Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852

Mantelatto, Fernando L., Tamburus, Ana Francisca, Magalhães, Tatiana, Buranelli, Raquel C., Terossi, Mariana, Negri, Mariana, Castilho, Antonio L., Costa, Rogério C. & Zara, Fernando J., 2020, Checklist of decapod crustaceans from the coast of the São Paulo state (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: III. Infraorder Brachyura Latreille, 1802, Zootaxa 4872 (1), pp. 1-108 : 30

Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852

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Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852: 132 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 9 ♂, 9 ♀ (2 ♀ ov), CCDB 2441 , Ubatuba, Enseada do Flamengo , coll. F. Mantelatto, 12.v.2010 ; 3 ♂, 7 ♀, CCDB 2431 , Ubatuba, Praia do Itaguá , coll. F. Mantelatto, 17.ii.2010 ; 2 ♂, 7 ♀, CCDB 2432 , Ubatuba, Praia do Itaguá , coll. F. Mantelatto, 17.ii.2010 ; 3 ♂, 11 ♀ ov, CCDB 437 , Ubatuba , colls. F. Mantelatto & E. Correa, xii.1995 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 2433 , Ubatuba, Praia Vermelha do Sul , coll. F. Marcondes, 30.i.1984 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) ( Fausto-Filho 1970; Melo et al. 1989; Melo 1996, 2008; Masunari & Dubiaski-Silva 1998; Marcano & Bolaños 2001; Almeida et al. 2007b; Coelho et al. 2008; Tamburus & Mantelatto 2012, 2016a).

Remarks. Previous records on the coast of São Paulo state include Ubatuba (Bertini et al. 2004, 2010; Mantelatto et al. 2004b; Alves et al. 2012b, 2013b as E. bituberculatus ). This species was previously also reported as E. bituberculatus , but genetic analyses indicated that only E. brasiliensis occurs in Brazil ( Tamburus & Mantelatto 2016a). Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 2373—16S ( KC695763 ), COI ( KC695788 ) ( Tamburus & Mantelatto 2016a).

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FIGURE 11. Family Epialtidae. A) Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (CCDB 46). B) Apiomithrax violaceus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) (CCDB 5547). C) Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852 (CCDB 5544). D) Leucippa pentagona H. Milne Edwards, 1833 (CCDB 5654). E) Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871 (CCDB 1540). F) Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edwards in Guérin, 1832 (CCDB 752). G) Stenocionops furcatus (Olivier, 1791) (CCDB 3605). H) Stenocionops spinosissimus (Saussure, 1857) (CCDB 5781).Animals from Brazil, São Paulo state: Ubatuba (A, B, C, D, G), Santos (E), Caraguatatuba (F), RV Soloncy Moura Expedition, Point 8 (H). Sex: male (A, C, E, G), female (B, D, F, H). Scale bars (mm): A—14; B—21; C—9; D—5; E—43; F—72; G—22; H—41. Photographs by R.C. Buranelli.