Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006

Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006: 179, figs. 7–9, pl. 1C.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 4 ind (3 ov), CCDB 3829, Ubatuba, off shore (35 m), coll. D. Rosa, 5– 14.ix.2011 ; 1 ind, CCDB 3831, Ubatuba, off shore (25–40 m), coll. D. Rosa, 15–17.viii.2011 ; 1 ind (1 ov), CCDB 3830, Ubatuba, off shore (30–40 m), coll. D. Rosa, 15–28.xi.2011 ; 1 ind, CCDB 4715, Ubatuba, Ilha das Couves, coll. D. Alves, 13.vi.2013 ; 1 ind, CCDB 1606, Santos, coll. A. Castilho et al., 24.x.2011 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (Florida), Haiti, Venezuela, Panama, Suriname, French Guyana, Brazil (Bahia to São Paulo) (Rhyne & Lin 2006; Alves et al. 2015; Barros-Alves et al. 2016).

Previous records. Ubatuba, Couves Island (Alves et al. 2015; Barros-Alves et al. 2016).

Remarks. DNA sequences matched with the sequences of L. ankeri used in the previous studies (Fiedler et al. 2010; Figure 3), confirming our morphological identification (see discussion section for more details).

Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 4715 - 16S (KU312981), COI (KU313010).