Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace, 1939

Mantelatto, Fernando L., Tamburus, Ana Francisca, Magalhães, Tatiana, Buranelli, Raquel C., Terossi, Mariana, Negri, Mariana, Castilho, Antonio L., Costa, Rogério C. & Zara, Fernando J., 2020, Checklist of decapod crustaceans from the coast of the São Paulo state (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: III. Infraorder Brachyura Latreille, 1802, Zootaxa 4872 (1), pp. 1-108 : 76

Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace, 1939

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Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace, 1939: 52 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 5873 , Ubatuba, RV Soloncy Moura, Point 14, 79m, colls. F. Zara et al., 20.viii.2015 .

Distribution. WesternAtlantic—USA (North Carolina to Florida), Gulf of Mexico,Antilles, and Brazil (Paraíba, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul) ( Coelho & Ramos 1972; Powers 1977; Williams 1984; Abele & Kim 1986; Melo 1989, 2010; Souza 1997; Coelho et al. 2008; Felder et al. 2009; present study).

Remarks. Melo (1996) listed this species on the São Paulo coast with no reference. In this way, the present study can be considered as the official first report of Tetraxanthus rathbunae . Sequence accession number (GenBank): CCDB 5873—16S ( MT849294 ) (present study).

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FIGURE 20.Families Panopeidae and Pseudorhombilidae. A) Eurypanopeus abbreviatus (Stimpson, 1860) (CCDB5764).B) Eurytium limosum (Say, 1818) (CCDB 6369). C) Hexapanopeus caribbaeus (Stimpson, 1871) (CCDB 5658). D) Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930 (CCDB 5546). E) Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857 (CCDB 5657). F) Panopeus austrobesus Williams, 1983 (CCDB 5869). G) Panopeus harttii Smith, 1869 (CCDB 6207). H) Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 [in A. Milne-Edwards, 1873-1880] (CCDB 5040). I) Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace, 1939 (CCDB 5873). Animals from Brazil, São Paulo state: Ubatuba (A, C, D, E, G, H), Bertioga (B), Cananéia (F), RV Soloncy Moura Expedition, Point 14 (I). Sex: male (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), female (I), juvenile (H). Scale bars (mm): A—23; B—19; C—14; D—13; E—19; F—23; G—14; H—11; I—20. Photographs by R.C. Buranelli.