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WESTERN ATLANTIC SPECIES OF THE CARIDEAN SHRIMP GENUS OGYRIDES

WESTERN ATLANTIC SPECIES OF THE CARIDEAN SHRIMP GENUS OGYRIDES Eleven species of the caridean genus Ogyricle,s (family Ogyrididae) are cur- rently recognized from around the world. Four have been described from Amer- ican Atlantic waters: Ogyris alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880 (Virginia), Ogyris oc- cidentalis Ortmann, 1893 (Para River, Brazil), O�yrides yaquiensis Armstrong, 1949 (Dominican Republic), and O. limicnla Williams, 1955 (North Carolina). Coelho and Ramos (1972) listed Ogyrides sp. from Amapa, Para, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The taxonomic status of these nominal American species is unclear, and the purpose of this paper is to resolve the problem. Before describing O. limicola, I (1955) discussed the doubtful status of O. alphaerostris, showing that neither Kingsley's description nor its accompanying figure agreed with either of two species then known from North Carolina. Kings- ley showed no spines on the carapace in his illustration whereas both of these species have such. He figured the antennal scale as somewhat truncate and slightly broadened distally whereas both species have it tapered distally with the mesial border forming a more or less regular arc. He stated that the carpus of the second leg is `triarticulate," although it is clearly formed of four articles in both of these species. Hay and Shore (1918) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Crustacean Biology Brill

WESTERN ATLANTIC SPECIES OF THE CARIDEAN SHRIMP GENUS OGYRIDES

Williams, Austin B.
Journal of Crustacean Biology , Volume 1 (1): 143 – Jan 1, 1981
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Copyright 1981 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1937-240X
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10.1163/1937240X81X00131
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Abstract

Eleven species of the caridean genus Ogyricle,s (family Ogyrididae) are cur- rently recognized from around the world. Four have been described from Amer- ican Atlantic waters: Ogyris alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880 (Virginia), Ogyris oc- cidentalis Ortmann, 1893 (Para River, Brazil), O�yrides yaquiensis Armstrong, 1949 (Dominican Republic), and O. limicnla Williams, 1955 (North Carolina). Coelho and Ramos (1972) listed Ogyrides sp. from Amapa, Para, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The taxonomic status of these nominal American species is unclear, and the purpose of this paper is to resolve the problem. Before describing O. limicola, I (1955) discussed the doubtful status of O. alphaerostris, showing that neither Kingsley's description nor its accompanying figure agreed with either of two species then known from North Carolina. Kings- ley showed no spines on the carapace in his illustration whereas both of these species have such. He figured the antennal scale as somewhat truncate and slightly broadened distally whereas both species have it tapered distally with the mesial border forming a more or less regular arc. He stated that the carpus of the second leg is `triarticulate," although it is clearly formed of four articles in both of these species. Hay and Shore (1918)

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Published: Jan 1, 1981

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