Neopontonides brucei Fransen & Almeida, 2009

Vieira, Rony R. R., Ferreira, Rodrigo S. & D’Incao, Fernando, 2012, Pontoniinae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from Brazil with taxonomic key, Zootaxa 3149, pp. 1-38 : 10-11

Neopontonides brucei Fransen & Almeida, 2009

Neopontonides brucei — Fransen & Almeida, 2009:838.

Diagnosis. Rostrum with 6 to 12 dorsal teeth on raised carina. Antennular peduncle with stylocerite broad, ending in slender, acute tooth almost reaching middle of basal segment; strong distolateral spine of basal segment reaching to distal margin of intermediate segment. Scaphocerite distinctly overreaching antennular peduncle, more than 2 times as long as wide, with strong distolateral tooth. Carapace with small, sharp, submargial antennal spine. Mandilbe without palp. First maxilliped has exopod with a caridean lobe. Second and third maxillipeds without exopods. First pereopods extending just past scaphocerite. Second pereopods dissimilar. Major pereopod with palm conspicuously longer than fingers. Minor pereopod, delicate, extending well beyond first pereopods. Third to fifth pereopods with simple dactyli. Telson with 2 pairs of dorsal spines and 3 pairs of spines on posterior margin.

Distribuiton. Western Atlantic: Panama, Brasil (São Paulo [Ubatuba], Bahia [Camamu Bay]). ( Figure 6 ) ( Fransen & Almeida, 2009).

Material examined. None.

Ecological notes. The Panamanian specimens were collected in mixed sample, together with Hippolyte nicholsoni , may also be associated with gorgonians ( Fransen & Almeida, 2009).

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FIGURE 6. Distribution of Neopontonides brucei Fransen & Almeida, 2009.