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Type: Article
Published: 2014-11-10
Page range: 591–596
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A second discovery of Diapontonia maranulus Bruce, 1986 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in the Caribbean

Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Crustacea Decapoda Palaemonidae Diapontonia maranulus taxonomy range extension DNA barcode

Abstract

A second discovery of the echinoid associated shrimp species Diapontonia maranulus Bruce, 1986 is recorded from deep water off Curaçao, Leeward Islands of the Dutch Caribbean. The material is compared with the type description and paratypic material as well as with material of closely related species. A mtDNA COI barcode was obtained from the material. The systematic position of the genus is discussed