Philocheras modestus (De Man, 1918 )

Taylor, Joanne, 2010, The sand shrimp genus Philocheras (Caridea: Crangonidae) from the continental margin of Western Australia including the description of a new species and a key to Australian species *, Zootaxa 2372 (1), pp. 157-168 : 165

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.16
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5312812
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scientific name	Philocheras modestus (De Man, 1918 )
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Philocheras modestus (De Man, 1918) View in CoL

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Pontophilus modestus De Man, 1918: 162 View in CoL . — De Man 1920: 274, pl. 22: fig. 65, a–j.

Philocheras modestus View in CoL . — Chace 1984: 41.

Material examined. Australia, WA, Northwestern Australia, Mermaid L24 north transect, 17°01.1–01.81'S, 119°35.46–35.00'E), 451 m, 18. VI .2007 (stn SS05-2007 80), NMV J57301 View Materials (1 specimen); Mermaid L24 south transect, 17°11.86–12.75'S, 119°33.65–33.46'E, 439 m, 18. VI .2007 (stn. SSO5-2007 78), NMV J57299 View Materials (1 specimen); Mermaid L24 east transect, 17°02.83–03.71'S, 119°39.68–41.36'E, 424 m, 18. VI .2007 (stn SS05- 2007 77), NMV J57300 View Materials (1 specimen) .

Type locality. West of Kepulauan Ewab , Indonesia ; 304 m.

Distribution. Indonesia; Australia, Western Australia; 296– 457 m.

Remarks. The short narrow rostrum, lack of lateral spine on antennal scale and presence of post orbital carina distinguish this species from others recorded form Australia.

References

Chace, F. A. (1984) The caridean shrimps (Crustacea; Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907 - 1910, part 2: families Glyphocrangonidae and Crangonidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 397, 1 - 63.

Man, J. G. de (1918) Diagnosis of new species of macrurous decapod Crustacea from the Siboga-Expedition. Zoologische Mededeelingen, 4, 159 - 166.

Man, J. G. de (1920) Pasiphaeidae, Stylodactylidae, Hoplophoridae, Nematocarcinidae, Thalassocaridae, Pandalidae, Psalidopodidae, Gnathophyllidae, Processidae, Glyphocranconidae and Crangonidae. Siboga Expeditie, 39 a (3), 1 - 318, pls 1 - 25.

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FIGURE 4. Carapace (dorsal view) of Philocheras species reported from Australian waters: P.modestus redrawn from De Man (1918: pl. 22 fig. 65); P. obliquus redrawn from Poore (2004: fig. 36i); P.pilosus redrawn from Kemp (1916: pl. 8 fig. 4); P.plebs redrawn from Kemp (1916: pl. 8 fig. 5); P. planoculminus redrawn from Bruce (1994: fig 3a); P. poorei redrawn from Komai (2008: fig 2a); P. triangulus redrawn from Komai (2006: fig 3a); P. victoriensis redrawn from Poore (2004: fig 36c).