Palaemon carteri (Gordon, 1935)

Vieira, Inacia Maria, Silva, Luiz Maurício Abdon, Almeida, Alini Gomes Santiago De, Almeida, Danilo Pelaes De, Silva-Júnior, Orleno Marques & Tavares-Dias, Marcos, 2022, Diversity, distribution and new records of freshwater and estuarine shrimp in the state of Amapá, eastern Brazilian Amazon region, Zootaxa 5178 (1), pp. 41-71 : 60-63

Palaemon carteri (Gordon, 1935)

Examined material. Municipality of Macapá: Curiaú River Environmental Protection Area ( APA do Curiaú) (00°09’23.8”N, 51°02’09.5”W), 4.v.2002, I.M. Vieira, 16 males and 11 females ( IEPA 323); idem, 25.viii.2002, O.A. Alencar and A.C.R. de Araújo, 3 males, 3 females, 2 juveniles ( IEPA 372); idem, Curralinho (00°07’26.74”N, 51°04’59”W), 22.ii.2002, I.M. Vieira and O.A. Alencar, 44 juveniles and 8 females with eggs ( IEPA 343); Curiaú balneary (00°08’43.2”N, 51°02’31.9”W), 19.viii.2002, O.A. Alencar and A.C.R. de Araújo, 1 male, 2 females, 9 juveniles and 5 females with eggs ( IEPA 371); idem, (00°08’43.83”N, 51°02’31.44”W), 31.viii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 4 males and 1 female ( IEPA 461); (00°09’21.7”N, 51°02’12.9”W), 25.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A.Alencar and A.C.R. de Araújo, 14 males, 23 females and 5 females with eggs ( IEPA 378); (00°08’48,2”N, 51°02’27,4”W), 26.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and A.C.R. de Araújo, 5 juveniles ( IEPA 382); idem, 14 males, 35 females, 1 juvenile and 1 female with eggs ( IEPA 414); idem, 25 females and 10 females with eggs ( IEPA 421); idem, (00°09’23.8” N, 51°02’09.5”W), 25.viii.2002, I.M. Vieira, 136 specimens ( IEPA 455); (00°08’48”N, 51°02’27.4”W), 26.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, 2 male and 11 female ( IEPA 458); idem, 8.ii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 26 females and 15 females with eggs ( IEPA 480); Wetland Tacacá (00°02’15.9”S, 51°05’44.2”W), 18.vii.2002, O.A. Alencar, D. Filocreão and A.C.R. de Araújo, 56 specimens ( IEPA 385); idem, (00°02’14.08”S, 51°05’46.7”W), 18.vii.2002, O.A. Alencar, D. Filocreão and A.C.R. de Araújo, 13 juveniles and 3 females with eggs ( IEPA 390); idem (00°02’14.7”S, 51°05’47.7”W), 1 female ( IEPA 395); idem (00°02’17.3”S, 51°05’34.7”W), 18.vii.2002, O.A. Alencar, D. Filocreão and A.C.R. de Araújo, 1 male and 1 female ( IEPA 399); idem (00°02’24.82”S, 51°05’34,52”W), 1 female ( IEPA 401); stream Aterro, (00°15’29”N 51°03’39”W), 05.vI.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 19 males and 100 females ( IEPA 478); Lagoon of Índios (00°21’41.9”N, 51°06’15.5”W), 23.vii.2002, D. Filocreão, A.C.R. de Araújo, and O.T.C. Arnaud, 1 female ( IEPA 406); idem (00°0,2’37,6”N, 51°06’15,5”W), 2 males, 7 females, 1 juvenile and 1 female with eggs ( IEPA 412); idem (00°02’37,4”N, 51°06’19,0”W), 22.v.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo, I.M. Vieira and O.T.C. Arnaud, 3 males and 9 females ( IEPA 512); idem, 2 males, 1 female and 1 juvenile ( IEPA 513); idem (00°01’48.4”N, 51°06’20.3”W), 22.v.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo, I.M. Vieira and O.T.C. Arnaud, 3 males, 10 females and 2 juveniles ( IEPA 516); idem, 19.vi.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 18 females ( IEPA 544); idem, 23. 2004, O.T.C. Arnaud, 4 males, 3 females, 3 juvenile and 2 females with eggs ( IEPA 550); idem (00°02’38.4”N, 51°06’18.0”W), 22.v.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo, I.M. Vieira and O.T.C. Arnaud, 2 males and 6 females ( IEPA 532); idem (00°01’55.3”N, 51°06’07.2”W), 22.v.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo, I.M. Vieira, O.T.C. Arnaud and F.J.S. Costa, 1 male, 2 females and 1 juvenile, ( IEPA 536); idem (00°02’38.4”N, 51°06’18.0”W), 19.vi.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 9 males, 20 females, 2 juveniles and 2 females with eggs ( IEPA 538); idem (00°01’55.3”N, 51°06’07.2”W), 23.vii.2004, O.T.C. Arnaud, 3 males and 7 females ( IEPA 590); idem, 4 females ( IEPA 593); idem, (00°01’45.1”N, 51°06’20.1”W), 19.vi.