NOTIAX SANTARITA, A NEW SPECIES OF THE CALLIANASSIDAE (DECAPODA, THALASSINIDEA) FROM THE BEAGLE CHANNEL, SOUTHERNMOST AMERICA

Author: Thatje, Sven

Source: Crustaceana, Volume 73, Number 3, 2000 , pp. 289-299(11)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

Seventeen specimens of Notiax santarita sp. nov. were collected in the Beagle Channel in southernmost Chile during the Joint Chilean-German-Italian “Victor Hensen” Campaign in 1994 and the Chilean expedition 'Cimar Fiordo III' in 1997. These specimens are the first Callianassidae that are recorded south of 46° S in Chile and represent the second species of the genus Notiax found in America. This callianassid, herein described as a new species, has been compared with the second species of the genus, Notiax brachyophthalma, known from the Chilean and Argentine coasts.

Se recolectaron 17 ejemplares de Notiax santarita sp. nov. en el Canal Beagle durante la Campaña Conjunta Chileno-Alemana-Italiana 'Victor Hensen' y la campaña Chilena 'Cimar Fiordo III' en 1994 y 1997, respectivamente. Estos ejemplares representan los primeros Callianassidae del género Notiax citados al sur de 46° S en Chile, siendo la segunda especie encontrada en América. Los ejemplares, descritos como nueva especie, se compararon con la segunda especie conocida del género, Notiax brachyophthalma , procedente de las costas chilenas y argentinas.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854000504381

Publication date: 2000-03-01