Dipodarctus anaholiensis Pollock, 1995

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40. Dipodarctus anaholiensis Pollock, 1995

Dipodarctus anaholiensis n. sp. ( Pollock 1995)

Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( USA, Hawaii Islands)

Adriatic Sea:

• 42°06′N, 15°29′E; 5–10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, Grotta delle Viole, coarse organogenic detritus. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 40°03′N, 17°41′E / 40°03′17′′N, 17°45′58′′E [41°04′N, 17°05′E]; 3 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Bari Province, near Bari, Mola di Bari-Porto Colombo, 150 m offshore of Porto Colombo, sand inside Posidonia seagrass meadow. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

Indian Ocean:

• 03°57′N, 73°25′E; 6–37 m bsl: [FAO51] Republic of the Maldives, Male Sud Atoll, coarse sand. Gallo et al. (2007)

Ionian Sea:

• 40 ° 13.94′N, 17°54.54′E; 10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, San Isidoro, coarse sand. Accogli et al. (2011)

• 40°13′90′′N, 17°54′59′′E [40°13′N, 17°55′E]; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, San Isidoro [Sant’Isidoro]. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 40 ° 12.94′N, 17°5.07′E [40°13′N, 17°55′E]; 10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, San Isidoro, coarse sand. Accogli et al. (2011)

• 39 ° 51.26′N, 18°23.55′E; 10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Gagliano, coarse sand. Accogli et al. (2011)

• 39 ° 51.26′N, 18°23.55′E; 50 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Gagliano, fine sand. Accogli et al. (2011)

• 39°51′20′′N, 18°23′59′′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Gagliano del Capo. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

Mediterranean Sea:

• 35°54′N, 14°32′E; 30 m bsl: [FAO37] Republic of Malta, SE coast of Malta, Sicily Channel, 1.75 km SE of the entrance of Grand Harbour and 1.4 km NW of the coastal settlement Xghajra, coarse organogenic detritus. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001)

Pacific Ocean:

• 22°09′N, 159°18.64′W / 22°09′N, 159°19′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO77] Type Locality: USA, Hawaii State, Hawaii Islands, Kauai Island, Anahola Bay, 30–60 cm deep in sand, intertidal mid beach sand. Pollock (1995)

Tyrrhenian Sea:

• 38°36′N, 14°55′E; 40 and 46 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Aeolian Islands, Secca del Capo, coralligenous bank, subtidal zone, coarse coralligenous detritus. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Adriatic Sea: 2, Indian Ocean: 1, Ionian Sea: 6, Mediterranean Sea: 1, Pacific Ocean: 1, Tyrrhenian Sea: 1; total: 12.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO37: 10, FAO51: 1, FAO77: 1; total: 12.

Remarks: This species was first described from 30–60 cm depth in intertidal beach sand (Hawaiian Islands), but has since been reported primarily as a subtidal species known from isolated and disjunct localities in the northern hemisphere.