Processa fimbriata Manning & Chace, 1971

Mariño, Joany, Mendoza, María Daniela & López-Sánchez, Beatriz, 2018, Composition and abundance of decapod crustaceans in mixed seagrass meadows in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2018004) 108, pp. 1-10 : 10

Processa fimbriata Manning & Chace, 1971

Diagnosis.Antennal spine present. Stylocerite with lateral spinule. Second pereiopods asymmetrical.Right second pereiopod with 14-16 meral and 31-40 carpal articles, left second pereiopod with 4-6 meral and 15-18 carpal articles. Carpus of fifth pereiopod shorter than propodus. Fifth abdominal somite with posterolateral spine (MANNING & CHACE, 1971).

Material examined. CCDGR.– 1 ovig. ♀; 2♀ .

Measurements. CL: ovig. ♀ 10.89 mm; ♀ 3.19–4.18 mm.

Habitat. Shallow waters up to 37 m depth; on broken shells, corals, and sponges (MANNING & CHACE, 1971). Now on seagrass beds.

General distribution. Western Atlantic. From North Carolina, USA, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (MANNING & CHACE, 1971). Including the Bahamas, Puerto Rico (MANNING & CHACE, 1971), the Gulf of Mexico (CHACE, 1972), Cuba (MARTÍNEZ-IGLESIAS et al., 1996) and Tobago (CHACE, 1972).

Distribution in Venezuela.Cubagua Island (HERNÁNDEZ-ÁVILA et al., 2007), Los Roques National Park (B. LÓpez-Sánchez, unpubl. data). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula, FalcÓn state.