title: Porcelain crabs from Brazil (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Porcellanidae).
abstract: Twenty species of porcelain crabs are reported on the basis of material collected from Brazilian coasts. Considering the lack of systematic studies comprehending the Brazilian porcellanids, the present work presents a review of the regional species based on the current taxonomic information. New records, information about variation between specimens and a taxonomic discussion are given for porcellanid crabs from Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo.; Email: lucianeaaf@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Luciane Augusto De Azevedo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Laboratório de Carcinologia, Av. Nazareth, 481, CEP 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Email: gasmelo@usp.br.
authors.forename: Gustavo Augusto Schmidt
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: De Melo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity