title: New record of the genus Peramphithoe Conlan & Bousfield, 1982 (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) from Brazilian coast, with description of a new species.
abstract: A new species Peramphithoe conlanae sp. nov. is described from Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia, Northeast Brazil. The new species is characterized by the morphology of male gnathopod 1 coxa with anteroventral corner acute, palm transverse bearing a robust seta on the palmar corner and dactylus 2 × palm length, gnathopod 2 with propodus oval, palm extremely acute, concave and lacking processes or robust setae, pereopods 5 and 6 with merus and carpus inflated. This paper increases the number of described species in the genus to 22. It is the first record of the genus Peramphithoe from Brazilian waters.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Carcinologia, Museu de Oceanografia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife-PE; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jesser F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Souza-Filho
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Carcinologia, Museu de Oceanografia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Av. Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife-PE; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Elkênita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guedes-Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Faculdade de Formação de Professores (FFP), Departamento de Ciências (DCIEN). Rua Francisco Portela, 1470, Departamento de Ciências, São Gonçalo, RJ-Brasil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: André R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Senna
mesh_terms: D033304:Amphipoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size