New Records and New Species of Ghost Shrimps (Crustacea: Thalassinidea) from Venezuela
Based on collections of Venezuelan ghost shrimps (Decapoda: Thalassinidea), three new records Cheramus marginatus (Rathbun, 1901), Crosniera minima (Rathbun, 1901) and Neocallichirus sp., and two new species (Gourretia biffari and G. laresi) are described
and illustrated in this paper. The present record of Gourretia in Venezuela also constitutes the first report of this genus in the Western Atlantic.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 July 1994
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