Parvisquilla multituberculata (Borradaille, 1898)

Ahyong Kumejima, Shane T., 2012, Stomatopod Crustacea of the KUMEJIMA 2009 Expedition, Japan *, Zootaxa 3367, pp. 232-251 : 245-246

Parvisquilla multituberculata (Borradaille, 1898) *#

( Fig. 5)

Squilla multituberculata Borradaille, 1898: 38 , pl. 6, figs 7, 7a–c [type locality: Sandal Bay , Lifou].

Parvisquilla xishaensis Liu, 1975: 183–184 , 196, pl. 1, figs 1–6 [type locality: Xisha Islands , China].

Parvisquilla multituberculata . — Manning 1978: 16–18, fig. 8. — Ahyong & Erdmann 2003: 346–347.

Material. RUMF-ZC-01288, 1 male (TL 11 mm), 1 female (TL 9 mm), 26° 19.907 –20.056´N, 126° 43.191 –42.622´E, 67.5–76 m, dead coral blocks, rubble, trawl 45, 16 Nov 2009.

Remarks. As reported by Ahyong & Erdmann (2003) for P. multituberculata , sexual dimorphism in the present specimens is evident in the length of the primary spine of the uropodal protopod, being proportionally longer in males than in females ( Fig. 2).

Distribution. Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, from the western Indian Ocean to French Polynesia; a new record for Japanese waters.