First record of Palicus gracilis (Smith, 1883) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Palicidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic
de Almeida Alves-Júnior, F.; Filho, J.E.M.; Christoffersen, M.L. (2023). First record of Palicus gracilis (Smith, 1883) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Palicidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic. Thalassas 39(1): 93-97. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00528-7
In: Thalassas. Universidad de Vigo: Vigo. ISSN 0212-5919; e-ISSN 2366-1674, more
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Palicus gracilis (Smith, 1883) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- de Almeida Alves-Júnior, F.
- Filho, J.E.M.
- Christoffersen, M.L.
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| Abstract |
In this paper, we report the palicid crab, Palicus gracilis (Smith 1883), from the southwestern Atlantic (in Brazilian waters) for the first time. The ovigerous female specimen was collected on May 8, 2011, by a bottom trawl along the continental slope in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, on board of the R/V Seward Johnson, using a semi-balloon otter trawl net with 50 mm mesh size and 18 m of mouth opening. This report extends the known geographic distribution of the species about 4.000 km southwards (previous southernmost record: Curaçao) and increases the number of species of Palicidae in Brazil to eight. |
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