Redescription of Atyaephyra rosiana de Brito Capello, 1867 (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) based on a population close to the topotypical area

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2008
Authors:C. Anastasiadou, Kitsos, M. S., Koukouras, A.
Journal:Crustaceana
Volume:81
Issue:2
Pagination:191-205
Abstract:

The freshwater shrimp, Atyaephyra rosiana De Brito Capello, 1867 is redescribed on the basis of a population (Algarve, Portugal) close to the topotypical area and a neotype is designated for this species. Its original description by De Brito Capello (1867) is very short and inadequate. A detailed comparison of the neotypes of A. rosiana and Atyaephyra desmarestii (Millet, 1831) revealed the presence of key morphological features that clearly distinguish these species from each other. 

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