Open AccessOn a collection of thalassinids (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the pacific coast of Mexico, with description of a new species of the genus Biffarius
Author(s) -
Jorge Luis Hernández-Aguilera
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
ciencias marinas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2395-9053
pISSN - 0185-3880
DOI - 10.7773/cm.v24i3.754
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , decapoda , genus , shrimp , crustacean , habitat , geography , fishery , biology , ecology , oceanography , geology
A collection of thalassinid shrimp was obtained from intertidal and subtidal habitats of islands and bays of the Mexican tropical Pacitic.The material consists of five species, including Axianassa mineri Boone, 1931, a species that had not been recorded since the original description. A new species, Biffarius debilis, was discovered and represents the fourth species of this genus and the first in the American Pacific.