Ancylomenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)

Anker, Sammy De Grave and Arthur, 2017, An annotated checklist of marine caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the Caribbean coast of Panama, Nauplius (e 2017015) 25, pp. 1-40 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666709
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887A4-FF82-FF8C-2BFC-FD122FA60FDF
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ancylomenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)
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Ancylomenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958) View in CoL

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 4 spec., Isla San Cristobal, eastern side, Laguna Porras , 09°16.514’N 082°14.833’W, on sea anemone Lebrunia neglecta (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860) , 7 m, leg. S. De Grave, 02.08.2005, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2005-10-048; 2 spec., Isla Solarte , Hospital Point, 09°20.016’N 082°13.133’W, 15 m, leg. S. De Grave, 08.08.2005, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2005-10-047; 2 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2005-10-050; 2 spec., Bahía Almirante , off Isla Colón , 3 m, leg. S. De Grave, 06.08.2005, OUMNH. ZC .2005-10-049.

Remarks. Widely distributed in the western Atlantic, from North Carolina southwards to Espírito Santo, Brazil ( Vieira et al., 2012); usually associated with sea anemones between 1 and 40 m; well known as fish cleaner. The present specimens constitute the first record of A. pedersoni for Panama.