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The Occurrence of Neomysis Americana in Two New Localities of the South American Coast (Mysidacea)

The Occurrence of Neomysis Americana in Two New Localities of the South American Coast (Mysidacea) THE OCCURRENCE OF NEOMYSIS AMERICANA IN TWO NEW LOCALITIES OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST (MYSIDACEA) BY MBNICA S. HOFFMEYER Argentine Institute of Oceanography, Alem Avenue 53, Bahia Blanca (8000), Argentina The oppossum shrimp Neomysis americana (S. I. Smith, 1873) is a very com- mon mysid species in shallow Atlantic Waters of North America. The distribu- tion of this mysid extends from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada (Tattersall, 1951; Wigley & Burns, 1971) to South Carolina and Georgia, U.S.A. (Sikora et al., 1972; Williams, 1972). Later, Williams et al. (1974) gave its range from the St. Lawrence River to Gasp6 Peninsula and from southern Newfoundland to St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A. According to these authors, N. americana extends as far south as Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the same year, Gonzalez (1974) reported on its occurrence on the northern shore of the La Plata River estuary near the port of Montevideo (Uruguay), this being the first record from coastal waters of South America. Later, the species first was cited, as Neomysis sp. (Hoffmeyer, 1983; Hoffmeyer, unpubl.) from Blanca Bay, Argen- tina. Recently, it was also observed on the southern shore of the La Plata River estuary (San Borombon Bay), Argentina http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

The Occurrence of Neomysis Americana in Two New Localities of the South American Coast (Mysidacea)

Hoffmeyer, Mbnica S.
Crustaceana , Volume 58 (2): 186 – Jan 1, 1990
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THE OCCURRENCE OF NEOMYSIS AMERICANA IN TWO NEW LOCALITIES OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST (MYSIDACEA) BY MBNICA S. HOFFMEYER Argentine Institute of Oceanography, Alem Avenue 53, Bahia Blanca (8000), Argentina The oppossum shrimp Neomysis americana (S. I. Smith, 1873) is a very com- mon mysid species in shallow Atlantic Waters of North America. The distribu- tion of this mysid extends from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada (Tattersall, 1951; Wigley & Burns, 1971) to South Carolina and Georgia, U.S.A. (Sikora et al., 1972; Williams, 1972). Later, Williams et al. (1974) gave its range from the St. Lawrence River to Gasp6 Peninsula and from southern Newfoundland to St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A. According to these authors, N. americana extends as far south as Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the same year, Gonzalez (1974) reported on its occurrence on the northern shore of the La Plata River estuary near the port of Montevideo (Uruguay), this being the first record from coastal waters of South America. Later, the species first was cited, as Neomysis sp. (Hoffmeyer, 1983; Hoffmeyer, unpubl.) from Blanca Bay, Argen- tina. Recently, it was also observed on the southern shore of the La Plata River estuary (San Borombon Bay), Argentina

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