Abstract:Here we report the new occurrences of two poorly known spider crab species, Lepteces ornatus Rathbun, 1893 (Pisinae) and Collodes leptocheles Rathbun, 1894 (Inachoididae) from the northeast Brazil, southwestern Atlantic. The specimens were collected on the framework "Avaliação da Biota Bentônica e Planctônica da Bacia Potiguar e Ceará (Bpot)", developed by the Brazilian Oil Company "Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S/A)" on board the R/V Seward Johnson col. in May 2011 in Potiguar Basin, encompassing the States … Show more
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