Batillipes rotundiculus Rho, Min & Chang, 1999

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26. Batillipes rotundiculus Rho, Min & Chang, 1999

Batillipes rotundiculus Rho and Chang , new species ( Rho et al. 1999)

Terra typica: Sea of Japan ( South Korea, Asia)

East China Sea:

• 34°55′N, 128°43′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Gyeongsang Province, Kojedo [Geoje-do] Island, Hungnam-ri, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

Sea of Japan:

• 38°15′N, 128°34′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Gangwon Province, Sokcho, Pongpo, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 35°59′45′′N, 129°34′39′′E; 3–6 m bsl: [FAO61] Type Locality: South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Samjung, Kuryongpo, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, bottom, submerged sand. Rho et al. (1999)

Yellow Sea:

• 36°22′N, 126°25′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Chungcheong Province, Wonsando [Wonsan-do] Island, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 35°06′N, 126°05′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Jeolla Province, Imjado [Imja-do] Island, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 34°37′N, 125°50′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Jeolla Province, Uido [Ui-do] Island, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): East China Sea: 1, Sea of Japan: 2, Yellow Sea: 3; total: 6.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO61: 6; total: 6.

Remarks: This interstitial species, known from a few South Korean sites, was found in sand or shell gravel in intertidal or sublittoral zones.