Corophiidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Brazilian coastAbstract
Twelve genera and seventeen species of corophiid amphipods are reported from Brazilian coastal waters: Ampelisciphotis podophthalma J.L. Barnard, 1958, Aora spinicornis Afonso, 1976, Audulla chelifera Chevreux, 1901, Bemlos foresti (Mateus & Mateus, 1966), B. unicornis (Bynum & Fox, 1977), Cheiriphotis megacheles (Giles, 1885), Chevalia mexicana Pearse, 1913, Corophium acherusicum Costa, 1851, Gammaropsis (Gammaropsis) atlantica Stebbing, 1888, G. (G.). thompsoni (Walker, 1898), G. (G.) togoensis (Schellenberg, 1925), G. (Podoceropsis) sophiae (Boeck, 1861), Globoso-lembos smithi (Holmes, 1905), Lembos hypacanthus (K.H. Barnard, 1916), Photis brevipes Shoemaker, 1942, P. longicaudata Bate & Westwood, 1862 e Pseudomegamphopus barnardi Myers, 1968. An identification key, diagnosis and latitutinal distribution of each species are provided.
Amphipoda; Corophiidae; Brazilian coast