Ambidexter swifti Abele, 1972
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6AE0AB57-EB9F-E6DC-A9E2-885BC1D03D66 |
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Ambidexter swifti Abele, 1972 |
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Material examined.
One female (CL 3.9 mm), Meléndez Island, 24°48'6"N, 108°3'21"W, sand, 0.1-0.3 m at neap tide, January 18, 2015: (EMU-10586).
Distribution.
Recorded from San Benito Island, Baja California and the Gulf of California including Bahía Santa María-La Reforma to Paitilla, Panama and Galapagos Islands ( Wicksten and Hendrickx 2003; this study). This species has been found intertidally in sandy substrate ( Abele 1972; Wicksten 1991; this study).
Remarks.
This is the second record of the species from the Gulf of California, and the first record of a specimen found inhabiting together with a callianasid shrimp ( N. tabogensis ).
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