Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/1678-4766e2018004 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11373445 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AD481B-1F30-000D-FF1B-FC93FDE30DE2 |
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Felipe |
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Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 |
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Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 View in CoL
Diagnosis.Two spines on palm; row of spinules but no spine on posterodistal margin of merus of each swimming leg. Movable part of antenna excluded from orbit by prolongation of basal segment; anterolateral teeth of carapace, alternatively large and small (ABELE & KIM, 1986).
Material examined. CCDGR.– 1 juvenile; 2 ♂ .
Measurements.CW: juvenile 8.58 mm; ♂ 16.10–16.85 mm. CL: 6.38 mm; ♂ 11.30–11.50 mm.
Habitat. Sandy intertidal bottoms (HERNANDEZ-ÁVILA et al., 2007). Now in seagrass meadows.
General distribution. Western Atlantic. From Bermuda to Santa Catarina, Brazil; including Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles, and the Guyanas (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980; MELO, 1999).
Distribution in Venezuela. Cubagua Island (HERNANDEZ-ÁVILA et al., 2007). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula, FalcÓn state.
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