Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910

Synalpheus townsendi scaphoceris Coutière, 1910: 486, fig. 2.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 4859, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, coll. F. Mantelatto et al., x.2012 ; 3 ind, CCDB 6299, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, coll. A. Castilho, x.2015 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Bermuda, USA (Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Brazil (Paraíba, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) (Chace 1956, as Synalpheus townsendi scaphoceris; Christoffersen 1979; Dardeau 1986; Anker et al. 2012).

Previous records. no material provided (Christoffersen 1998).

Remarks. Christoffersen (1998) recorded the species to São Paulo without designating the examined material. Based on our sampling, we confirm the occurrence of the species in São Paulo. GenBank accession number: CCDB 4859—16S (KU312989), COI (KU313017).