A new species of Cyphocarididae (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea) from off the northeastern Brazilian coast.
This paper describes a species of the genus Cyphocaris Boeck, 1871, the first record of the family Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stoddart, 1997 from Brazil. Two specimens, both females, were found in the stomach contents of a tuna caught in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago. The new species is characterized by coxae 4 and 5 both large, coxa 4 partially overlapping coxae 2-3; coxa of pereopod 5 with ventral laminar projection and well-developed anteroventral lobe, broadly rounded and apically folded backwards, basis with anterior margin broadly rounded and posterior margin with large subacute naked projection (or spur); uropod 3, outer ramus paddle-shaped; and telson elongate and deeply cleft, with a nail.
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos: Crustacea, Cnidaria & Fauna Associada (LABIMAR). Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP 40170-290, Brasil.; Email: rayanesorrentino@gmail.com.
Rayane
R
Sorrentino
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos: Crustacea, Cnidaria & Fauna Associada (LABIMAR). Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP 40170-290, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
Jessika
J
Alves
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos: Crustacea, Cnidaria & Fauna Associada (LABIMAR). Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP 40170-290, Brasil.; Email: unknown.
Rodrigo
R
Johnsson
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Faculdade de Formação de Professores (FFP), Departamento de Ciências (DCIEN). Rua Dr. Francisco Portela, 1470, Patronato, São Gonçalo, RJ, CEP 24435-005, Brasil; Email: unknown.
André R
AR
Senna
D033304:Amphipoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity