Description and identification of the morphology of the first larval stage of the shrimps of the genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Caridea, Alpheidae) of the coast of the State of São Paulo

• Grant number: 18/00739-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): May 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): April 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Morphology of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Rogério Caetano da Costa
• Grantee: Rafael de Carvalho Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências (FC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/13685-5 - Integrative analysis of the Brazilian fauna of decapod crustaceans: taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, spermiotaxonomy, morphology of post-embryonic development, ecology and conservation, AP.BTA.TEM

Abstract

The genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 is the second most abundant genus, taxonomically and ecologically diverse belonging to the family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815. It currently contains approximately 150 species described, of which about 60 occur in the Atlantic Ocean. In Brazil, there is the record of 26 species of this genus, of which three present an uncertain record due to innacuracies regarding to taxonomic classification, a problem that, historically, is reported for others species of the genus. Nowadays, the number of new species being described for shrimps of the family Alpheidae has increased due to new techniques used in the Decapoda systematics, generating numerous taxonomic reorganizations. Due to the inaccuracies previous reported regarding to the taxonomy of the genus Synalpheus, it is possible to state that there is a lack of relevant information to establish a solid relationship between the aspects of its biology, morphology and ecology. In order to overcome these inaccuracies, the application of larval description studies help to complement the knowledge about a taxon, elucidating its role in the life history strategies, population dynamics, and in phylogenetic and systematic studies. The genus Synalpheus currently has 15 species with at least its first larval stage described. However, for the Brazilian coast, there is no record of studies with larvae of this genus. In this way, a detailed description of these larvae contribute with information on the biology, taxonomy and systematics of the group, as well as assistance in the construction of indetification keys. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MORAES, ISABELA R. R.; BERGAMASCO, GIOVANNA R.; SANTOS, RAFAEL C.; ANTUNES, MARIANA; SOLEDADE, GUIDOMAR O.; COSTA, ROGERIO C.; CASTILHO, ANTONIO L.. New record of the sponge-dwelling shrimp Typton distinctus Chace, 1972 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 4763, n. 3, p. 444-446, APR 14 2020. (18/00739-0)

ANTOS, RAFAEL DE CARVALHO S.; PANTALEAO, JOAO ALBERTO FARINELLI; TELES, JENIFFER NATALIA; FRANCA, NIELSON FELIX CAETANO; DA COSTA, JAQUELINE ROBERTA PEREIRA; CABRAL, HAMILTON; PARDO, LUIS MIGUEL; MANTELATTO, FERNANDO LUIS. The Influence of Natural Barriers on the Amphidromous Shrimp Potimirim brasiliana (Caridea, Atyidae) from Two Rivers in Southeastern Brazil. BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN, v. 242, n. 1, p. 13-pg., 2022-02-01. (18/13685-5, 18/00739-0)

BOCHINI, GABRIEL L.; SANTOS, RAFAEL C.; ZARA, FERNANDO J.; COSTA, ROGERIO C.; MANTELATTO, FERNANDO L.. The first zoeal stage of the deep-sea crab Tetraxanthus rathbunae (Brachyura: Pseudorhombilidae): a morphological description. Zootaxa, v. 5174, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2022-08-08. (10/50188-8, 18/13685-5, 18/00739-0)

SANTOS, RAFAEL C.; PESCINELLI, REGIS A.; COSTA, ROGERIO C.. Description of the first zoeal stage of Synalpheus apioceros Coutiere, 1909 (Caridea: Alpheidae), including a comparative analysis with larval morphology from the genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888. Zootaxa, v. 4838, n. 1, p. 71-82, AUG 25 2020. (18/00739-0, 18/13685-5)

JENIFFER NATALIA TELES; NIELSON FELIX CAETANO FRANÇA; JOÃO ALBERTO FARINELLI PANTALEÃO; RAFAEL CARVALHO SANTOS; LUIS MIGUEL PARDO; FERNANDO LUIS MANTELATTO. Assinatura isotópica do camarão carídeo Potimirim brasiliana Villalobos, 1960 em diferentes pontos de uma área preservada no sudeste do Brasil. Acta Limnol. Bras., v. 35, 2023-07-21. (18/13685-5, 18/00739-0)

SANTOS, RAFAEL DE CARVALHO; RODRIGUES ALVES, DOUGLAS FERNANDES; CARVALHO-BATISTA, ABNER. Shrimps of genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 (Caridea: Lysmatidae) from Queimada Grande Island region, southeastern Brazil. Nauplius, v. 29, JUL 21 2021. (18/00739-0)

SANTOS, RAFAEL DE CARVALHO; PERROCA, JULIA FERNANDES; COSTA, ROGERIO CAETANO; HIROSE, GUSTAVO LUIS. Population dynamics of Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Perez-Farfante, 1967) and Litopenaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936) (Decapoda: Penaeidae) and evidence of habitat partitioning in the northeast of Brazil. REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE, v. 35, MAR 2020. (18/00739-0)

ALMEIDA, ANDREA SANTOS E.; RODRIGUES ALVES, DOUGLAS FERNANDES; BARROS-ALVES, SAMARA DE PAIVA; PESCINELLI, REGIS AUGUSTO; SANTOS, RAFAEL DE CARVALHO; DA COSTA, ROGERIO CAETANO. Morphology of the early larval stages of Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2010 (Caridea: Lysmatidae): an invasive shrimp in the Western Atlantic. Zootaxa, v. 4903, n. 1, p. 71-88, JAN 6 2021. (18/13685-5, 18/00739-0, 17/26792-1)

BARROSO, DANILLO; ALVES, DOUGLAS FERNANDES R.; SANTOS, RAFAEL C.; HIROSE, GUSTAVO L.. hemical and visual recognition in the association between the shrimps Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007 (Caridea, Alpheidae), and Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984 (Caridea, Alpheidae), and the fish Gobionellus stomatus Starks, 1913 (Perciformes, Gobiidae. SYMBIOSIS, v. 85, n. 3, SEP 2021. (18/00739-0)

Academic Publications

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SANTOS, Rafael de Carvalho. Morphologic description of the first larval stage of the shrimps from genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 (Caridea, Alpheidae) from the São Paulo state coast, including a review of the larval morphology of Synalpheus. 2022. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Botucatu Botucatu.