Occurrence of Chaceon fenneri (Manning &amp; Holthuis) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Geryonidae) in the Northeast of Brazil

Sankarankutty, Cheruparambil; Ferreira, Alexander C.; Lins Oliveira, Jorge E.; Cunha, Kenya M.F.

doi:10.1590/S0101-81752001000200033

Abstract

Chaceon fenneri (Manning & Holthuis, 1984), so far known only from the offshore region of Florida, was collected off the Northeast of Brazil. A discussion on the variation within the species and morphometric data of the specimens examined are also given.

Chaceon fenneri; occurrence; Northeast Brazil

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Occurrence of Chaceon fenneri (Manning & Holthuis) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Geryonidae) in the Northeast of Brazil

Cheruparambil Sankarankutty^I,II; Alexander C. Ferreira^II; Jorge E. Lins Oliveira^II; Kenya M.F. Cunha^II

^IDepartamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Praia de Mãe Luiza, Via Costeira, 59014-100 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. E-mail: sankaran@digi.com.br

^IIBolsista do CNPq

ABSTRACT

Chaceon fenneri (Manning & Holthuis, 1984), so far known only from the offshore region of Florida, was collected off the Northeast of Brazil. A discussion on the variation within the species and morphometric data of the specimens examined are also given.

Key words:Chaceon fenneri, occurrence, Northeast Brazil

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. This project was carried out during the tenure of a fellowship of the National Council for the Development of Science and Technology (CNPq), Brazil for which we are grateful. Help received from Dr. Raymond Manning in the preparation of this paper is gratefully acknowledged. A comprehensive revision of the manuscript was facilitated through critical evaluation by two anonymous referees and we express our sincere gratitude to them.

Recebido em 29.VI.2000; aceito em 01.VI.2001.

Manning, R.B. & L.B. Holthuis. 1984. Geryon fenneri, a new deepwater crab from Florida (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97(3):666-673.
______. 1986. Notes on Geryon from Bermuda, with the description of Geryon inghami, new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 99(2):366-373.
______. 1989. Two new genera and nine new species of Geryonid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102(1):50-77.
Manning, R.B.; M.S. Tavares & E.F. Albuquerque. 1989. Chaceon ramosae, a new deep-water crab from Brazil (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102(3):646-650.

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04 May 2009
Date of issue
June 2001

History

Received
29 June 2000
Accepted
01 June 2001

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[1] Manning, R.B. & L.B. Holthuis. 1984. Geryon fenneri, a new deepwater crab from Florida (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97(3):666-673.

[2] ______. 1986. Notes on Geryon from Bermuda, with the description of Geryon inghami, new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 99(2):366-373.

[3] ______. 1989. Two new genera and nine new species of Geryonid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102(1):50-77.

[4] Manning, R.B.; M.S. Tavares & E.F. Albuquerque. 1989. Chaceon ramosae, a new deep-water crab from Brazil (Crustacea: Decapoda: Geryonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102(3):646-650.