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<mods:title>New records and description of two new species of carideans shrimps from Bahia Santa Maria-La Reforma lagoon, Gulf of California, Mexico (Crustacea, Caridea, Alpheidae and Processidae)</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/2DE36886-5588-43C2-B031-10FD45C1EEBA" class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus melendezensis" order="Decapoda" pageId="1" pageNumber="132" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melendezensis">Leptalpheus melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="1" pageNumber="132">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figs 6, 7, 8, 9
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Material examined.</paragraph>
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Holotype: Male (CL 4.1 mm),
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Meléndez">Melendez</normalizedToken>
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Island, Santa
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<normalizedToken originalValue="María-La">Maria-La</normalizedToken>
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Reforma, Sinaloa, Mexico,
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="24.801943">24°48'07"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-108.0562">108°03'22.3"W</geoCoordinate>
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, sand, 0.2 m at low tide, January 18, 2015, (EMU-10582). Paratype: 1 male (CL 2.9 mm), same data as holotype, (EMU-10583).
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<subSubSection pageId="1" pageNumber="132" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">
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Frontal margin of carapace broadly rounded, weakly produced, without dorsal crests. Antenna with carpocerite longer than scaphocerite, slightly shorter than antennular peduncle. Major
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea cheliped" order="Decapoda" pageId="1" pageNumber="132" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cheliped">cheliped</taxonomicName>
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slender; ischium armed with strong ventromesial spine directed upward; fingers slightly twisted laterally, not gaping when closed; without adhesive discs; dactylus with strong proximal tooth on cutting edge, tip acute, crossing distally with tip of pollex; propodus of pereopods 3 and 4 with two ventral spines; propodus of fifth pereopod with two distal rows of setae on ventral margin.
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Frontal margin of carapace (Fig. 6A) broadly rounded, obtuse, weakly produced, carapace smooth, without dorsal crests or carina; eyestalks with anteromesial margin rounded.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Antennular peduncles (Fig. 6A) moderately stout, flattened dorsoventrally; second article longer than broad; stylocerite appressed, not reaching distal margin of first article of the antennular peduncle; ventromesial carina (Fig. 6C) terminating in an upward curving tooth projected beyond the carina; lateral flagellum with two articles.</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="1" pageNumber="132">
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">
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Figure 6.
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sp. n. Holotype male, CL 4.1 mm (EMU10582); A anterior portion of carapace and cephalic appendages, dorsal view B right antenna, lateral view C tooth on ventromesial carina of first segment of antennular peduncle, mesial view D third maxilliped E second pleopod F detail of masculina and internal appendix G telson, dorsal view H left uropod, dorsal view. Scale bars A, B 1 mm; C, E 0.2 mm; D, G, H 0.5 mm.
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Antenna (Fig. 6B) with stout basicerite bearing strong distoventral tooth. Scaphocerite (Fig. 6A, B) ovate, with acute distolateral tooth reaching beyond the anterior margin of blade, blade with mesial margin curved; carpocerite longer than scaphocerite, slightly shorter than antennular peduncle.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="132">Mouthparts not dissected, typical for genus in external view. Third maxilliped (Fig. 6D) with lateral plate on coxa produced upward, not reaching the distal margin of the branchiae; ultimate article with rows of brush-like setae increasing in size distally; exopod longer than first article.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="133" pageId="1" pageNumber="132">
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Major
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(Fig. 7
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<normalizedToken originalValue="A–D">A-D</normalizedToken>
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) slender; ischium armed with strong ventromesial spine directed upward; merus slender, with concave depression along ventral margin, ventral
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<pageBreakToken pageId="2" pageNumber="133" start="start">margin</pageBreakToken>
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minutely granulated; carpus short, cup-shaped, dorsally convex, with two distoventral processes, the external blunt and the mesial tooth-like;
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea chela" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chela">chela</taxonomicName>
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robust, longer than merus; palm 2.5 times as long as fingers, ventrally depressed, narrowing distally, ventral margin with sparse tubercles, dorsal margin smooth; without adhesive discs; fingers slightly twisted laterally, not gaping when closed; pollex with proximal half ventrally deflexed, outer cutting edge (Fig. 7C) armed with two teeth, distal stronger, mesial margin with proximoventral low tubercle and a shallowly excavated projection along proximal two thirds, tip acute, directed upward; dactylus noticeably curved, dorsum smooth, cutting edge with strong proximal tooth, tip acute, crossing distally with tip of pollex.
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<caption pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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Figure 7.
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sp. n. Holotype male, CL 4.1 mm (EMU-10582); A
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea major" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="major">major</taxonomicName>
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first pereopod, outer view B same, inner view C detail of distal portion of same
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea cheliped" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cheliped">cheliped</taxonomicName>
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, outer view D same, inner view E minor first pereopod, outer view F detail of same
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, outer view. Scale bars A, B 1 mm;
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<normalizedToken originalValue="C–F">C-F</normalizedToken>
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0.5 mm.
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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<taxonomicName genus="Minor" lsidName="Minor cheliped" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="cheliped">Minor cheliped</taxonomicName>
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(Fig. 7E, F) with segments unarmed; merus almost as long as
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea chela" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chela">chela</taxonomicName>
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; carpus short; fingers pointing, slightly longer than palm, median portion of cutting edges armed with 4-5 small, irregularly spaced teeth, tips crossing distally.
