Expanathura

Poore, Gary C. B., Lew, Helen M. & Ton, 2002, Expanathuridae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Australian region, Zootaxa 82, pp. 1-60 : 34

Expanathura species 2 ( Fig. 20 d)

Material examined.–Indian Ocean. Aldabra Atoll (09°24.0'S, 46 °20.0'E), Picard I., red and coralline algae from Thalassodendron bed, seaward side of reef crest, 2 m, 15 Mar 1988, B. Kensley, NMV J17155 (many specimens).

Distribution: Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean; coral rubble, 2 m depth.

Remarks: These specimens are similar to E. collaris in setation of the telson but differ in shape of the telson and uropodal rami. It too may be an undescribed species. This species may be the one referred to as Panathura macronesia by Kensley (1988: 41).

Figures

FIGURE 20. Expanathura spp.: Telsons and right uropods. a, E. collaris (Kensley, 1979), juvenile, NMV J 17154. b, E. haddae (Kensley & Poore, 1982), paratype juvenile, NMV J 1709. c, E. macronesia (Kensley, 1980), paratype female, USNM 171724. d, E. sp., Aldabra NMV J 17155.