Abstract
One new species and 3 well-known species are reported from marine warm temperate waters in Argentina. Elasmopus marplatensis, new species, is described and fully illustrated, and its relationships with other species of the genus are discussed. Corophium insidiosum Crawford is a new record for the area and is partially illustrated. The presence of Melita palmata (Montagu) and Ampithoe valida Smith is confirmed and both are figured in part. In addition, biogeographical considerations for the Southern Ocean are discussed. This paper deals with intertidal amphipod species, basically algal dwellers, inhabiting coastal warm temperate waters in the southwest Atlantic. Elasmopus marplatensis, a new melitid species, is described and figured from the Buenos Aires littoral. Corophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937 (Corophiidae), partially illustrated herein, is reported for the first time in Argentina for Buenos Aires province and is the only one of the present group that
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