First record of Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908) (Amphipoda, Corophiidae, Corophiinae) from Uruguay, with notes on the biology and distribution

By

Demicheli, Alvaro
Verdi, Ana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-12-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1169--1173

Subjects

Amphipod , hard substrate , range extension , south Atlantic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.6.1169

 

Abstract

The amphipod Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908) has a worldwide distribution due to dispersion by ballast water and the hulls of ships. Here we provide a record of this species from Rocha department, Uruguay, which is the first record in the Atlantic South American coast. This record is 5,400 km from the nearest previously known record in Venezuela. Images and morphological characteristics are provided to distinguish from other species of Corophiidae previously recorded in the country.