Palaemon pandaliformis (Stimpson, 1871)

Poupin, Joseph, 2024, A documented checklist of the Crustacea (Stomatopoda, Decapoda) of the southern Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil Amapá), European Journal of Taxonomy 954 (1), pp. 1-197 : 52

Palaemon pandaliformis (Stimpson, 1871)

Palaemon pandaliformis – MNHN CRUSTACEAN COLLECTION 2023, French Guiana [MNHN-IU-2014-20647, 10 specimens, no expedition indicated, “Crique des Monts de Montsinéry”, coll. Geay, id. not indicated, http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/iu/2014-20647].

Distribution/Habitat

WA; freshwater, brackish (estuary).

Remark

In Pimentel & Magalhães (2014: 1312, fig. 8) this species is distributed in WA, including “Antilles, Central and South America, in Brazil (Pará, from Rio Grande do Norte to Rio Grande do Sul)”. The specimens in the MNHN collection are a first record for sGuianas. Unfortunately, the identifier is unknown, but the occurrence of this species in the region is highly probable, according to its wideranging distribution in WA.

Distribution/Habitat

WA; freshwater.