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Macrobrachium jelskii

Description

Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778)

(Fig. 5A–D)

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.

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 1-8 in Nauplius (e 2018017) (e 2018017) 26 on pages 6-7, DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2018017, http://zenodo.org/record/14666387

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CZDP
Material sample ID
F2, LSZ 027
Event date
2014-11-18
Verbatim event date
2014-11-18
Scientific name authorship
Miers
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Decapoda
Family
Palaemonidae
Genus
Macrobrachium
Species
jelskii
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778) sec. Santana, 2018

References

  • Melo, G. A. S. 2003. Familias Atyidae, Palaemonidae e Sergestidae. p. 289 - 415. In: G. A. S. Melo (ed), Manual de identificacao dos Crustacea Decapoda de agua doce do Brasil. Sao Paulo, Edicoes Loyola.
  • Pileggi, L. G.; Magalhaes, C.; Bond-Buckup, G. and Mantelatto, F. L. 2013. New records and extension of the known distribution of some freshwater shrimps in Brazil. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 84: 563 - 574.