Euryplax nitida Stimpson, 1859

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 08/IX/2005, St. 0 5 (MZUESC #695).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Bermuda, North Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Brazil (from Piauí to Santa Catarina) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand, shell, rock, and coral bottoms. From shallow waters to 90 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Gomes Corrêa (1972), Melo (1985), Barreto et al. (1993).