New record of Meningodora vesca (Smith, 1887) (Caridea, Oplophoridae) to the Southwestern Atlantic

The Brazilian expedition Oceanprof I and II collected samples from the continental slope of Campos Basin (21°48'S to 22°48'S, Rio de Janeiro) in depths ranging from 1059 to 1649 m. These expeditions sampled six species of Oplophoridae: Oplophorus spinosus (Brullé, 1839); Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939; Janicella spinicauda (A. Milne Edwards, 1883); Notostomus elegans A. Milne Edwards, 1881; Systellaspis debilis (A. Milne Edwards, 1881) and Meningodora vesca (Smith, 1887) that is a new ocurrence to the Southwestern Atlantic. This specimen is described and figured.