Synalpheus fritzmuelleri ( Coutière, 1909 )

Synalpheus fritzmuelleri ( Coutière, 1909) View in CoL

Material examined: Rio Grande do Norte—São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago: 3 F, 10 m depth, in an ARS, DZ / UFRGS 7068 View Materials ; 1 F, 0.1 m depth, in coral, DZ / UFRGS 7069 View Materials ; Paraíba—João Pessoa : 1 M, in coral reef, MOUFPE 8898 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, Praia de Cabo Branco , 23.iii.2023, under rocks, DZ / UFRGS 7054 View Materials ; Pernambuco—Fernando de Noronha : 2 M, MOUFPE 8793 View Materials ; Cabo de Santo Agostinho : 1 F, 16.vi.2015, MOUFPE 21857 View Materials ; 2 M, Calhetas , 27.iv.1990, MOUFPE 8877 View Materials ; 2 M, 2 OV, 5 F, Calhetas , 27.iii.1990, MOUFPE 8882 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, 1 F, Calhetas , 03.xii.1990, 7°50′S 34°49′W, 1.0–3.0 m depth, MOUFPE 8888 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 F, Calhetas , 09.viii.1990, MOUFPE 8894 View Materials ; 1 M, Calhetas , 25.v.1990, MOUFPE 8900 View Materials ; 1 OV, Calhetas , MOUFPE 8906 View Materials ; 2 M, Gaibu , MOUFPE 8809 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, 1 F, Gaibu , 17.ix.1989, MOUFPE 8883 View Materials ; 2 M, 1 OV, Praia do Paiva , 13.viii.2015, MOUFPE 21859 View Materials ; 1 M, Praia do Paiva , 05.vii.2007, under rocks, MOUFPE 15457 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, Praia do Paraíso , 28.xi.2019, 8°21′54′′S 34°56′50′′W, under rocks, MOUFPE 21863 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 2 M, Baía de Suape , 05.vi.1998, 8°21′54′′S 34°56′50′′W, MOUFPE 13156 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 OV, Baía de Suape , 09.i.1970, 7°49′S 34°48′W, 1.2 m depth, MOUFPE 8892 View Materials GoogleMaps ; Goiana : 1 OV , Milênio Project St. 03, Rio Carrapicho, 11.ii.2004, MOUFPE 15781 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, Praia de Pontas de Pedra , 07°37′00′′S 34°48′51′′W, 1.0 m depth, associated with Dysidea etheria Laubenfels, 1936 , MOUFPE 21601 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 F, same data as MOUFPE 21601, associated with Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 , MOUFPE 21602 View Materials GoogleMaps ; Ilha de Itamaracá : 1 M, Ilha de Itamaracá, St. 06, 08.i.1989, 7°43′36′′S 34°49′24′′W, 3.7 m depth, MOUFPE 8878 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 M, 1 F, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 91, 1990, 7°35′58′′S 34°48′33′′W, 10.5 m depth, MOUFPE 8879 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 M, 2 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 46, 1990, 7°43′36′′S 34°49′24′′W, 3.7 m depth, MOUFPE 8880 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 2 M, 1 OV, 2 NI, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 92, 03.xii.1990, 7°36′S 34°48′W, 0.15–0.65 m depth, MOUFPE 8886 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 M, 2 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 74, MOUFPE 8889 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 11, MOUFPE 8891 View Materials ; 1 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 41, 09.i.1970, 7°51′S 34°49′W, 3.9 m depth, MOUFPE 8893 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 30, MOUFPE 8895 View Materials ; 1 OV, Ilha de Itamaracá , St. 89, 03.xii.1990, 7°36′08′′S 34°48′33′′W, 0.6 m depth, MOUFPE 8899 View Materials GoogleMaps ; Jaboatão dos Guararapes: 1 M, 1 OV , 1 F, Candeias , 16.ix.1989, MOUFPE 8876 View Materials ; 3 M, 3 OV, 1 F, Piedade , 18.iii.1969, 7°45′36′′S 34°48′00′′W, 1.65 m depth, in coral reef, MOUFPE 8890 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 M, Piedade , 22.xi.1968, MOUFPE 8902 View Materials ; Recife : 1 F, Praia de Boa Viagem, 05.i.2008, DZ / UFRGS 7055 View Materials ; 1 F, Praia de Boa Viagem , 05.i.2008, MOUFPE 21872 View Materials ; Sirinhaém : 1 M, 1 F, Ilha de Santo Aleixo, MOUFPE 13442 View Materials ; 1 M, Ilha de Santo Aleixo , MOUFPE 13515 View Materials ; 4 M, 3 F, Ilha de Santo Aleixo , 05.vi.2015, MOUFPE 21858 View Materials ; Tamandaré : 1 OV , Praia de Carneiros , 06.vi.2019, 8°41′32′′S 35°4′25′′W, 2.0 m depth, under rocks, MOUFPE 21594 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1 M, Praia de Carneiros , iv.1998, MOUFPE 10563 View Materials ; 1 OV, 1 F, Praia de Carneiros , 08.iv.1997, MOUFPE 10566 View Materials ; Sergipe —2 M, 2 F, Plataforma Pdo 2 Posição Face Externa Pé Fora Da Superfície, MOUFPE 15360 View Materials ; 2 M, 4 OV, Plataforma Pcb 4 Face, 01.xi.2000, MOUFPE 15770 View Materials ; 3 M, 1 F, Plataforma Pcm 5 Pós : Face Externa Pé: Terra Superfície, MOUFPE 15771 View Materials ; 5 M, 5 OV, Plataforma Pcb 4 Face Externa Fora Fundo, 01.xi.2000, MOUFPE 15772 View Materials ; 2 M, Plataforma PCM11 View Materials Pós Face Externa Pé : Fora Superfície Externa, MOUFPE 15773 View Materials ; 2 M, 2 OV, 3 F, Plataforma Pd 02 Face Externa Terra Meio, 30.x.2000, MOUFPE 15776 View Materials ; 1 M, 1 OV, Plataforma Pcm 5 Face Externa Pé: Fora Superfície, 30.x.2000, MOUFPE 15780 View Materials ; 1 M, Plataforma Pcb 4 Face Externa Terra Superfície, 01.xi.2000, MOUFPE 15782 View Materials ; Bahia —1 M, BCAM 40 GAR 256 R3 C2 (environmental consultancy activity), xii.2008, MOUFPE 15774 View Materials ; 1 F, Bioincrustação P15S R2 C2 (environmental consultancy activity), xii.2008, MOUFPE 15775 View Materials ; 1 F, Bioincrustação P25S R1 C2 (environmental consultancy activity), xii.2008, MOUFPE 15777 View Materials ; 1 OV, Bioincrustação P45S R3 C2 (environmental consultancy activity), xii.2008, MOUFPE 15778 View Materials ; 1 OV, Bioincrustação P210S R3 CR (environmental consultancy activity), MOUFPE 15779 View Materials .

