Podochela brasiliensis Coelho, 1972

Material examined (N=2). 1m, 1f, 06/VI/2000, 13°52’37”S / 38°57’11”W (MZUESC #48).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Brazil (from Ceará to Bahia) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On calcareous algae bottoms, from 20 to 50 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Gomes Corrêa (1972) (as P. r i i s e i), Barreto et al. (1993), Almeida et al. (2003), Coelho (2006).

Remarks. Gomes Corrêa (1972) recorded P. riisei from Abrolhos Archipelago, southern Bahia. Nevertheless, the material examined by him, deposited in the Crustacea Collection of the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro is not P. r i i s e i, but P. brasiliensis, as verified by one of us (P. A. Coelho). Abrolhos is the southern range known for this species. Almeida et al. (2003) and Coelho (2006) reported the occurrence of P. brasiliensis in Camamu Bay.