First record of family Eiconaxiidae Sakai & Ohta, 2005 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) in Brazil, with redescription of Eiconaxius carinatus (Bouvier 1925)

Authors

  • Marilena Ramos-Porto Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aqüicultura
  • Petrônio Alves Coelho Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Oceanografia
  • Kátia Cristina de Araújo Silva Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Instituto Sócio-Ambiental e dos Recursos Hídricos
  • Girlene Fábia Segundo Viana Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada
  • Israel Hidenburgo Aniceto Cintra Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Instituto Sócio-Ambiental e dos Recursos Hídricos

Keywords:

Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Eiconaxiidae, Eiconaxius carinatus, first record, Brazil

Abstract

Eiconaxius carinatus (Bouvier 1925) is characterized, mostly, by smooth rostral lateral carinae, merus of major chela with smooth dorsal carina, palm of major chela with dorsal carina evident and length of fingers of minor chela less than the palm length. One specimen was collected off the state of Maranhão (00º 08' N and 44º32'W) in a depth of 247 m; this species was known previously from Florida and West Indies (Saint Croix and Saint Vincent), in depths between 161 and 339 m. This record is the first record of this family for Brazil.
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Published

2008-09-01

How to Cite

Ramos-Porto, M., Coelho, P. A., Silva, K. C. de A., Viana, G. F. S., & Cintra, I. H. A. (2008). First record of family Eiconaxiidae Sakai & Ohta, 2005 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) in Brazil, with redescription of Eiconaxius carinatus (Bouvier 1925). Biota Neotropica, 8(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/419

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2008): v8n3

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