Intertidal burrowing shrimps (Axiidea: Callianassidae, Callichiridae; Gebiidea: Axiannassidae, Upogebiidae) collected along the Brazilian coast

Abstract

An annotated checklist of the intertidal species of burrowing shrimps of the Brazilian coast is provided from samples collected during latitudinal research expeditions between 2015 and 2018. A total of 1166 specimens of nine species were collected in these expeditions. These species are listed by infraorder and family as follows: Axiidea: Callianassidae (Biffarius botterae), Callichiridae (Audacallichirus mirim, Callichirus corruptus, Lepidophthalmus siriboia, Neocallichirus guara, N. maryae, N. pinheiroi); Gebiidea: Axianassidae (Axianassa australis), Upogebiidae (Upogebia omissa). For each species, the diagnostic features, distribution and habitat are recorded. The taxonomic information is discussed and compared with the information reported in literature for each taxon.Universidad de Tarapacá–UTA Facultad de Ciencias Centro de Estudios Marinos y Limnológicos Av. General VelásquezDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais–DCBA Laboratório de Biologia de Crustáceos e Ambientes Costeiros–LBC Universidade Estadual Paulista–UNESP Instituto de Biociências–IB Câmpus do Litoral Paulista–CLP, São VicenteGrupo de Pesquisa em Biologia de Crustáceos–CRUSTACentro Universitário Brasileiro (Unibra)Laboratório de Crustáceos do Semiárido Universidade Regional do Cariri–URCADepartamento de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais–DCBA Laboratório de Biologia de Crustáceos e Ambientes Costeiros–LBC Universidade Estadual Paulista–UNESP Instituto de Biociências–IB Câmpus do Litoral Paulista–CLP, São Vicent

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