Check List 14(3): 539-544, doi: 10.15560/14.3.539
Ambidexter symmetricus Manning & Chace, 1971 (Decapoda, Processidae): first record for Rio Grande do Norte and overview of the species distribution on the Brazilian coast
expand article infoAlex Barbosa de Moraes‡, Daniele Cosme Soares de Moraes‡, Nielson Felix Caetano França‡, Jéssica Medeiros Malheiros‡, Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire‡
‡ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

Corresponding author: Alex Barbosa de Moraes ( alex.radicais@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Felipe Bezerra Ribeiro
© 2018 Alex Barbosa de Moraes, Daniele Cosme Soares de Moraes, Nielson Felix Caetano França, Jéssica Medeiros Malheiros, Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire.
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Citation: Moraes AB, Moraes DCS, França NFC, Malheiros JM, Freire FAM (2018) Ambidexter symmetricus Manning & Chace, 1971 (Decapoda, Processidae): first record for Rio Grande do Norte and overview of the species distribution on the Brazilian coast. Check List 14(3): 539-544. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.3.539
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Abstract
We present the first record of Ambidexter symmetricus Manning & Chace, 1971 for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, filling a distribution gap of this species in the country. We confirm the preference of this species for seagrass meadows in the Curimataú river estuary. Lastly, a brief overview and an updated distribution map for the records of this species on the Brazilian coast are provided.
Keywords
Caridea; Curimataú river basin; estuary; range extension