC175134" box="[781,928,1894,1918]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floridanus">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FC9CF000FC175134" box="[781,928,1894,1918]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. floridanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has 35, (rarely more) movable spines along the entire ventrolateral surface of the propodus of the third and fourth pereopods. The two species may also be seprataed by the shape of the mandible incisor process (
<tableCitation id="C6BC15FCFFDEFFD7FC9FF0C8FCD4518D" box="[782,867,1966,1991]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="10.[133,221,491,514]" captionTargetBox="[119,1888,642,1711]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of morphological characters among members of the Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878 complex treated in this study. * Chace (1972) and Crosnier and Forest (1966) noted the presence of 3 movable spines on P 3 in A. floridanus africanus, while we never observed more than 2 spines on the P 3 propodus in the RMNH material; Crosnier and Forest (1966) noted the absence of spines on the P 4 propodus in their material of A. floridanus africanus (rare occasions 1 - 2 spines present), while we consistently observed 1 or 2. Abbreviations used: P = pereopod, AP = antennular peduncle." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4170CFFFC6FFCFFF14F68DFAB15411" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" tableUuid="DF4170CFFFC6FFCFFF14F68DFAB15411">Table 1</tableCitation>
): with strong dentition only on the inferior half of the distal cutting edge in
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FE20F0B4FDA251A0" box="[433,533,2002,2026]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ulalae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FE20F0B4FDA251A0" box="[433,533,2002,2026]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. ulalae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A279412EFFDEFFD7FD8CF0B4FDC051A1" box="[541,631,2002,2027]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FD8CF0B4FDC051A1" bold="true" box="[541,631,2002,2027]" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
vs. with strong dentition along the entire margin in
<taxonomicName id="4C3E5BC4FFDEFFD7FB2DF0B4FAF851A0" box="[1212,1359,2002,2026]" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Alpheus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="469" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floridanus">
<emphasis id="B94AFC55FFDEFFD7FB2DF0B4FAF851A0" box="[1212,1359,2002,2026]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="469">A. floridanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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