Lysmata bahia Rhyne & Lin, 2006

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Material examined. Penaeid—1 OF; CL: 9.4 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00317.

Stations. Penaeid—4.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Panama (Bocas Del Toro), and Brazil (Ceará, Sergipe, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo) (Rhyne & Lin 2006; Baeza 2008; Barros-Alves et al. 2015; Pachelle et al. 2016).

Ecological notes. Found at 5 m depth, on non-consolidated bottoms, on reefs, and inside calcareous algae (Almeida et al. 2012).

Remarks. Part of a monophyletic group composed of Lysmata gacilirostris Wicksten, L. pederseni Rhyne & Lin, L. ankeri Rhyne & Lin, L. nayaritensis Wiksten, L. californica (Stimpson), and L. bahia supported by phylogenetic analysis (Baeza 2010).

Previous records in Sergipe. Barros-Alves et al. (2015).