Ambidexter symmetricus Manning & Chace 1971
- Dataset
- Decapod crustaceans from the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil: an updated checklist of marine and estuarine species, with 23 new records
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Decapoda
- family
- Processidae
- genus
- Ambidexter
- species
- Ambidexter symmetricus
discussion
Remarks. Ambidexter symmetricus, the only Atlantic representative of the genus, is widespread in Brazil, but appears to be rather uncommon or at least difficult to collect due to its cryptic, possibly nocturnal habits.
distribution
Distribution. Western Atlantic: USA (Florida), Caribbean Sea, Brazil (Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina) (Christoffersen 1998; Riul et al. 2008; Almeida & Bezerra 2011; Almeida et al. 2012; present study).
materials_examined
Material examined. Brazil, Ceará: 1 male, LIMCE-UFC 692, Icapuí, Praia de Requenguela, Banco dos Cajuais, in sea grass beds, coll. C. B. Mendes, 03. vi. 2012 [fcn 12 - 054].