New records confirming the occurrence of the ghost shrimps Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1970) and B. fragilis (Biffar, 1971) (Decapoda, Callianassidae) in Brazil and the southwestern Atlantic

Authors

  • Mônica Lúcia Botter-Carvalho Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Biologia
  • Paulo Vladmir Van Den Berg da Costa Carvalho Petrobras
  • Paulo Jorge Parreira dos Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Callianassidae, Biffarius, new records, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean

Abstract

Previous records of the callianassid ghost shrimps Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1971) and Biffarius fragilis (Biffar, 1970) from Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, were considered as doubtful, because their original record (Carvalho et al. 1997) in a conference abstract cannot be considered as a valid publication. The original material examined by Carvalho et al. (1997) combined with the more recently collected material of B. biformis and B. fragilis, confirm the presence of these two species in Brazil and the southwestern Atlantic. Taxonomic and ecological remarks, as well as illustrations, are provided for both species.
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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

Botter-Carvalho, M. L., Carvalho, P. V. V. D. B. da C., & Santos, P. J. P. dos. (2012). New records confirming the occurrence of the ghost shrimps Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1970) and B. fragilis (Biffar, 1971) (Decapoda, Callianassidae) in Brazil and the southwestern Atlantic. Biota Neotropica, 12(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1015

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2012): v12n3

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