Second fi nding of the south western Atlantic ghost shrimp Ctenocheloides almeidai Anker & Pachelle , 2013 ( Crustacea : Axiidea )

Th e ghost shrimp Ctenocheloides almeidai Anker & Pachelle, 2013 was described based on a single specimen collected at Ponta Verde, Maceió, state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. Here, we report the species from Porto Seguro, Bahia (~16o23’S), extending its distribution in the Brazilian coast in approximately 7 degrees south from the type locality in Maceió, Alagoas (~9o40’S). Notes on morphological variation of the species are provided based on the present material. key woRdS Decapoda, Ctenochelidae, new record, dead coral fauna, cryptic fauna. Th e ghost shrimps genus Ctenocheloides Anker, 2010 currently include only three species, Ctenocheloides att enboroughi Anker, 2010 from Madagascar, C. almeidai Anker & Pachelle, 2013 from northeastern Brazil and C. boucheti Poore, 2015 from Papua New Guinea. A fourth species, Ctenocheloides nomurai Komai, 2013 described from Japan, was later removed to its own genus Kiictenocheloides Sakai, 2013 based on the shape of the chelipeds and armature of the major chela fi ngers (Sakai, 2013). Th e importance of such subtle diff erences at genus level still needs to be evaluated in future phylogenetic study. Although Sakai (2011) proposed the family Ctenocheloidae Sakai, 2011 to house both genera, the present study follows the same arrangement as in Poore (2015), keeping Ctenocheloides in Ctenochelidae. Ctenocheloides almeidai was described based on a female obtained from a deep crevice cemented with compact clay-like silt in a coral rock at a depth of ~1 m in Ponta Verde, Maceió, state of Alagoas, Brazil (Anker and Pachelle, 2013).

from Papua New Guinea.A fourth species, Ctenocheloides nomurai Komai, 2013 described from Japan, was later removed to its own genus Kiictenocheloides Sakai, 2013 based on the shape of the chelipeds and armature of the major chela fi ngers (Sakai, 2013).Th e importance of such subtle diff erences at genus level still needs to be evaluated in future phylogenetic study.Although Sakai (2011) proposed the family Ctenocheloidae Sakai, 2011 to house both genera, the present study follows the same arrangement as in Poore (2015), keeping Ctenocheloides in Ctenochelidae.
Ctenocheloides almeidai was described based on a female obtained from a deep crevice cemented with compact clay-like silt in a coral rock at a depth of ~1 m in Ponta Verde, Maceió, state of Alagoas, Brazil (Anker and Pachelle, 2013).

New record of ghost shrimp Ctenocheloides almeidai
Nauplius, 24: e2016005 During the activities of the project "Diversidade de Crustáceos Decápodos Marinhos e Estuarinos do Sul da Bahia, Brasil" (2003-2015), specimens of C. almeidai were retrieved from dead fragments of the firecoral Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, 1758 in a locality in southern Bahia, Brazil, thus representing the second finding of the species since its original description.
The present material was collected while scuba diving at the Parque Municipal Marinho do Recife de Fora (16°23'0"S 38°59'0"W), Porto Seguro, Bahia, in April 2012 and May 2013.The specimens were obtained at a depth of 10-12 m in two types of substrata: dead portions of coral head colonized by other organisms (e.g., algae, sponges and zoanthids), and coral rubble collected on the basis of the colonies.The dead coral heads were detached using hammer and chisel.The fragments were wrapped in cloth bags to prevent the associated fauna from escaping.In the laboratory, the specimens were extracted from the coral crevices and crioanesthetized prior the preservation in ethanol 70%.The material was identified using Anker and Pachelle's (2013) description and illustrations, and deposited in the Crustacean Collection of the Museu de Oceanografia of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil (MOUFPE).Drawings were performed with the aid of a camera lucida.Carapace length (CL) was measured along the mid-dorsal line from the anterior to posterior margins of carapace.Remarks.The distribution range of C. almeidai is herein increased in approximately 7 degrees of south latitude from the type locality in Maceió, Alagoas (~9º40'S) to Porto Seguro, Bahia (~16º23'S).The specimens from Bahia closely resembles the holotype.However, the anterolateral projections of carapace (compare Fig. 1A and Anker and Pachelle, 2013: fig.2B) and the distal blunt lobe on first segment of antennal peduncle (compare Fig. 1B, C and Anker and Pachelle, 2013: fig.2B) are slightly more anteriorly protruding than in the holotype.Other morphological variations observed include: front (Fig. 1A, E) varying from broadly convex to slightly protruding (vs.broadly convex in the holotype); ventral margin of ischium of first pereiopods (Fig. 2A, C) armed with 6-9 teeth (vs. 9 teeth in the holotype); ventral margin of merus of first pereiopods (Fig. 2B, D) with 1-3 large teeth (vs.1-2 teeth in the holotype); crista dentata on the ischium of the third maxilliped (Fig. 1J-L) with 9-10 teeth (vs. 10 teeth in the holotype).

acknowledgementS
The authors would like to thank the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB) (PPP0073/2010) and the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC) (00220.1100.590)for providing financial support for the project "Diversity of Marine and Estuarine Decapod Crustaceans in Southern Bahia, Brazil".To "Rede de Pesquisa Coral Vivo", for logistic support during field work at Parque Municipal Marinho do Recife de Fora and the "Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Seguro" for collection permits in the "Parque Municipal Marinho do Recife de Fora".Letícia Magalhães Fernandes, Irlanda Matos, Jemilli Castiglioni Viaggi and Gil Marcelo Reuss-Strenzel for the support provided during samplings.PSS and GOS would like to thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for providing funding in the form of M.Sc.scholarships.The collecting of specimens for the present study complied with the current applicable state and federal laws of Brazil (permanent license key woRdS Decapoda, Ctenochelidae, new record, dead coral fauna, cryptic fauna.Th e ghost shrimps genus Ctenocheloides Anker, 2010 currently include only three species, Ctenocheloides att enboroughi Anker, 2010 from Madagascar, C. almeidai Anker & Pachelle, 2013 from northeastern Brazil and C. boucheti Material examined.1 ovigerous female (CL 2.8 mm), 13.iv.2012,dead portions of coral head, MOUFPE 15627; 1 ovigerous female (CL 3.4 mm), 05.v.2013, coral rubble, MOUFPE 15628; 2 ovigerous female (one specimen with CL 3.6 mm and one with carapace damaged), 12.iv.2012,coral rubble, MOUFPE 15629.Distribution.Western Atlantic -Brazil (Alagoas and Bahia)(Anker and Pachelle, 2013; present study).