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

RUMBOLD C; LANCIA J; VAZQUEZ G; ALBANO M; FARIAS N; SAL MOYANO M. P.; SPIVAK E; OBENAT S

Marine Biodiversity Records

Cambridge University Press

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2015 vol. 8 p. 1 - 5

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.