Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778)

Santana, Laira Lianos Michelle Mollemberg Laurindo André Rodrigues Michelle Pinheiro Vetorelli William, 2018, Checklist of the species of Macrobrachium Spence Bate, 1868 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from the lower Parnaíba River basin, Piauí, Brazil, Nauplius (e 2018017) 26, pp. 1-8 : 6-7

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2018017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666781

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D05BFC04-8A67-FFC8-FC16-FDB7A173FDAB

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scientific name

Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778)
status

 

Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778) View in CoL

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Material examined. Brazil, Piauí: Prata Lagoon , 18.xi.2014, 500 specimens [ CZDP ( F2 ) 0049]. Idem, 18.xi.2014, 1 male, 4 females ( LSZ 027 ) .

Distribution. In Brazil, this species has been recorded in the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina) ( Melo, 2003; Pileggi et al., 2013; present work).

Remarks. This is the first record of M. jelskii in the Parnaíba River basin. M. jelskii is commonly found in sympatry with M. amazonicum . Here we found both species in Prata Lagoon, though M. jelskii was more abundant than M. amazonicum (cf. material examined). Also, see remarks section regarding M. amazonicum for characters to differentiate between these species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

InfraOrder

Caridea

Family

Palaemonidae

Genus

Macrobrachium

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