Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909

Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909 View in CoL

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Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909: 27 View in CoL , fig. 9.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 6 ind ( 2 ♀ ov), CCDB 3412 View Materials , Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, coll. F. Mantelatto & A. Fransozo, 23.i.2003 ; 2 ind (1 ♀ov), CCDB 3509, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , ix.2008; 7 ind (4 ♀ov), CCDB 3422, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , coll. F. Mantelatto et al., 22.ii.2011; 1 ind, CCDB 3415 View Materials , Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba , Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , coll. I. Leone & T. Magalhães, 03.iv.2011 ; 9 ind (2 ♀ov), CCDB 3835, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , coll. M. Terossi et al., 25.i.2012; 8 ind (3 ♀ov), CCDB 4864, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , 16.x.2012; 2 ind, CCDB 5269 View Materials , Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, coll. M. Negri et al., 11.ix.2013 ; 4 ind (2 ♀ov), CCDB 3808, São Vicente, estuary, coll. A. Castilho et al., 23.x.2011.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA ( Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Suriname, Brazil (seamounts of North Brazilian Chain, Amapá to Santa Catarina) ( Chace 1972; Lemaitre 1984; Christoffersen 1998; Coelho Filho 2006; Anker et al. 2012).

Previous records. Ubatuba ( Duarte & Nalesso 1996; Morgado & Tanaka 2001); São Sebastião ( Nalesso et al. 1995; Morgado & Tanaka 2001; Amaral et al. 2010).

Remarks. According to Anker et al. (2012), S. apioceros is probably part of a species complex, including three forms described by Coutière (1909). GenBank accession number: CCDB 3422—16S ( KU312988 View Materials ), COI ( KU313013 View Materials ).