Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881

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 : 7

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
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scientific name	Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881
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Previous records. (?) Birkeland et al., 1976: 136 [Galeta reef]; (?) Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point]; (?) Knowlton and Mills, 1992: 2 [Caribbean Panama]; (?) Knowlton et al., 1993: 1630 [Caribbean Panama, as A. paracrinitus sp. a and b]; (?) Knowlton and Weigt, 1998: 2258 [Caribbean Panama, as A. paracrinitus sp. a and b]; (?) Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama, as A. paracrinitus “no spot A”, “no spot B” and “spot”].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Colón , Boca del Drago, 09°24.924’N 082°19.834’W, sea grass bed, leg. S. De Grave, 04.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-107; 3 spec., same location, in rubble among sea grass, leg. S. De Grave, 10.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-118; 1 spec., Isla Colón , Boca del Drago, 09°24.764’N 082°19.868’W, under rocks, 0.5–1 m, leg. A. Anker, 04.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-105; 1 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-106.

Remarks. Alpheus paracrinitus is an unresolved pantropical species complex, with at least two taxa present along the Caribbean coast of Panama, substantiated by differences in their colour patterns as well as molecular data ( Williams et al., 2001).