New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

The species Callinectes sapidus is reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil. In Brazil, this species is only known from the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the state of Paraíba. In this work, one more gap about the distribution of this species was discovered...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alencar, Sávio Morae, Paulo Victor Araújo, Vanessa Brito, Fúlvio Freire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18829/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-2f5a04b31a884c6baa2bd26f83d56a592021-05-21T15:25:17ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2013-12-01961567157010.15560/9.6.156718829New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern BrazilCarlos Alencar0Sávio Morae1Paulo Victor Araújo2Vanessa Brito3Fúlvio Freire4Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteThe species Callinectes sapidus is reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil. In Brazil, this species is only known from the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the state of Paraíba. In this work, one more gap about the distribution of this species was discovered. Samplings were gathered in two localities: Cavalos River and Ceará-mirim River, north and east coast of Rio Grande do Norte, respectively. This new record increases information about the singular distribution of this species, known for being the only species of Callinectes with disjoint distribution in the Americas.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18829/download/pdf/
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Sávio Morae
Paulo Victor Araújo
Vanessa Brito
Fúlvio Freire
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Sávio Morae
Paulo Victor Araújo
Vanessa Brito
Fúlvio Freire
New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
Check List
author_facet Carlos Alencar
Sávio Morae
Paulo Victor Araújo
Vanessa Brito
Fúlvio Freire
author_sort Carlos Alencar
title New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
title_short New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
title_full New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed New record of blue swimming crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Portunidae) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil
title_sort new record of blue swimming crab callinectes sapidus rathbun, 1896 (crustacea: portunidae) for the state of rio grande do norte, northeastern brazil
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Check List
issn 1809-127X
publishDate 2013-12-01
description The species Callinectes sapidus is reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil. In Brazil, this species is only known from the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the state of Paraíba. In this work, one more gap about the distribution of this species was discovered. Samplings were gathered in two localities: Cavalos River and Ceará-mirim River, north and east coast of Rio Grande do Norte, respectively. This new record increases information about the singular distribution of this species, known for being the only species of Callinectes with disjoint distribution in the Americas.
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18829/download/pdf/
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