Description: Coutière (1909), Williams (1984), and Anker et al. (2012).

Distribution: USA ( North Carolina to Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Belize, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Aruba, Venezuela, Saint Martin, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil (Abrolhos, Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, Trindade & Martin Vaz Archipelago, and from Ceará to Santa Catarina), Santa Helena and Ascension Islands ( Anker et al. 2012 and references therein; 2016; Santos et al. 2012 and references therein; Soledade et al. 2015; this study).

Ecology: Under rocks, in clusters of coralline algae, among roots in mangroves, in reefs of Phragmatopoma sp. , and in association with cnidarians, bryozoans, and sponges (e.g. Amphimedon sp. , Aplysina sp. , Dysidea sp. , Ircinia sp. ); in heterosexual pairs; shallow waters to 51 m ( Williams 1984; Frick et al. 2003; Anker et al. 2012; Cházaro-Olvera & Vázquez-López 2014; Almeida et al. 2015; this study). Also on gas platforms in the Colombian Caribbean region and on mussel farming lines in Santa Catarina ( Macedo et al. 2012; Gracia et al. 2013). Part of the material examined was collected in coral and under rocks. Herein, we provide the first record of the species in the sponge Dysidea etheria .

Remarks: Synalpheus fritzmuelleri is one of the most common species of Synalpheus in the western Atlantic, with multiples records along the Brazilian coast (e.g., Christoffersen 1979, 1998; Anker et al. 2012; Santos et al. 2012; Soledade et al. 2015). Synalpheus fritzmuelleri is a possible species complex ( Anker et al. 2012). A comprehensive study must be conducted to clarify the taxonomic status of the species, including the status of its three junior synonyms, originally described as varieties: S. f. caribaea Verrill, 1922, from Dominica Island; S. f. carolinensis Verrill, 1922, from North Carolina, USA; and S. f. elongatus Coutière, 1909, from Florida, USA ( Coutière, 1909; Verrill 1922; Anker et al. 2012).