Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930

Mendonça, Luana M. C., Guimarães, Carmen R. P., Santos, Rafael C., Alves, Douglas F. R., Barros-Alves, Samara P., Silva, Sonja L. R. & Hirose, Gustavo L., 2019, Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 4712 (3), pp. 301-344 : 325

Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930

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Material examined. Penaeid—7 M; size range: 5.92 ≤ CW ≤ 10.18 mm; average: CW = 8.15 ± 1.72 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00250.

Stations. Penaeid—3, 6, and 8.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (South Carolina, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico), Brazil (from Pará to Santa Catarina) ( Melo 1996, 1998; Coelho et al. 2008).

Ecological notes. From intertidal to 5 m. On sand, broken shell, and rocks bottoms, also among sponges, squirts and bryozoans ( Melo 1996). Associated with the Bryozoa Schizoporella unicornis in southeastern Brazil ( Alves et al. 2013).

Previous records in Sergipe. None.