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Achelous spinicarpus

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Description

Achelous spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)

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Material examined. Petro-UFS—467 (9 M, 7 F, 5 NS); size range: 6.20 ≤ CW ≤ 39.11 mm; average: CW = 25.44 ± 8.40 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00023. Penaeid—32 (20 M, 11 F, 1 OF); size range: 14.27 ≤ CW ≤ 26.67 mm; average: CW = 20.47 ± 2.62 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00247.

Stations. Petro-UFS—3, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; Penaeid—3, 4, 6, 8, and 9.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (North and South Carolina, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico), Antilles, north of South America, and Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996, as P. spinicarpus).

Ecological notes. From shallow waters to 550 m. Found on sand, gravel, broken shells, coral, and mud bottoms (Melo 1996; Coelho et al. 2008).

Remarks. Previously recorded as Portunus spinicarpus and Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Coelho 1967 /1969; Coelho & Ramos-Porto 1992; Barreto et al. 1993; Melo 1996; Coelho et al. 2008).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho et al. (1983).

Notes

Published as part of Mendonça, Luana M. C., Guimarães, Carmen R. P., Santos, Rafael C., Alves, Douglas F. R., Barros-Alves, Samara P., Silva, Sonja L. R. & Hirose, Gustavo L., 2019, Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, pp. 301-344 in Zootaxa 4712 (3) on pages 321-322, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586316

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F07687C5FF8BD26CFF50F8BBFCB78DB9

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.3.1 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Family
Portunidae
Genus
Achelous
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Stimpson
Species
spinicarpus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Achelous spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871) sec. Mendonça, Guimarães, Santos, Alves, Barros-Alves, Silva & Hirose, 2019

References

  • Stimpson, W. (1871) Notes on North American Crustacea in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. III. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York, 10, 92 - 136. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1749 - 6632.1874. tb 00028. x
  • Melo, G. A. S. (1996) Manual de identificacao dos Brachyura (caranguejos e siris) do litoral brasileiro. Editora Pleiade, Sao Paulo, 603 pp.
  • Coelho, P. A., Almeida, A. O. & Bezerra, L. E. A. (2008) Checklist of the marine and estuarine Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) of northern and northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1956 (1), 1 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1956.1.1
  • Coelho, P. A. (1967 / 1969) A distribuicao dos crustaceos decapodos reptantes do Norte do Brasil. Trabalhos Oceanograficos da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 9 (11), 223 - 238. https: // doi. org / 10.5914 / tropocean. v 9 i 1.2535
  • Coelho, P. A. & Ramos-Porto, M. (1992) Sinopse dos crustaceos decapodos brasileiros (Portunidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 9 (3 / 4), 291 - 298. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 0101 - 81751992000200016
  • Barreto, A. V., Coelho, P. A. & Ramos-Porto, M. (1993) Distribuicao geografica dos Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) coletados na plataforma continental do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10 (4), 641 - 656. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 010181751993000400010
  • Coelho, P. A., Ramos-Porto, M. & Calado, T. C. S. (1983) Litoral de Alagoas e Sergipe: Decapoda. Anais da Sociedade Nordestina de Zoologia, 1 (1), 133 - 155.