Three new species of microphoxus barnard, 1960 (amphipoda, phoxocephalidae, metharpiniinae) from the coast of Rio de janeiro, Brazil

Resumen

The present work expand the distribution of Microphoxus Barnard, 1960 along the Brazilian coast and duplicates the number of species known locally. Three new species are described from Arraial do Cabo and Sepetiba Bay, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The generic diagnosis is ammended and an identification key is given for the know species.