First record of Potimirim potimirim (Müller, 1881) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

By

Moraes, Alex Barbosa De
Soares De Moraes, Daniele Cosme
Alencar, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte
Silva, Willianilson Pessoa Da
Freire, Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-3-7

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

2060--5

Subjects

Caridea , coastal basins , freshwater shrimp , Neotropics , Northeastern Caatinga and Coastal Drainages ecoreg , range extension

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2060

 

Abstract

Potimirim potimirim (Müller, 1881), a species of coastal freshwater shrimp, is recorded for the first time from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern of Brazil, where it was collected in a small tributary of the Potengi River. This record extends the distribution of this species about 220 km north along Brazilian coast. New records, such as this, reinforce the need for greater research efforts in the northeastern freshwater ecosystems of Brazil to provide better understand the region’s biodiversity and establish better parameters for conservation actions.