New record of Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov (Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Olguin, Nicole, Ocampo, Emiliano Hernan, Farias, Nahuel Emiliano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press
• Subjects: Anomura; Lithodidae; Paralomis; New Records; Taxonomy; Mar del Plata; Atlantic Ocean; Crustacea; Argentina; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Drake Passage; Ocampo; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48065

The lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima is previously known only in Sub-Antarctic waters from South Georgia Islandto the Drake Passage. Here we recorded a juvenile male obtained off shores of Mar del Plata (~37°S), Argentina. This newoccurrence extends the distribution range of the species over 130...