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 4 males, 1 female, 2 females with eggs and 1 juvenile ( IEPA 594); idem, (00°02’40.4”N, 51°06’14.6”W), 19.vi.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 5 specimens ( IEPA 604); idem, (00°01’42.8”N, 51°06’22.4”W), 23.vii.2004, O.T.C. Arnaud, 1 female and 1 juvenile ( IEPA 611); idem (00°02’37.4”N, 51°06’20.3”W), 22.vii.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 3 males and 9 females ( IEPA 626); idem (00°01’42.8”N, 51°06’20.1”W), 19.vi.2004, A.C.R. de Araújo and O.T.C. Arnaud, 2 males and 2 females ( IEPA 629); stream in gallery forest, (00°14’51”N, 51°02’33”W), 05.iii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 2 females ( IEPA 1284).—Municipality of Ferreira Gomes: ponte do Capivara, Pedreira River (0°34’16,78”N, 50°59’54,76”W), 5.vi.2002,I.M.Vieira, O.A.Alencar e O.M. Costa, 28specimens ( IEPA 439); stream (00°59’31.8”N, 51°12’14.8”W), 4.ix.2002, I.M. Vieira, 1 male ( IEPA 584); stream Aterro, (00°15’29”N, 51°03’39”W), 5.v.2002, I.M. Vieira, 11 specimens ( IEPA 771); Floresta Nacional do Amapá, Stream Santo Antônio, Waterfall Arrependido (1°07’07”N, 51°51’36”W), 6.iii.2005, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 1 male and 7 females ( IEPA 801); Stream Santo Antônio (01°06’37”N, 51°53’37”W), 5.iii.2005, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 8 specimens ( IEPA 808); stream Santo Antônio (01°06’37”N, 51°53’37”W), 10.iii.2005, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 2 males ( IEPA 854); 13.iii.2005, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 6 males and 4 females ( IEPA 857); Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Seringal Triunfo, swamp in açaizal (00°56’49.20”N, 51°14’49.71”W), 31.i.2006, M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 47 males, 22 females and 18 females with eggs ( IEPA 1662); Private Reserve of Natural Heritage, stream in gallery forest (1°00’59”N, 51°13’03”W), 27.i.2006. I. M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 11 males, 7 females and 12 females with eggs ( IEPA 1666); Private Reserve of Natural Heritage, stream in gallery forest (1°01’34”N, 51°13’49”W), 29.i.2006, I. M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 6 males, 8 females and 3 females with eggs ( IEPA 1673); Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (0°59’29”N, 51°12’18”W), 01.ii.2006, I. M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 6 males, 4 females and 4 females with eggs ( IEPA 1675); 1 male ( IEPA 1679); 7 males and 12 females with eggs ( IEPA 1680); Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (0°57’04”N, 51°14’56”W), 30.i.2006, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 33 males, 73 females and 15 females with eggs ( IEPA 1682).—Municipality of Laranjal do Jari: Stream Riacho Doce (00°50’02,61”S, 52°32’34,65”W), 25.x.2007, I.M. Vieira, 136 specimens ( IEPA 1166); Jari River ( PBA P12), 29.x.2007, I. M. Vieira, 271 specimens ( IEPA 1175); tributary stream of the river Jari (0°51’10”S 52°32’59”W), 27.x.2007, I. M. Vieira 17 specimens ( IEPA 1183); Jari River (0°50’44”S, 52°32’53”W), 27.x.2007, I.M. Vieira, 35 specimens ( IEPA 1185); Stream Riacho Doce (00°47’54.85”S, 52°31’49.65”W), 26.x.2007, I.M. Vieira, 2 specimens ( IEPA 1176); idem, 2.ix.2009, I.M. Vieira, 12 males and 28 females ( IEPA 1460); Jari River (00°45’02”S 52°30’27”W), 26.x.2007, I.MVieira, 195 specimens ( IEPA 1181); idem, Jari River, 02.xii.2009, I.M. Vieira and E.F. Araújo, 44 males and 77 females ( IEPA 1377); Jari River (00°51’36.20”S, 52°32’18.11”W), 15.vii.2008, F. J. S. Costa and E. F. Araujo 3 specimens ( IEPA 1203) Jari River (00°38’02.5”S, 52°00’29.2”W), 04.ix.2009, I. M. Vieira, 4 males and 92 females ( IEPA 1250); Jari River, beach (0°51’38”S 52°32’09”W), 02.ix.2009, I. M. Veira 1 female ( IEPA 1252); Jari River (0°51’01”S, 52°32’55”W), 04.ix.2009, I. M. Vieira 24 females ( IEPA 1253); idem, (0°51’17”S, 52°32’53”W), 27.x.2007, I.M. Vieira and D.C.C. Vieira, 1 male ( IEPA 1368); stream (0°50’07”S, 52°32’35”W), 17.vi.2010, I.M. Vieira and E.F. Araújo, 1 male and 1 female ( IEPA 1417); stream (0°51’10”S, 52°33’02”W), 17.vi.2010, I.M. Vieira and E.F. Araújo, 4 males and 5 females ( IEPA 1422); idem, 1 male ( IEPA 1475); Jari River, (0°51’45”S, 52°31’27”W), 26.x.2007, I.M. Vieira, 1 female ( IEPA 1453); Jari River (0°51’17”S, 52°32’53”W), 27.X.2010, I.M. Vieira, 3 males ( IEPA 1458); Jari River (0°51’49”S, 52°31’28”W), 27.10. 