Mauritiorchestia fayetta Green, Appadoo, Lowry & Myers, 2021

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Platorchestia fayetta Beeltah & Appadoo, 2017: 44 (nomen nudum).

Type material. Holotype, male, 9.9 mm, MNHN / 2021/01/01 . Paratype, female, 8.6 mm, MNHN / 2021/02/01, 3 males MNHN / 2021/03/01, 5 females MNHN / 2021/04/01.

Type locality. Post la Fayette (20°8.2’S 57°44.5’E) .

Ecological type. Sand-hoppers.

Habitat. On coastal sandy substrate with huge amount of beach wrack algae.

Size. 9.8 mm. Sexual dimorphism present.

Diagnosis (male).

With the characters of the genus.

Distribution. Mauritius, western Indian Ocean. Poste la Fayette (Green, et al. 2021).