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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Second pereopod (Fig. 8A) unarmed; ischium 0.75 as long as merus; merus shorter than carpus; carpus 5-articulated, articles ratio from proximal to distal approximately 6:2:2:1:4; distal portion of
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea chela" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chela">chela</taxonomicName>
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with long setae.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Third and fourth pereopods (Fig. 8B, C) similar, compressed; third pereopod slightly longer and stouter than fourth, merus slightly longer than combined length of carpus and propodus, ventrodistal margin of carpus with ventrodistal spine, propodus with 2 spines on median and distal ventral margin and sparse long setae along margins; dactylus curve, slender, acute distally, nearly half as long as propodus.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Fifth pereopod (Fig. 8D) slender, not compressed, ventral margin of propodus with 1 median spiniform seta and distal margin with two rows of setae, distalmost larger; dactylus acute, curved.</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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Figure 8.
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus melendezensis" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melendezensis">Leptalpheus melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. Holotype male, CL 4.1 mm (EMU-10582); A second pereopod, lateral view B third pereopod, lateral view C fourth pereopod, lateral view D fifth pereopod, lateral view. Scale bar 0.5 mm.
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</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Male second pleopod (Fig. 6E) with slender appendix masculina, with two subterminal and four terminal setae; appendix interna 0.75 length of appendix masculina (Fig. 6F).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Telson (Fig. 6G) widest in proximal third, slightly tapering distally, dorsal surface with two pairs of strong spines inserted in deep pits close to lateral margins, posterior margin rounded, with two pairs of spiniform setae at posterolateral angles, lateral one much shorter than mesial one, posterior margin with 4 plumose setae.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Uropod (Fig. 6H) with lateral lobe of protopod ending in two small lobes; exopod with posterodistal margin straight, deeply incised, with a large spine near mesial margin.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Habitat.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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Sandy beach, associated with burrows of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="N. tabogensis" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="tabogensis">N. tabogensis</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Distribution.</paragraph>
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Known only from
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Meléndez">Melendez</normalizedToken>
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Island,
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Santa
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Reforma, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="133" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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The name of the species is derived from
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Meléndez">Melendez</normalizedToken>
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Island, the type locality.
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="133">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="134" pageId="2" pageNumber="133">
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sp. n. seemed to be related to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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because the general plan of
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea major" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="major">major</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea cheliped" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cheliped">cheliped</taxonomicName>
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of both species is similar; they both have a curved, slender merus, short carpus and ventrally depressed manus, narrowing distally, with sparse ventral tubercles and convex dactylus with a strong proximal tooth. However, a detailed analysis reveals differences between the species. The ischium of the
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in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. melendezensis" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="melendezensis">L. melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. bears a noticeable ventromesial spine, while in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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it is absent; pollex and dactylus of the
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do not gape in the new species but form a wide open gape in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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; the pollex of the
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in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="2" pageNumber="133" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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is ventrally convex and spoon-shaped at distal end, whereas in the new species it is ventrally concave, with a lateral projection along proximal two
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<pageBreakToken pageId="3" pageNumber="134" start="start">thirds</pageBreakToken>
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and acute at its distal end. Other differences are that the carapace of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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has an acute, carinate triangular rostrum and two small orbital crests above the eyes, whereas in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. melendezensis" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" rank="species" species="melendezensis">L. melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. the carapace has a blunt, scarcely projected rostrum without a median carina and without supraocular crests; the tooth on the antennular ventromesial carina is more anteriorly projected in the new species; the propodus of pereopods 3 and 4 of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. melendezensis" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" rank="species" species="melendezensis">L. melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. bears only two ventral spines as opposed to three in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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; and the fifth pereopod has two distal rows of setae instead of four as in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. mexicanus" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" rank="species" species="mexicanus">L. mexicanus</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="135" pageId="3" pageNumber="134">
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus melendezensis" order="Decapoda" pageId="3" pageNumber="134" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melendezensis">Leptalpheus melendezensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is the eighth species assigned to the genus in the eastern Pacific and the fourth recorded from the Pacific coasts of Mexico, and is the
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<pageBreakToken pageId="4" pageNumber="135" start="start">only</pageBreakToken>
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eastern Pacific species of
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Leptalpheus</taxonomicName>
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that presents a
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea major" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="major">major</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Bythograeidae" genus="Caridea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Caridea cheliped" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cheliped">cheliped</taxonomicName>
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without adhesive disks and isquium armed with a ventromesial spine.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="4" pageNumber="135" type="phylogenetic relationships">
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="135">Phylogenetic relationships.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="135">
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The 16S matrix of
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Leptalpheus</taxonomicName>
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molecular data consisted of 688 characters. This relationship had a bootstrap support of 64 (Fig. 9). Also an insertion of five base pairs (TATTT) was identified which was not found in other
|
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Leptalpheus</taxonomicName>
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sequences.
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="4" pageNumber="135">
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="135">
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Figure 9. ML tree for
|
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<taxonomicName class="Malacostraca" family="Alpheidae" genus="Leptalpheus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptalpheus" order="Decapoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Leptalpheus</taxonomicName>
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16S sequences. Numbers in the nodes are 1000 bootstrap iterations result values.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="135">
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The phylogenetic analysis presented here is a partial contribution to establish a phylogeny of the genus due to the almost total absence of genetic information from other species described in previous works, however this approach and morphological analysis provide sufficient information to recognize that
|
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<taxonomicName lsidName="L. melendezensis" pageId="4" pageNumber="135" rank="species" species="melendezensis">L. melendezensis</taxonomicName>
|
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represent a species new to science.
|
||
</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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