Morphological and genetic confirmation of Jassa slatteryi (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in a harbour of Argentina

RUMBOLD CARLOS; LANCIA JUAN PABLO; VÁZQUEZ MARÍA GUADALUPE; ALBANO MARIANO; FARIAS NAHUEL; SAL MOYANO MARÍA PAZ; SPIVAK EDUARDO; OBENAT SANDRA

Marine Biodiversity Records

Cambridge University Press

Año: 2015 vol. 8

Jassa slatteryi is reported for the first time in Mar del Plata harbour, Argentina. A morphological comparison with the original description and a genetic analysis are made to corroborate the identification of specimens. The report of range expansion along the South-western Atlantic coast is discussed.