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Issue: Vol. 3784 No. 4: 31 Mar. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.4.7
Page range: 484–492
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species and first record of the genus Shoemakerella Pirlot, 1936 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassidae) from Brazil

Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda (UniFOA), Curso de Ciências Biológicas. Av. Paulo Erlei Alves Abrantes, 1.325, Prédio 1, Três Poços, Volta Redonda, RJ, CEP 27240-560, Brasil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos (LABIMAR). Rua Barão de Geremoabo, 147, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP 40170-290, Brasil.
Marine Invertebrates, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia.
taxonomy Biodiversity Lysianassoidea Shoemakerella subchelata sp. nov. Southwestern Atlantic Brazil.

Abstract

A new species of the genus Shoemakerella Pirlot, 1936 is described for the Southeastern Brazilian continental shelf. The new species is easily recognized from the others in the genus mainly by the shape of the gnathopod 2. This is the first species of Shoemakerella from Brazilian waters.