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Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson 1860

Description

Macrocoeloma laevigatum (Stimpson, 1860)

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 28/VIII/2004, St. 0 1 (MZUESC #717).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – East coast of the United States, Antilles, and Brazil (from Pará to Alagoas) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand, rock, and algae bottoms. From shallow waters to 30 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. None.

Remarks. The present record extends the southern distributional limit known for M. laevigatum, formerly represented by Alagoas State, Brazil (Coelho 1971; Melo 1996), to Camamu Bay (13° S).

Notes

Published as part of Almeida, Alexandre Oliveira De, Guerrazzi, Maria Cec Lia & Coelho, Petr Ȏ Nio Alves, 2007, Stomatopod and decapod crustaceans from Camamu Bay, state of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 1-45 in Zootaxa 1553 on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.178168

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References

  • Melo, G. A. S. (1996) Manual de identificacao dos Brachyura (caranguejos e siris) do litoral Brasileiro. Editora Pleiade, Sao Paulo, 603 pp.
  • Coelho, P. A. (1971) Nota previa sobre os Majidae do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil (Crustacea, Decapoda). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 54, 137 - 143.