A review of deep-sea shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata and Caridea) with four new records for Venezuela
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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ASW, Caribbean
Classification > Taxonomy
Crustacea [WoRMS]; Glyphocrangon alispina Chace, 1939 [WoRMS]; Plesionika longicauda (Rathbun, 1901) [WoRMS]; Plesionika martia (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) [WoRMS]; Plesionika tenuipes (Smith, 1881) [WoRMS]
Caribbean Sea [Marine Regions]
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Deep water fauna, Marine habitats, Caridean shrimps, Penaeoidean shrimps |
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- Rodríguez-Quintal, B.
- Lira, C.
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| Abstract |
Different explorations have been made in deep waters of the oceans, some of them have included the Caribbean Sea and Venezuela from Albatros R / V in 1884 to Fridtjof Nansen R / V in 1988. Material from the Fridtjof Nansen R/V expeditions in Venezuela’s coasts in 1988 were identified. From a total of 25 species, 4 are first reports for Venezuela: Plesionika tenuipes (Smith, 1881), Plesionika longicauda (Rathbun, 1901), Plesionika martia (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) and Glyphocrangon alispina Chace 1939, and 21 were previously reported: A total of 80 species of deep-sea decapod shrimp had been reported in Venezuelan territorial waters, representing 12 families and 42 genera. The Acanthephyridae family contributed the highest number of species (14) followed by Sergestidae (9). |
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