Publications by authors named "Damares R Alencar"

Direct evidence of paleo-parasitism in crustaceans is very scarce. Epicaridean isopods are obligatory parasites of crustaceans, including decapods such as crabs, shrimps, and lobsters. Their interaction with hosts is known from fossils as far back as the Jurassic through deformations of the branchial cuticle on the hosts.

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Stenopodidean shrimps are mostly cryptic in their habitats and are typically related with coral rubble or dead coral heads, rocks and crevices, and in association with other marine invertebrate such as sponges, crinoids and corals. Here, we describe a new stenopodidean shrimp, Dubiostenopus parvus n. gen.

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The Araripe Basin is the largest inland basin in northeastern Brazil is known for its preservation excellent, number of specimens and variety of fossil species. The Araripe Basin stands out for its fossiliferous content of well known fossil groups, from vertebrates to invertebrates, especially decapod crustaceans. Thus, a morphological re-description of two shrimp species, Paleomattea deliciosa and Araripenaeus timidus, was carried out through taxonomic and morphoanatomical analysis.

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Occurrence of Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 (Crustacea, Anostraca) in the Caras river, southern Ceara, Brazil. The specimens were collected in March and April 2014. The new occurrence extends the distribution and update area of occupancy of the species, which is characterized by a specific habitat: temporary lakes.

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