Work

Updated checklist of freshwater Decapoda (Brachyura and Caridea) from the Parnaíba river basin, northeastern Brazil, with a new record for the watershed

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Our work provides a checklist of freshwater decapods (Brachyura and Caridea) from the Parnaíba river basin, Brazil, based on ﬁeld collections carried out between 2018 and 2020. Eight species were collected at 30 sampling sites in the main river channels, streams, and ponds throughout the upper, middle, and lower regions of the Parnaíba river basin. The species of shrimp reported herein are Atya gabonensis (Gibiel, 1875) (Atyidae), Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862), Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862), Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1778), and Macrobrachium olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) (Palaemonidae), while crab species reported are Goyazana castelnaui (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853), Sylviocarcinus pictus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) (Trichodactylidae), and Kingsleya parnaiba Pralon, Pinheiro & Santana, 2020 (Pseudothelphusidae). The record of Macrobrachium brasiliense is the ﬁrst for the Parnaíba river basin. The knowledge of the diversity of freshwater decapod fauna can contribute to the conservation of species and their habitats.

Source: Check List

DOI: 10.15560/20.6.1326

Authors: Guilherme Paulo Bezerra Da Silva, Larissa Karolinny Carvalho Andrade, David Pacheco Rios, Fabrício Lopes de Carvalho, Bruno Gabriel Nunes Pralon

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Language: English

Topic: Crustacean biology and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161