Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951

Vieira, Rony R. R., Ferreira, Rodrigo S. & D’Incao, Fernando, 2012, Pontoniinae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from Brazil with taxonomic key, Zootaxa 3149, pp. 1-38 : 31

Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951

Typton carneus — Holthuis, 1951:162 [in part]; Chace, 1972:46; Abele & Kim, 1986:17; Ramos-Porto & Coelho, 1998:340; Coelho et al., 2006:50; Coelho Filho, 2006:7; Alves et al., 2008:48; Román-Contreras & Martínez-Mayén, 2010:47.

Diagnosis. Rostrum short and straight, spinelike, reaches the base of cornea, dorsal margin unarmed and ventral margin forming broadly obtuse angle in lateral view. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with stylocerite short and acute not reaches the half this segment, without anterolaterasl spine. Scaphocerite reduced to minute oval form. Carapace with antennal spine. Mandible without palp and with incisor process developed. First pereopods overreaching the antennular peduncle with part of carpus, fingers smaller than palm. Second pereopods unequal in size. Major pereopod overreaching the antennular peduncle with part of merus, finger smaller than palm, dactylus tapering distally somewhat hooked, armed with blunt tooth on part proximal. Minor pereopod overreaching the antennular peduncle with part of carpus, finger smaller than palm, dactylus with a rounded tooth on proximal part. Third to fifth pereopods with bifid dactyli. Abdomen with all somites rounded. Telson with 2 pairs of dorsal spines and 3 pairs of spines on posterior margin.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: USA (West of Florida), Mexico (Bahia de La Ascensión) Tortuga, Bahamas, Cuba (Los Arroyos), Barbuda, Tobago, Brazil (Paraíba, Pernambuco [Fernando de Noronha]) ( Figure 21 ). ( Holthuis, 1951, Chace, 1972; Coelho et al., 2006; Alves et al., 2008:48; Román-Contreras & Martínez-Mayén, 2010).

Material examined. None.

Ecological notes. The species occurs from shallow water to 73 m deep, found in rocks of coral, sponges and algae ( Holthuis, 1951; Ramos-Porto & Coelho, 1998).

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FIGURE 21. Distribution of Typton carneus Holthuis, 1851.