Two new species of sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp from the Belizean barrier reef, with a synopsis of the Synalpheus brooksi species complex ; American Museum novitates, no. 3543

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dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Scott), 1971-en_US
dc.contributor.authorDuffy, J. Emmett, 1960-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-12-13T21:01:37Z
dc.date.available2006-12-13T21:01:37Z
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.description22 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).en_US
dc.description.abstractTwo new species of sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp in the genus Synalpheus are described. Synalpheus carpenteri is based on specimens collected from the Belizean barrier reef, the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas, and the Atlantic coast of Panama, while Synalpheus ruetzleri is based on specimens collected from the Belizean barrier reef and the Atlantic coast of Panama. Both species belong to a group of closely related shrimp (the "Synalpheus brooksi complex") that includes Synalpheus brooksi, Synalpheus bousfieldi, Synalpheus chacei, and possibly additional undescribed species. All species in the complex are remarkably similar in morphology, but Synalpheus carpenteri is readily recognizable by its brilliant orange color in life, its habitation solely in sponges of the genus Agelas, its squat, wide-based telson, and the short lateral spines of its scaphocerite and basicerite. Synalpheus ruetzleri appears unique within the complex in possessing a well-developed blade on the scaphocerite. Specimens of Synalpheus brooksi and S. bousfieldi from Belize and other localities are also figured to facilitate separation of members of the brooksi complex.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/5821
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates, no. 3543en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3543 2006en_US
dc.subject.lcshSynalpheus carpenteri.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSynalpheus ruetzleri.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSynalpheus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSnapping shrimps -- Belize -- Carrie Bow Cay.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSnapping shrimps -- Panama -- Atlantic Coast.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSnapping shrimps -- Bahamas -- Exuma.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Belize -- Carrie Bow Cay.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Panama -- Atlantic Coast.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Bahamas -- Exuma.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCoral reef animals -- Belize -- Carrie Bow Cay.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCoral reef animals -- Panama -- Atlantic Coast.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCoral reef animals -- Bahamas -- Exuma.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSynalpheus -- Ecology -- Atlantic Ocean.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrustacea -- Ecology -- Atlantic Ocean.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSponges -- Ecology -- Atlantic Ocean.en_US
dc.titleTwo new species of sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp from the Belizean barrier reef, with a synopsis of the Synalpheus brooksi species complex ; American Museum novitates, no. 3543en_US
dc.title.alternativeSponge-dwelling snapping shrimp.en_US
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