Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972

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Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972

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Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972: 43 , figs 1, 2. — Baba, 1979: 644. — Tirmizi, 1980: 108, figs 1–7. — Baba et al., 2008: 180 .

Material examined. South China Sea. 1 female, Cl 3.46 mm, MBM 150129, coral reef, CN6-8, Nansha Islands, Yongshu Island, 30 m, TT, 24 June 1990.

Distribution. South China Sea; Kabira, Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyus Ishigaki-jima of the Ryukyus; Marsegu Island, Moluccas; Bay of Bengal; Mozambique Channel.

Remarks. Although all of the pereopods are lost, the sole specimen agrees quite well with the description and illustrations of Baba (1972): the rostrum is broad at base; the carapace has two supraocular spines on each side; the basal article of antennule has four spines; the third maxilliped merus has three spines on flexor margin, extensor margin unarmed; there are two spines on the second abdominal segment.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972, MBM 150129, female. A, body, dorsal view; B, left cephalic region, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, uropods and telson, dorsal view; D, sternal plastron; E, endopod of right third maxilliped, distal segments omitted, lateral view. Scales = 1 mm.

FIGURE 12. Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972, MBM 150129, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.