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Published: 2008-08-27
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Description of two new species of Ischyroceridae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the coast of Southeastern Brazil

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, CCBS, Rua da Consolação 896, CEP 01302-907, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, CCBS, Rua da Consolação 896, CEP 01302-907, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto Oceanográfico, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Crustacea Cerapus jonsoni sp. nov. Notopoma fluminense sp. nov. Amphipoda Ischyroceridae taxonomy

Abstract

Taxonomic descriptions and figures are provided for 2 new species of Ischyroceridae (Cerapus jonsoni sp. nov. and Notopoma fluminense sp. nov.) from samples of Southwestern Atlantic, between the latitudes 22° and 24° S. Cerapus jonsoni sp. nov. is easily distinguished from others species of the genera recorded in Atlantic Ocean by dacyli of pereopods 6 and 7 with 1 accessory spine. Notopoma fluminense sp. nov. is characterized by 5 setal teeth on outer plate of maxilla 1, only 1 accessory spine on pereopod 7 dactylus and pleopod 3 absent.

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