Lysmata intermedia (Kingsley, 1878)

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 : 24

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666699
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887A4-FF8D-FF83-296E-F94D2F330EF5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Lysmata intermedia (Kingsley, 1878)
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Previous records. (?) Birkeland et al., 1976: 137 [Galeta reef]; (?) Cubit and Williams, 1983: 25 [Galeta Point]; (?) Abele and Kim, 1989: 19 [Gatun Locks]; (?) Baeza, 2008: 182 [ Isla Colón, Bocas del Toro]; (?) Baeza et al., 2009: 417 [Bocas del Toro]; (?) Baeza, 2010: 257 [Bocas del Toro]; (?) Fiedler et al., 2010: 3 [Bocas del Toro].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 3 spec., Isla Bastimentos , off Salt Creek, coral rubble on sea grass flat, 1–1.2 m, leg. A. Anker, 31.03.2008, OUMNH. ZC .2012-01-007; 2 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC .2012-01-008.

Remarks. Although the exact distribution of L. intermedia is unclear due to confusion with the recently described Lysmata jundalini Rhyne, Calado and dos Santos, 2012 (see below), the species seems to be relatively widespread in the western Atlantic, from Florida to Brazil ( Pachelle et al., 2016); typically on rocky and rubble-algal bottoms, 0– 22 m. The herein examined specimens were assigned to L. intermedia on the basis of their colour pattern and some morphological characteristics listed in Rhyne et al. (2012), although the distinction between preserved L. intermedia and L. jundalini specimens is extremely difficult as most diagnostic characters overlap and are ambiguous. All previous records of L. intermedia from Panama cannot be confirmed at this stage as they could refer to either species.