Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973

Almeida, Alexandre O., Terossi, Mariana, Buranelli, Raquel C., Castilho, Antonio L., Costa, Rogério C., Zara, Fernando J. & Mantelatto, Fernando L., 2018, Checklist of decapods (Crustacea) from the coast of São Paulo State (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: II. Infraorder Caridea: family Alpheidae, Zootaxa 4450 (3), pp. 331-358 : 343

Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973

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Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 2799 , Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba , Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , coll. E. Mossolin, 17.ix.2008 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 3418 , Ubatuba, Enseada de Ubatuba , Praia Itaguá, on Schizoporella , coll. F. Mantelatto et al., 22.xi.2011 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 5289 , Ubatuba, Enseada do Flamengo, Praia Lamberto/ Saco do Codó , coll. F. Mantelatto, 31.iii.2014 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil (Ceará, Paraíba, Espírito Santo to Paraná) ( Christoffersen 1998; Blankensteyn & Moura 2002; Anker et al. 2008b; Felder et al. 2009; Pachelle et al. 2016; Velásquez et al. 2017).

Previous records. Ubatuba ( Morgado & Tanaka 2001); no new material provided ( Christoffersen 1998).

Remarks. GenBank accession number: CCDB 2799—16S ( KU312979 ), COI ( KU313008 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. A) Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012 (CCDB 4904). B) Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Terossi, Araújo-Silva & Mantelatto, 2013 (CCDB 5505). C) Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012 (CCDB 6153). D) Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984 (CCDB 5048). E) Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850 (CCDB 4905). F) Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888 (CCDB 5057). G) Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852 (CCDB 5046). H) Alpheus cf. packardii Kingsley, 1880 (CCDB 5049). I) Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Terossi & Mantelatto, 2014 (CCDB 4728). J) Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973 (CCDB 5289). Animals from Brazil, São Paulo: Cananéia (A, D, I), São Sebastião (B, C), Ubatuba (E–H, J). Sex: male (A, G, H, J), female (B–F, I). Scale bars (mm): A—9; B—10; C, I—7; D, E, H—8; F, J—11; G—12.5. Photographs by R.C. Buranelli.