Hippolyte zostericola (S. I. Smith, 1873)

Hippolyte zostericola View in CoL (Smith, 1873)

Previous records. Heck, 1977: 338 [around Galeta

Island]; Heck, 1979: 199 [Caribbean Panama].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. Many spec., Isla Colón, off STRI pier, 09°14.983’N 082°08.239’W, in sea grass bed, 1 m, leg. S. LeCroy, 02.08.2005, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-065;many spec.,same location, leg. S. De Grave, 01.08.2005, OUMNH.ZC.2005- 10-067; many spec., same location, leg. S. De Grave, 07.08.2005, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-062; 5 spec., Isla Colón, Boca del Drago, NE of Lime Point, 09°24.954’N 082°19.757’W, in red algae, 1 m, leg. S. De Grave, 09.08.20005, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-068; 3 spec., Isla Colón, Big Bight entrance, in sea grass bed ( Thalassia sp. ) adjacent to red mangroves, 1 m, leg. S. LeCroy, 06.08.2005, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-064; 3 spec., same collection data, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-063; 1 spec., Isla San Cristobal, Boca Torito, in red algae on mangrove prop roots, 0.2 m, leg. S. LeCroy, 09.08.2005, OUMNH.2005-10-066; 1 spec., same location, in Halimeda clumps in Thalassia bed next to red mangrove stand, mud bottom, 0.5 m, leg. S. LeCroy, 09.08.2005, OUMNH.ZC.2005-10-095.

Remarks. Widespread in the western Atlantic, ranging from Bermuda and Massachusetts southwards to Ceara, Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico ( Felder et al., 2009); Wicksten’s (1989) record from the Pacific coast of Colombia is highly doubtful; typically associated with sea grass and algae, 0– 5 m.