Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880

Ahyong, Shane T., 2007, Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae, Zootaxa 1593, pp. 1-54 : 49

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.178624

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Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880
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Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880 View in CoL

( Fig. 24A View FIGURE 24. A )

Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880: 65 View in CoL [type locality: off Bequia, Windward Islands, West Indies]. — Galil, 2000: 291 (key), 308–311, fig. 10. — Ahyong & Brown, 2002: 56, 75, 76.

Pentacheles debilis Smith, 1884: 360 [type locality: off New England, United States of America].

Pentacheles debilis var. armatus Bouvier, 1905a: 480 [type locality: off Canary Islands].

Polycheles demani Stebbing, 1917: 28 View in CoL [type locality: off Cape Point Lighthouse, South Africa].

Polycheles chilensis Sund, 1920: 226 View in CoL [type locality: off Juan Fernández Islands].

Material examined. West Norfolk Ridge: AM P72219, 1 male (45.2 mm), 2 females (19.9–28.9 mm), 35°35.83’S, 169°33.43’E, 1760–1786 m, TAN0308/167 #018, 5 Jun 2003; NIWA 28050, 1 female (18.3 mm), 35°35.83’S, 169°33.43’E, 1760–1786 m, TAN0308/167 #018, 5 Jun 2003.

Lord Howe Rise: NIWA 28056, 3 males (25.3–53.5 mm), 2 females (27.8–46.5 mm), 32°03.98’S, 159°52.80’E, 1920–1934 m, TAN0308/71 #010, 24 May 2003; AM P66151, 1 male (51.8 mm), 1 female (58.7 mm), 32°11.59’S, 160°51.66’E, 1342–1361 m, TAN0308/72 #006, 24 May 2003; NMNZ, 1 male (56.8 mm), 32°25.94’S, 161°47.62’E, 1132–1197 m, TAN0308/73 #34, 24 May 2003.

Colour in life. Overall pale rose-pink. Chelipeds, walking legs and uropods crimson.

Remarks. Pentacheles validus has been reported from New Zealand, Australia and New Caledonia ( Galil 2000; Ahyong & Brown 2002) so its presence in the study area is expected. The carapace spination (8–9, 4–5, 29–31) agrees closely with the reported range (7–9, 4, 20–32) ( Galil 2000) and (7–8, 3–4, 23–30) ( Ahyong & Brown 2002).

Distribution. Worldwide, from the Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Western and Eastern Atlantic, including New Caledonia, Australia, and New Zealand; 914–3365 m ( Galil, 2000).

NIWA

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

NMNZ

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Polychelidae

Genus

Pentacheles

Loc

Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880

Ahyong, Shane T. 2007
2007
Loc

Polycheles chilensis

Sund 1920: 226
1920
Loc

Polycheles demani

Stebbing 1917: 28
1917
Loc

Pentacheles debilis

Bouvier 1905: 480
1905
Loc

Pentacheles debilis

Smith 1884: 360
1884
Loc

Pentacheles validus A. Milne Edwards, 1880 : 65

Ahyong 2002: 56
Galil 2000: 291
Edwards 1880: 65
1880
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