Corpus ID: 132202972

First record of Polyonyx gibbesi (Anomura: Porcellanidae) in the Argentine Sea

@inproceedings{Plata2010FirstRO,
  title={First record of Polyonyx gibbesi (Anomura: Porcellanidae) in the Argentine Sea},
  author={Mar del Plata},
  year={2010}
}
  • Mar del Plata
  • Published 2010
  • Geography
    • LaboratoriodeIctiologia,FCEyN,UniversidadNacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Mar del Plata, ArgentinaThe present paper reports the occurrence of Polyonyx gibbesi in Argentinean shelf waters and extends its distribution south-wards in the western Atlantic. Forty-four specimens of P. gibbesi were found in stomach contents of the narrownose smooth-hound shark Mustelus schmitti during November 2008.Keywords: porcelain crab, Brazil Current, south-west Atlantic