Deep-sea Pasiphaeidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from off the Brazilian central coast between 11° and 22°S, collected by the Revizee Program

Abstract

The family Pasiphaeidae is composed of seven genera, and only one of these genera, Leptochela, has been recorded from off Brazilian waters. From collections made during the Revizee Program — Central Score (between 11°–22°S and 200–2200m), four species are recorded for the first time from off the Brazilian coast: Pasiphaea merriami, Pasiphaea princeps, Parapasiphae cristata and Parapasiphae sulcatifrons.

Pasiphaeid shrimps in the western Mediterranean: geographical variability in distribution and population patterns

“…The family Pasiphaeidae has a worldwide distribution, and over 90 species are known to date (Hayashi 1999, Tavares and Cardoso 2006, De Grave and Fransen 2011. In the northeast Atlantic up to 18 Pasiphaeidae species are known to occur, eight of them belonging to the genus Pasiphaea (Casanova and Judkins 1977, d'Udekem d'Acoz 1999, Koukouras 2000, but only two species of Pasiphaeidae are present in the Mediterranean Sea, namely Pasiphaea sivado (Risso, 1816) and Pasiphaea multidentata (Esmark, 1866).…”

Distribution and population biology of pelagic decapod crustaceans of the western Mediterranean

“…Notwithstanding the large amount of taxonomic and faunistics work on this family (e.g. Stephensen 1923, Zariquiey Álvarez 1957, Iwasaki 1990, Hayashi 1999, Tavares and Cardoso 2006 there are still few detailed studies on biological aspects of species of the family, and most of them refer mainly to the European species P. sivado and P. multidentata (Cartes 1993, Company and Sardá 2000, Frank 2000, Company et al 2001, Ramirez-Llodra et al 2007), but also to Pacific Ocean species such as Pasiphaea japonica and Leptochela gracilis (Nanjo 2007, Oh et al 2006). In the literature, the majority of the studies on Pasiphaeidae shrimps concern information on the distribution and abundance in relatively restrict geographic and bathymetric scales, almost always in the context of deep benthic communities analysis (Cartes et al 1994, Maynou et al 1996, Abelló et al 2002, Serejo et al 2007).…”

“…Daniela Silveira Simão 2013 The genus Pasiphaea has a worldwide distribution and over sixty species are known to date (Hayashi 1999, Tavares and Cardoso 2006, De Grave and Fransen 2011. Members of this family show a strong lateral compression of both cephalotorax and abdomen (Zariquiey Álvarez 1968), which may improve their swimming and dispersal abilities (Cartes et al 1993, Aguzzi et al 2009.…”

“…In particular, within the genus Pasiphaea up to four morphologically-related species groups have been recognized, among them the Pasiphaea sivado group, to which a total of nine species belong (Hayashi, 1999(Hayashi, , 2006. Species of this family are distributed along a wide latitudinal range, from tropical to arctic and subantarctic waters, mainly on and above continental slopes and in the open sea, including deep-sea habitats (Clarke and Holmes 1987, Kaartvedt et al 1988, Gibbons et al 1994, d'Udekem and d'Acoz 1999, Tavares and Cardoso 2006. Morphological features in this family, such as lateral compression of the body and pleopods, are considered to be the result of selective pressures on adaptation to the pelagic environment (Cartes et al 1993a, Johnsen 2005, Aguzzi et al 2007).…”

“…The Pasiphaeidae family (Dana 1852) (Pleocyemata, Caridea) is distributed along a wide latitudinal range, from tropical to arctic and subantarctic waters, mainly on and above continental slopes and in the open sea, including deep-sea habitats (Clarke and Holmes 1987, Kaartvedt et al 1988, Gibbons et al 1994, d'Udekem & d'Acoz 1999, Tavares and Cardoso 2006. This family is represented by seven genera and 98 species: Alainopasiphaea (Hayashi 1999) (2), Eupasiphae Morphological features in this family, such as lateral compression of the body and pleopods as well as reduced rostrum, are considered to be the result of selective pressures on adaptation to the pelagic environment (Cartes et al 1993, Johnsen 2005, Sardà et al 2005, Aguzzi et al 2007).…”