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Alien shrimps in evidence: new records of the genus Athanas Leach, 1814 on the coast of So Paulo, southern Brazil (Caridea: Alpheidae)

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Author(s):
Almeida, Alexandre O. [1] ; Simoes, Sabrina M. [2, 3] ; Costa, Rogerio C. [2, 3] ; Mantelatto, Fernando L. [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, AC Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Ciencias Biol, LABCAM Lab Biol Camaroes Marinhos & Agua Doce, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, LBSC, Programa Posgrad Biol Comparada, Dept Biol, FFCLRP, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH; v. 66, n. 4, p. 557-565, 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

The occurrence of two alien alpheid shrimps of the genus Athanas Leach, 1814 [in Leach 1813-1814], the Indo-West Pacific A. dimorphus Ortmann, 1894 and the Eastern Atlantic A. nitescens (Leach, 1813 [in Leach 1813-1814]), on the coast of the state of So Paulo, Brazil, is reported. The presence of A. dimorphus extends the range of this species in the western Atlantic farther to the south in Brazil, whereas A. nitescens is reported for the first time in the western Atlantic, representing the second alien alpheid species on this side of the Atlantic and the twenty-first decapod crustacean introduced in Brazil. We provide morphological accounts of the material examined and illustrate the most important diagnostic characters of both species. An overview of the possible mechanisms of their introduction on the coast of So Paulo is also provided. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/54931-0 - Improvement and management of biological specimen collections at the Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
Grantee:Carlos Alberto Garofalo
Support Opportunities: Research Infrastructure Program - Biological specimen collections
FAPESP's process: 10/50188-8 - Decapod crustaceans: multi-disciplinary characterization of the sea biodiversity of the State of São Paulo (taxonomy, spermiotaxonomy, molecular biology and population dynamics)
Grantee:Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants