Trichopeltarion moosai (Guinot, 1989) Tavares & Cleva & Contents, 2010

Tavares, Marcos & Cleva, Régis, 2010, Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 50 (9), pp. 97-157 : 136

Trichopeltarion moosai (Guinot, 1989) comb. nov.

( Figures 21 A-B)

Trachycarcinus moosai .Guinot,.1989:361,.figs. 4.A-C,. 9.A-C,.pl. 3,.A-H.

Trichopeltarion moosai .–.Ng. et al.,.2008:52.[list].

Material examined:. Indonesia:. Makassar. Strait ,. CORINDON. 2,. stn 211,. 00°12.8’S- 117°53.7’E,. 313 m,. 31 Oct 1980,. holotype. ♂. 15.5 x 16.0 mm. ( MNHN-B11570 ) ;.Tanimbar. Island,.KARUBAR,. Baruna Jaya 1,.stn CP 38,. 07°40’S- 132°27’E,. 620-666 m,. 28 Oct 1991,. 1 ♀.13.5 x 14.0 mm.( MNHN-B28770 ) ;. same.cruise,.stn CP 39,. 07°47’S- 132°26’E,.477- 466 m,. 28 Oct 1991,. 1 ♂.nearly.15.5 x 16.0 mm.(epibranchial. teeth.broken),. 1. ovigerous. ♀. 25.0 x 26.5 mm. ( MNHN-B28771 ) ;. same. cruise,. no. station. number,. 1 ♀.20.8 x 21.0 mm.( MNHN-B28772 ) .

Type locality:. Indonesia,. Makassar. Strait,. 00°12.8’S- 117°53.7’E,. 313 m.

Remarks: Trachycarcinus mossai . share.with. Trachycarcinus elegans . (see. above),. the. same. combination. of. characters.unique.to. Trichopeltarion .and.is,.likewise,. transferred. to. Trichopeltarion . Trichopeltarion moosai . was. previously.known. only. from. the. holotype.male. from.the.Makassar.Strait..The.discovery.in.Tanimbar. of.four.additional.individuals.allowed.for.the.confirmation.of.some.characteristic.features.of. T. moosai ,.including.central.rostral.tooth.longer.than.laterals.ones;. strong. hepatic,. first,. and. second. epibranchial. teeth;. two.strong,.acute.tubercles.in.front.of.the.protogastric. region;. two. large. cardiac. bosses,. covered. with. fine. granules;. and. metabranchial. regions. with. two. distinct.tubercles.each,.lateral.larger.than.mesial.(figure 21A-B)..The.female.carry.few.(25).and.large.eggs,. of.about. 1.5 mm.

Distribution:. Known. from. Indonesia,. between. 313. and.666.meters.depth.

Figures

FIGURE 21:.Trichopeltarion moosai.(Guinot,.1989).comb. nov..A, Female.25.0 x 26.5 mm.(MNHN-B28771)..B, Female.13.5 x 14.0 mm. (MNHN-B28770).