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First Record of the anchialine shrimp Parhippolyte sterreri (Decapoda, Barbouriidae) from San Salvador Island, Bahamas, with observations on Barbouria cubensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2015

Robert E. Ditter ,
Anna M. Goebel  and
Robert B. Erdman
Robert E. Ditter*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
Anna M. Goebel
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
Robert B. Erdman
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R.E. Ditter, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, MSB-330, North Miami, Florida 33181, USA email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sterrer's cave shrimp (Parhippolyte sterreri) is recorded for the first time from San Salvador Island, Bahamas. A single adult specimen was collected in June 2011 with hand nets at the southern conduit mouth in Mermaid Pond, an anchialine pond on the south-east corner of the island. Twelve additional specimens were collected in June 2013 from two additional sites near Mermaid Pond (Dunk City Pond and the Pigeon Creek Conduit). These collections represent a minor range extension of P. sterreri in the Bahamas. Additionally, we report on populations of Barbouria cubensis observed in 17 other anchialine ponds on San Salvador Island.

Keywords

BarbouriidaeParhippolyte sterreriBarbouria cubensisSan SalvadorBahamascave shrimp
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e46
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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