Kemponia seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915) comb. nov.

Periclimenes (Falciger) seychellensis Borradaile, 1915: 212;: 324, 375, pls. 54–55, fig. 14. Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis — Kemp, 1922: 176 –178, figs 34–35, pl. 6 fig. 7. Periclimenes (Harpilius) seychellensis — Holthuis, 1952: 66 –67, fig. 25.

Periclimenes seychellensis — Bruce, 1971: 8. — Li, 2000: 235 –236, fig. 313. — Jayachandran, 2001: 314 –316, fig. 92.

Type material. Holotype, ZMC I.9594.5.

Type locality. Praslin, Seychelle Islands.

Habitat. Amongst sea grasses and algae, including off­shore floating Sargassum .

Bathymetric range. Shallow water.

Distribution. Also known from Kenya, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, Moçambique, Madagascar, Seychelle Islands, Pakistan, India, Andaman Islands, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia. Remarks. The only Kemponia species commonly found in floating Sargassum .