Decapoda - Caridea - Hippolytidae - Tozeuma

Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edwards, 1881


World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 4-102 m, Mass–Fla, GMx, Col, Barb.
(Sasaki, 2022) - WA. USA (Massachusetts) to Brazil (Amapá, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo. 4-164/258 m
(Poupin & Corbari, 2016: 4 to 164–258 m (possibly to 630–660 m).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 4-258 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Massachusetts to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, Barbados. Lesser Antilles, ICA (?Guadeloupe, Barbados). 4-102 m, extended to 164 m. WA.
Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edwards, 1881: 16, Barbados [R/V Blake, 56 brasses]. - A. Milne-Edwards, 1883, pl. 29, Barbados [R/V Blake, 50 brasses]. - Schmitt, 1924a:83, Barbados. - Chace, 1972: 141, Barbados, type locality.
Tozeuma serratum - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. DW4511, 8 June 2015, 16°13.9'N, 61°51.5'W, 660-630 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18891; st. DW4555, 15 June 2015, 16°23.53'N, 60°49.67'W, 258-100 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18936 [Dorsal carina on somite 3 is very clear on this specimen]; st. DW4596, 22 June 2015, 15°56.55'N, 61°21.76'W, 164-185 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19032.
Comment: determination based on Williams (1984: 140, fig. 98); dorsal carina on 3rd somite, as illustrated in A. Milne-Edwards (1883, pl. 29) is present. This is a first record for Guadeloupe but the species was already reported in Lesser Antilles. Maximum depth range is extented from 102 m to at least 164 m.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Tozeuma sp. – Coelho & Ramos, 1972: 153. Same as T. serratum in Coelho et al. (2006: 54, tab. 3).
Tozeuma serratum – Ramos-Porto & Coelho, 1991/93: 187, Brazil Amapá. — Coelho et al., 2006: tab. 3, Brazil Amapá. — GBIF 2023, Suriname [From Complementary Benthic Biodiversity Baseline Survey, Block 58, Suriname, 2021, trawl 62–66 m, at https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3913939142].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 4–164 m (to 258/660 m).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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