| recognizing panulirus meripurpuratus sp. nov. (decapoda: palinuridae) in brazil-systematic and biogeographic overview of panulirus species in the atlantic ocean. | genetic analysis divides panulirus argus into two different species, physically separated by the amazon-orinoco plume since the last glacial maximum. panulirus argus sensu stricto is distributed north of this biogeographic barrier and the second species to the south, occurring in brazil. the panulirus species in the atlantic ocean are being overfished and the standing stocks are unknown and still not considered endangered or threatened due to a deficiency of precise abundance data. the lack of d ... | 2016 | 27394825 |