Urocaridella antonbruunii ( Bruce, 1967 )

Li, Xinzheng, Cleva, Régis & Poupin, Joseph, 2012, Report on some caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Mayotte, southwest Indian Ocean, Zootaxa 3162, pp. 1-30 : 6-7

Urocaridella antonbruunii ( Bruce, 1967)

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Periclimenes antonbruunii Bruce, 1967: 45 –53, Figs. 19–22.

Leandrites cyrtorhynchus Fujino and Miyake, 1969: 143 –149, Figs. 1–3 .

Urocaridella antonbruunii — Chace and Bruce, 1993: 42. — Bruce, 1996: 203, figs. 1f, 29a, 31. — Debelius, 2001: 173, unnumbered photo. — Li et al., 2004: 525 , fig. 13. — Li and Bruce, 2006: 621 .

Material examined. St 22, 12–13/11/2009, 0–24h, islet Choizil, west, Malandzamiayajou, 12°40'14.34"S, 45° 2'42.66"E, coll. KUW fieldwork, traps at 30–35 m, 300 m far from Choizil islet, sand and coral boulders, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female (LC 5.7 mm, LT 43 mm), MNHN-Na 16050.

Colouration (fig. 4). The colouration of the specimen agrees well with Debelius (2001), body transparent, with red and white markings on body, legs and antennal scales.

Distribution. Type locality: Dzaoudzi, Mayotte (Pamanzi Island), Comoro Islands. Also known from Kenya, La Réunion, South China Sea, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, and Hawaii.

Remarks. The specimens were found in the bait container of coral boulders. They agree with the previous descriptions and illustrations. This species was previously recorded from Mayotte by Bruce (1967).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855. female LC 2.0 mm, LT 9.5 mm, MNHN-Na 16044.

FIGURE 2. Hymenocera elegans Heller, 1861. Male, LC 3.5 mm, LT 28 mm, MNHN-Na 16043.

FIGURE 3. Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994. Ovigerous female, LC 8.5 mm, LT 42 mm, MNHN-Na 16051.