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- The lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima was only known to exist in Sub-Antarctic waters, primarily around South Georgia Island and the Drake Passage.
- Recently, a juvenile male was found off the coast of Mar del Plata, Argentina, at around 37°S.
- This discovery pushes the species' known distribution over 1300 km further north in the Atlantic Ocean.
Article Abstract
The lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima is previously known only in Sub-Antarctic waters from South Georgia Island to the Drake Passage. Here we recorded a juvenile male obtained off shores of Mar del Plata (~37°S), Argentina. This new occurrence extends the distribution range of the species over 1300 km northwards in the Atlantic Ocean.
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New record of Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov (Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Zootaxa
May 2015
Laboratorio de Invertebrados, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET-UNMDP, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Email: unknown.
Article Synopsis
- The lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima was only known to exist in Sub-Antarctic waters, primarily around South Georgia Island and the Drake Passage.
- Recently, a juvenile male was found off the coast of Mar del Plata, Argentina, at around 37°S.
- This discovery pushes the species' known distribution over 1300 km further north in the Atlantic Ocean.
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