Macrocoeloma laevigatum (Stimpson, 1860)

Almeida, Alexandre Oliveira De, Guerrazzi, Maria Cec Lia & Coelho, Petr Ȏ Nio Alves, 2007, Stomatopod and decapod crustaceans from Camamu Bay, state of Bahia, Brazil, Zootaxa 1553, pp. 1-45 : 28

Macrocoeloma laevigatum (Stimpson, 1860)

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 28/VIII/2004, St. 0 1 ( MZUESC #717).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – East coast of the United States, Antilles, and Brazil (from Pará to Alagoas) ( Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand, rock, and algae bottoms. From shallow waters to 30 m ( Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. None.

Remarks. The present record extends the southern distributional limit known for M. laevigatum , formerly represented by Alagoas State, Brazil ( Coelho 1971; Melo 1996), to Camamu Bay (13° S).