Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988

Muñoz, Isabel & García-Isarch, Eva, 2013, New occurrences of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the coasts of Africa, with the description of a new species of Paralomis White, 1856, Zootaxa 3670 (1), pp. 45-54 : 48

Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988

Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988a: 108 , fig. 50, pl. 26A; Ahyong, 2010: 108 (list); McLaughlin et al., 2010: 13 (list); Muñoz et al., 2011: 480 (list).

Material examined. Guinea –Bissau: GUINEA –BISSAU0810, stn 38, 10 °07.6'N, 17°27.4'E, 679 m, 30.X.2008, 1 ovigerous female, 63 × 65 mm (IEO-CD-GB08/243).

Distribution. This specimen is a new record for the study area, off the coasts of Guinea –Bissau and Senegal (Macpherson 1988a). It extends the species bathymetric range (261–650 m) to slightly deeper waters (679 m).