Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909

(Figure 3A)

Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909: 27, fig. 9.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 6 ind (2 ♀ ov), CCDB 3412, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, coll. F. Mantelatto & A. Fransozo, 23.i.2003 ; 2 ind (1 ♀ov), CCDB 3509, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella, ix.2008; 7 ind (4 ♀ov), CCDB 3422, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella, coll. F. Mantelatto et al., 22.ii.2011; 1 ind, CCDB 3415, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella, coll. I. Leone & T. Magalhães, 03.iv.2011 ; 9 ind (2 ♀ov), CCDB 3835, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella, coll. M. Terossi et al., 25.i.2012; 8 ind (3 ♀ov), CCDB 4864, Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella, 16.x.2012; 2 ind, CCDB 5269, Ubatuba, Praia Itaguá, coll. M. Negri et al., 11.ix.2013; 4 ind (2 ♀ov), CCDB 3808, São Vicente, estuary, coll. A. Castilho et al., 23.x.2011.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Suriname, Brazil (seamounts of North Brazilian Chain, Amapá to Santa Catarina) (Chace 1972; Lemaitre 1984; Christoffersen 1998; Coelho Filho 2006; Anker et al. 2012).

Previous records. Ubatuba (Duarte & Nalesso 1996; Morgado & Tanaka 2001); São Sebastião (Nalesso et al. 1995; Morgado & Tanaka 2001; Amaral et al. 2010).

Remarks. According to Anker et al. (2012), S. apioceros is probably part of a species complex, including three forms described by Coutière (1909). GenBank accession number: CCDB 3422—16S (KU312988), COI (KU313013).