Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Bioecology and Crustacean Systematics (LBSC), Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, 14040–901, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract
Abstract
The majoid genus LibiniaLeach, 1815 currently contains 10 valid species, all inhabiting mostly tropical waters in the Western Hemisphere. Three occur in the Eastern Pacific (L. mexicanaRathbun, 1892, L. peruanaGarth & Méndez, 1983, L. setosaLockington, 1877) and seven in the Western Atlantic (L. cavirostrisChace, 1942, L. dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834, L. emarginataLeach, 1815, L. erinacea (A. Milne-Edwards, 1878), L. ferreiraeBrito Capello, 1871, L. rhomboideaStreets, 1870, L. spinosa Guérin, 1832). The genus is revised using morphological data and the examination of the type series. Sister taxa from the Eastern Pacific are morphologically distinguishable from their Western Atlantic congeners. The present revision recognizes the 10 species, adding new diagnoses and a key to their identification.
Funder
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Coleções Científicas
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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