A new species of Anoplodactylus (Pycnogonida: Phoxichilidiidae) from Brazil, with a case of gynandromorphism in Anoplodactylus eroticus Stock, 1968.

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A new species of Anoplodactylus was discovered in coral reefs from the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. A. mirim sp. nov. is very small and is characterized for having 3 teeth on the cheliphores and a very small cement gland. It belongs to the A. pygmaeus complex, which contains very small species. A. batangensis is recorded for the first time along the Brazilian coast, and A. eroticus is recorded for the first time in the South Atlantic. We record the fifth known case of gynandromorphism, the fourth for Anoplodactylus, based on two specimens of A. eroticus.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Zootaxa

Title: Zootaxa

ISSN (Electronic): 1175-5334

ISSN (Print): 1175-5326

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 18 2015

Volume: 4000

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Zoologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP: 58051-900, Brasil.; Email: rudalucena15@gmail.com.

[2 ] Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Zoologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP: 58051-900, Brasil.; Email: unknown.

[3 ] Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Zoologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP: 58051-900, Brasil Laboratório de Biodiversidade de Invertebrados Não-Insetos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP: 58051-900, Brasil.; Email: unknown.

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Publisher Item ID: zootaxa.4000.4.2

PubMed ID: 26623734

SO-VID: f3fbe929-de5d-45ac-85e3-6124b949cfec

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