Stratiotes micheleae Rahayu, 2005

Rahayu, Dwi Listyo, 2007, The hermit crabs Paguristes Dana, 1851 s. l. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) from the western Indian Ocean, Zoosystema 29 (3), pp. 515-534 : 528-530

Stratiotes micheleae Rahayu, 2005

Stratiotes micheleae Rahayu, 2005: 16 , figs 6, 7.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Madagascar. 12°40’S, 48°09.5’E, 595-605 m, 13.IX.1972, 1 ♀ (5.0 mm). — 12°50.0’S, 48°01.2’E, 580-585 m, 14.IX.1972, 1 ♀ (4.8 mm). —

15°18’S, 46°12.1’E, 480-510 m, 8.XI.1972, 2 ♀♀ (3.4-3.8 mm).

Mozambique Channel. Bentheddi Expedition, stn DR 38, Mayotte, East of Bandelé Reef, 12°54.8’S, 45°15.6’E, 200-500 m, 26.III.1977, 1 ♀ (2.4 mm).

DISTRIBUTION. — Indonesia, Madagascar; 200 to 605 m.

REMARKS

The specimens in the collection studied agree well with the description of this species by Rahayu (2005). The spines on the terminal margin of the lobes of the telson varied from small, almost obsolete, to large.