Pseudomedaeus agassizi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 [in A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 – 1880])

Leptodius agassizi A. Milne-Edwards, 1880: 270–271, fig. 3.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 2 ♂, CCDB 4357, Ubatuba, offshore, 30–40m, coll. D. Rosa, xi.2011; 3 ♂, 4 ♀ CCDB 5459, Mar Virado, Ubatuba, offshore, coll. D. Rosa, 23.x.2014; Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♂, CCDB 6541, Santos, Laje de Santos, colls. T. Davanso et al., i.2016 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (North Carolina, Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Brazil (São Paulo) (Powers 1977; Williams 1984; Soto 1985; Abele & Kim 1986; Felder et al. 2009; present study).

Remarks. This is the first report of Pseudomedaeus agassizi for Brazil. Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 4357—16S (MF490211) (Mantelatto et al. 2018a), CCDB 5459—COI (MT623338) (present study).