Check List 14(6): 1169-1173, doi: 10.15560/14.6.1
First record of Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908) (Amphipoda, Corophiidae, Corophiinae) from Uruguay, with notes on the biology and distribution
expand article infoÁlvaro Demicheli‡, Ana Verdi‡
‡ Facultad de Ciencias (UdelaR), Montevideo, Uruguay

Corresponding author: Álvaro Demicheli ( ademicheli85@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Jesser Fidelis de Souza Filho
© 2018 Álvaro Demicheli, Ana Verdi.
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Citation: Demicheli Á, Verdi A (2018) First record of Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908) (Amphipoda, Corophiidae, Corophiinae) from Uruguay, with notes on the biology and distribution. Check List 14(6): 1169-1173. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.6.1
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Abstract

The amphipod Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908) has a worldwide distribution due to dispersion by ballast water and the hulls of ships. Here we provide a record of this species from Rocha department, Uruguay, which is the first record in the Atlantic South American coast. This record is 5,400 km from the nearest previously known record in Venezuela. Images and morphological characteristics are provided to distinguish from other species of Corophiidae previously recorded in the country.

Keywords
South Atlantic, amphipod, hard substrate, range extension