New species and first record of Alloniscus Dana, 1854 (Isopoda: Oniscidae: Alloniscidae) from Brazil

ABSTRACT The genus Alloniscus Dana, 1854 includes 23 known species occurring exclusively in littoral habitats. The genus has never been recorded from the Atlantic coastal region of the Americas. This work describes the new species Alloniscus buckupi n. sp. from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, and provides the first record of the genus from the Atlantic coastal region.

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Main Authors: Campos-Filho,Ivanklin Soares, Cardoso,Giovanna Monticelli, Aguiar,José Otávio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972018000100210
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