Shallow water hippolytid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Mexican Caribbean coast

A checklist of shallow water shrimps of the family Hippolytidae of the central-southern coast of the Mexican Caribbean is presented. A total of 11 species belonging to 6 genera were collected on beds of Thalassia testudinum in Bahia de la Ascension, Bahia del Espiritu Santo, and the Mahahual reef la...

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Published inHidrobiológica Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 119 - 128
Main Authors Roman Contreras, R, Martinez Mayen, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published UAM, Unidad Iztapalapa 01.08.2009
Subjects
Caridea
Decapoda
Hippolytidae
Marine
Marine & Freshwater Biology
ASW, Mexico, Quintana Roo
Mexican Caribbean
Caribe mexicano
Decapoda
Caridea
Hippolytidae
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Summary:A checklist of shallow water shrimps of the family Hippolytidae of the central-southern coast of the Mexican Caribbean is presented. A total of 11 species belonging to 6 genera were collected on beds of Thalassia testudinum in Bahia de la Ascension, Bahia del Espiritu Santo, and the Mahahual reef lagoon, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Genera Hippolyte and Thor were the most diverse with three species each. An updated geographic distribution along the western Atlantic and other regions is provided for all the species. Outside of the Caribbean province, greatest affinity of the hippolytid fauna is with the Virginian, Carolinian, Texan, and Brazilian provinces. New regional records are given and the occurrence of Hippolyte pleuracanthus is cited for the first time in the Mexican Caribbean.
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ISSN:0188-8897