Synalpheus belizensis Anker & Toth 2008
Description
Synalpheus belizensis Anker & Tóth, 2008
Material examined. Barbados: 1 non-ovigerous individual, 1 ovigerous female (VIMS 08BR 5701–2), Brandon’s Beach, host unknown. 3 non-ovigerous individuals (VIMS 08BR4101–2, 08BR4301), Brandon’s Beach, from Xestospongia proxima. 3 non-ovigerous individuals, 1 ovigerous female (VIMS 08BR5801–2, 08BR5901), Breach Reef, from X. proxima. 5 non-ovigerous individuals, 3 ovigerous females (VIMS 08BR7003–4, 08BR7301, 08BR7401–2, 08BR7601–2, 08BR6901–2), Cement Factory, from Xestospongia proxima. 1 non-ovigerous individual (VIMS 08BR107), Pamir, from Hyrtios cf. proteus. 1 non-ovigerous individual (VIMS 08BR9501), Thun- der Bay, from X. proxima. Largest ovigerous female, CL 4.37 mm, largest non-ovigerous individual, CL 4.72 mm.
Color. Ovigerous females had yellowish-green ovaries and embryos.
Hosts and ecology. Synalpheus belizensis was most common in wider canals of Xestospongia proxima, which it often shared with the closely related, but much smaller and social S. microneptunus n. sp. (see below).
Distribution. Belize (Anker & Tóth, 2008); Jamaica (Macdonald et al. 2009) Curaçao (Hultgren et al. 2010); Barbados (this study).
Remarks. Synalpheus belizensis can be distinguished from the closely related S. microneptunus n. sp. by the larger body size of S. belizensis (3.03 – 4.72 mm CL vs. 2.16–2.73 mm CL for S. microneptunus n. sp.) and the number of segments in the carpus of the second pereopod (5 in S. belizensis, 4 in S. microneptunus n. sp.). Some individuals of S. belizensis were infested with branchial bopyrid isopods.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.208079 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFDCFFE0FFFFFFC43304FF82CC22FFCD (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03E58798FFFBFFC03393FC2CCFEBF9E7 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119398519 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/47458/taxon/03E58798FFFBFFC03393FC2CCFEBF9E7.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Alpheidae
- Genus
- Synalpheus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Decapoda
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Anker & Toth
- Species
- belizensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Synalpheus belizensis Anker, 2008 sec. Hultgren, Iii & Duffy, 2011
References
- Anker, A. & Toth, E. (2008) A preliminary revision of the Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutiere, 1909 species complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae). Zootaxa, 1915, 1 - 28.
- Macdonald, K. S., Hultgren, K. M. & Duffy, J. E. (2009) The sponge-dwelling snapping shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae, Synalpheus) of Discovery Bay, Jamaica, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 2199, 1 - 57.