Alpheus pacificus Dana 1852, sensu lato
| Main Authors: | Dehghani, Amir, Sari, Alireza, Naderloo, Reza |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5255808 |
Daftar Isi:
- Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852 sensu lato (Fig. 6A –C) Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852a: 21; Dana, 1852b: 544; De Man, 1911: 427; Tiwari, 1963: 315; Banner & Banner, 1966a: 143; Banner & Banner, 1978: 227; Banner & Banner, 1982: 217; Banner & Banner, 1985: 26; Chace, 1988: 45. (?) Alpheus gracilidigitus Miers, 1884: 287 (According to Anker & De Grave, 2016) Material examined. PG : 2 males, 1 ovig. female (ZUTC 6673), Abu-Musa I., sandy/boulder shores, Coll. A. Dehghani, 10 Oct. 2017; GO: 2 males, 1 female (ZUTC 6674), Chabahar Bay, Tis, under large rocks, Coll. A. Dehghani, 2 Oct. 2016. Distribution. Indo-Pacific: from South Africa to Red Sea and PG, GO to Japan, Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Rapa Nui, Clipperton, Galapagos, and Mexico to Panama. Regional records. PG and GO: Iran (present study). Habitat. Sandy/rocky shores, usually under rocks or in dead coral branches, most common intertidally. Remarks. This species is a challenging taxon and needs a thorough taxonomic revision. Our specimens exhibited three color patterns and marked variation in minor chela morphology. According to Anker & De Grave (2016), A. pacificus is composed of three genetically well-defined clades, each most likely corresponding to a distinct species. Most likely, molecular tools will be needed to clarify the status of our material.
- Published as part of Dehghani, Amir, Sari, Alireza & Naderloo, Reza, 2019, Annotated checklist of the snapping shrimps of the genus Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran, pp. 479-504 in Zootaxa 4544 (4) on page 489, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4544.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2618475