New record of Paralomis spinosissima Birstein &amp; Vinogradov (Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina

NICOLE OLGUÍN; EMILIANO H. OCAMPO; NAHUEL FARIAS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.9

Issue: Vol. 3957 No. 2: 14 May 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-05-14

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.9

Page range: 239–242

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**New record of Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov (Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina**

NICOLE OLGUÍN⁺⁻
EMILIANO H. OCAMPO⁺⁻
NAHUEL FARIAS⁺⁻

Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo, Av. Nazareth 481, Ipiranga 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat. Avenida Arturo Prat Nº 2120, Código Postal 1110939. Casilla de Correos 121, Iquique, Chile

Laboratorio de Invertebrados, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET-UNMDP, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Anomura Lithodidae Paralomis new records taxonomy Mar del Plata Atlantic Ocean Crustacea Argentina

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Abstract

The lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima is previously known only in Sub-Antarctic waters from South Georgia Island to the Drake Passage. Here we recorded a juvenile male obtained off shores of Mar del Plata (~37°S), Argentina. This new occurrence extends the distribution range of the species over 1300 km northwards in the Atlantic Ocean.