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Contribution to the knowledge of the deep brachyuran fauna (Crustacea: Decapoda) in waters off Mauritania (NW Africa)

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Susana S. De Matos-Pita Open the ORCID record for Susana S. De Matos-Pita [Opens in a new window] ,
Sara Castillo Open the ORCID record for Sara Castillo [Opens in a new window]  and
Fran Ramil
Susana S. De Matos-Pita*
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Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, España Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, Vigo 36390, Pontevedra, España
Sara Castillo
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, España Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, Vigo 36390, Pontevedra, España
Fran Ramil*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, España
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Correspondence should be addressed to:S.S. de Matos-Pita and F. Ramil, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, España email: [email protected] [email protected]
Correspondence should be addressed to:S.S. de Matos-Pita and F. Ramil, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, España email: [email protected] [email protected]
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Abstract

Four multidisciplinary oceanographic surveys were conducted in November and December from 2007 to 2010, along the Mauritanian coast (NW Africa). A total of 10,514 brachyuran crabs belonging to 33 species were captured in 316 hauls at depths between 79 and 1867 m. The most specious family was Inachidae represented by nine species; the remaining 24 species belonged to 16 other brachyuran families. Monodaeus cristulatus is reported for the first time since its original description. Seven other species, Ethusa rugulosa, Pseudomyra mbizi, Inachus grallator, Macropodia gilsoni, Macropodia hesperiae, Solenolambrus noordendei and Spinolambrus notialis extend their range of distribution northwards and, together with Goneplax barnardi, are reported here for the first time in Mauritanian waters. New data about depth ranges are reported for Acanthocarpus brevispinis, Ethusa rugulosa, Inachus aguiarii, Inachus grallator, Inachus nanus, Macropodia macrocheles, Solenolambrus noordendei, Spinolambrus notialis, Liocarcinus corrugatus and Monodaeus cristulatus. New data relating to the spawning period for most of the species are also included, as are some biogeographic and bathymetric considerations about brachyurans studied in the area.

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Brachyuradeep-seaMauritanian watersdistributionnew records
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 97 , Issue 6 , September 2017 , pp. 1273 - 1305
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