Paguristes fimbriata, McLaughlin & Haig, 1989

Osawa, Masayuki & Fujita, Yoshihisa, 2019, Submarine cave hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea) from three islands of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, Zootaxa 4560 (3), pp. 463-482 : 473

Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin & Haig, 1989

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Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin & Haig, 1989: 164 , figs. 1f, l, 2f, 4d, 6d, 8e, 10d, 12d, 13i (type locality: Guam Island, Mariana Islands).— Asakura 2000: 85, figs. 1C–E, 8, 9, 19D, 20.

Material examined. Ie Island, unnamed submarine cave: entrance, 24 June 2017, 1 ovigerous female (sl 4.4 mm), RUMF-ZC-6046 ( IE 179 ); main tube, 24 June 2017, 1 female (sl 3.7 mm), RUMF-ZC-6047 ( IE 183 ). Okinawa Island , Hedo Dome cave : main tube, 11 August 2016, 1 male (sl 4.0 mm), RUMF-ZC-6048 ( HD 2016- 52); same data as RUMF-ZC-6048, 1 male (sl 4.1 mm), RUMF-ZC-6049 ( HD 2016-66); main tube, 21 May 2017, 1 male (sl 4.4 mm), RUMF-ZC-6050 ( HD 2017-84, addition). Shimoji Island, Akuma-no-Yakata cave: entrance, 1 September 2017, 1 male (sl 4.8 mm), RUMF-ZC-6051 ( SH 103).

Distribution. Malaysia, Indonesia, Guam, and Japan (Ryukyu and Izu Islands); subtidal to 35 m ( Osawa & Takeda 2004; Okuno & Arima 2006; present study).

Habitat. Coral reefs; often found in small crevices and horizontal holes, or submarine caves in fore-reef slopes ( Osawa & Takeda 2004).

Remarks. Pylopaguropsis fimbriata is the most commonly found species of the genus in coral reefs, including submarine caves in the Ryukyu Islands ( Asakura 2000; Osawa & Takeda 2004; Osawa & Fujita 2016; Table 2).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Entire animal, dorsal view. A, Pylopaguropsis bellula Osawa & Okuno, 2007, male (sl 4.1 mm), RUMF-ZC-6042 (IE17); B, Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin & Haig, 1989, ovigerous female (sl 4.4 mm), RUMF-ZC-6046 (IE179); C, Pylopaguropsis granulata Asakura, 2000, female (sl 4.8 mm), RUMF-ZC-6052 (HD2017-31); D, Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin & Haig, 1989, male (sl 1.9 mm), RUMF-ZC-6055 (HD2017-87); E, Pylopaguropsis speciosa McLaughlin & Haig, 1989, ovigerous female (sl 3.7 mm), RUMF-ZC-6058 (SH104).