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First record of family Bathypalaemonellidae (Caridea: Decapoda) on Brazilian deep-sea coral reefs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2010

Irene Azevedo Cardoso
Irene Azevedo Cardoso*
Affiliation:
Setor de Carcinologia, Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: I.A. Cardoso, Setor de Carcinologia, Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Brazil email: irenecardoso@mn.ufrj.br
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Abstract

The rare deep-sea family Bathypalaemonellidae is known from a small number of specimens and includes two genera. The deep-sea coral reefs are important habitats that aggregate the fauna, acting as feeding and reproduction sites for many species. Bathypalaemonella texana was previously recorded only from the type locality (Gulf of Mexico). This is the second global record of this species and the first record of this rare species in the south-western Atlantic (Brazil). It was collected in a deep-sea coral reef habitat.

Keywords

Bathypalemonella texanaCarideadeep seacoral reefsnew recordBrazil
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e108
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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