Processidae Ortmann, 1890

Alves, Maria De Lourdes, Ramos-Porto, Marilena & Viana, Girlene Fábia Segundo, 2008, Checklist of the Decapods (Crustacea) from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil, Zootaxa 1881, pp. 43-68 : 51

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.184217
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6229298
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scientific name	Processidae Ortmann, 1890
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Family Processidae Ortmann, 1890 View in CoL

Processa bermudensis (Rankin, 1900)

Diagnosis: Williams, 1984:143, fig. 100.

Previous records: Christoffersen, 1979: 363; 1998: 352.

Examined material: Almirante Saldanha Expedition, station 1667A, 1 female; station 1668 A, 2 males. FEB/93: Baía dos Golfinhos, 1 male. MAR/93: Praia do Porto, 1 female (ovigerous).

Habitat: on maintenance lines of buoys, covered by approximately 3 cm of silt and seaweed; in depth of up to 8 cm. Bottom of calcareous algae.

Observation: brown coloration, with dark and clear spots.

Processa brasiliensis Christoffersen, 1979 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Christoffersen, 1979:364, figs.34-35. Previous record: Coelho-Filho, 2006:11.

Processa fimbriata Manning and Chace, 1971 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Manning and Chace, 1971:19, figs.8-10. Previous record: Coelho-Filho, 2006:11.

Processa vicina Manning and Chace, 1971 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Manning and Chace, 1971:34, figs.19-20. Previous records: none.

Examined material: Almirante Saldanha Expedition, station 1668, 2 specimens. Habitat: Bottom of calcareous algae.