2007, I.M. Vieira, I 5 specimens ( IEPA 1465); stream Serra Pelada (0°40’33.89”S, 52°30’48.22”W), 17.vii.2008, I.M. Vieira, 28 males and 1 female ( IEPA 1476); left margin of the Jari River (0°51’26.75”S, 52°32’10.88”W), 17.vii.2007, I.M. Vieira, 1 specimen ( IEPA 1477); island in the Jari River (0°50’07”S, 52°32’11”W), 18.vii.2008, I.M. Vieira, 1 male and 2 females ( IEPA 1480); left margin of the Jari River (00°47’54.85”S, 52°31’49.65”W), 7.ix.2009, I.M. Vieira and E.F. Araújo, 2 males and 15 females ( IEPA 1381); Reserva Extrativista do rio Cajari, Stream Sororoca, BR 156, savanna (00°20’09.8”S, 51°54’22.6”W), 12.vii.2013, I.M. Vieira and K.J.G.Corrêa, 1 male, 4 females and 1 female with eggs ( IEPA 1636); Waterfall of Santo Antônio, rio Jari (0°38’42.47”S, 52°30’27.95”W), 4.xii.2009, I.M. Vieira, 56 specimens ( IEPA 1242).—Municipality of Porto Grande: açude na área 36 da Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A ( AMCEL), Tessalônica (00°28’60”N, 51°04’59”W), 6.vi.2002, I.M. Vieira, 6 male, 12 females, 13 juveniles and 2 females with eggs IEPA 331); stream near to fish farm of the AMCEL, (00°42’40”N, 51°23’32”W), 7.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A.Alencar and O.M. Costa, 3 males, 2 males and 3juveniles ( IEPA 352).—Municipality of Tartarugalzinho: Euzébio River, Farm São Bento, (01°15’45”N, 50°48’24”W), 11.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 2 males, 6 females and 1 female with eggs ( IEPA 384); idem, (01°51’95”N, 50°48’24”W), 6.vi.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 1 female ( IEPA 1082); Farm São Bento (01°16’54”N, 50°48’04”W), 11.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 2 males ( IEPA 565); idem (01°16’54”N, 50°48’04”W), 6.vi.2002, I.M. Vieira, O.A. Alencar and O.M. Costa, 1 male ( IEPA 566). Municipality of Amapá: stream in gallery forest, savana, (02°00’24.1”N, 50°55’57.9”W), 8 males, 11 females and 6 juveniles ( IEPA 355); estuary of Sucuriju River (01°40’23.9”N, 49°54’56.7”W), 27.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, 4 male and 1 female ( IEPA 459); idem, 22.vii.2002, I.M. Vieira, 16 specimens ( IEPA 485).—Municipality of Cutias: Araguari River, cove with colonization of aquatic macrophytes (01°26’10.3”N, 50°34’22.7”W), 25.iv.2004, I.M. Vieira, 4 males, 3 females and 2 females with eggs ( IEPA 576).—Municipality of Pracuúba: Pracuúba Lake (01°40’27”N, 50°49’32”W), 22. x.2004, I.M. Vieira, 3 males and 6 females ( IEPA 728); idem, 2 males and five females ( IEPA 729); idem, 21.x.2004, I.M. Vieira, 49 specimens ( IEPA 732) ( Figure 5 ).

Geographic distribution. Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, Guyana, French Guyana and Brazil (states of Amapá, Amazonas and Pará) ( Holthuis 1952; Melo 2003; Pileggi et al. 2013; Pimentel & Magalhães 2014).

Distribution in Amapá state. Basins of the rivers Curia, Rio Santo Antônio, Igarapé Sororoca (basin of the Cajari River), Sucuriju, Araguari, Amazon, and Lagon of Índios and Lake Pracuúba.

Previous records. Melo (2003); Pileggi et al. (2013); Pimentel & Magalhães (2014).

Ecological notes. The species is found in low hydrodynamic environments, along with leaf litter, macrophytes and marginal vegetation ( Carvalho 2014). The eggs are big and few ( Melo 2003).

Remarks. The morphological characters of the specimens evaluated in this study correspond to the descriptions of ( Holthuis (1952); Melo (2003); Pimentel & Magalhães (2014).

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FIGURE 5. Geographic distribution map of Palaemon carteri (Gordon, 1935); Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979; Pseudopalemon chryseus Kensley & Walker, 1982 from the state of Amapá, in eastern Brazilian Amazon region.