Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922

Li, Xinzheng & Bruce, Alexander J., 2006, Further Indo-West Pacific palaemonoid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonoidea), principally from the New Caledonian region, Journal of Natural History 40 (11 - 12), pp. 611-738 : 727-728

Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922

Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp 1922, p 244 , Figures 78–80; Bruce 1991b, p 258, Figure 21 ; Bruce 1996, p 250 –251, Figure 21 ; Li 2000, p 286, Figure 380.

Material examined Chesterfield: (i) AMUSIUM 1, stn CC16 , 20 ° 209S, 160 ° 489E, 68–70 m, 6 May 1998, 1♀

(MNHN-Na 15819). New Caledonia: Îlot Maitre , (ii) lagoon, scuba, 25 m, with sponge, coll. C. Vadon, 5 September 1978, 1 „ (MNHN-Na 15837); (iii) Chenal of Îlot Maitre, scuba, 22 m, with sponge, coll. C. Vadon, 3 October 1978, 1♀ (MNHN-Na 15859); (iv) 22 ° 19.359S, 166 ° 25.859E, 20 m, scuba, with sponge, coll. I. Takeuchi, 10 November 1995, 1 „ (MNHN-Na 15825) .

Remarks

The specimen of (i) has a carapace length 6.65 mm, rostral formula is 9/3, the first pereiopods are equal, the carpa six subsegmented; (ii) has a carapace length 3.59 mm, rostral formula is 11/4, the carpa of first pereiopods are equal but dissimilar, right with four subsegments, left with two subsegments, and right merus with two subsegments; (iii) has a carapace length 6.90 mm, rostral formula is 9/3, the first pereiopods are equal, with the carpa five-subsegmented and merus two-subsegmented; (iv) has a carapace length 7.43 mm, rostral formula is 10/3, the first pereiopods are equal, with the carpa fivesubsegmented.

Distribution

Type locality: New Caledonia . Also known from Jordan, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Madagascar, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia (Queensland), Caroline Islands , Chesterfield Islands , New Caledonia , and Marshall Islands.

Figures

Figure 21. Periclimenes hertwigi Balss, 1913. (a, h) Ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14899); (b, e, g, i) male (MNHN-Na 14899); (c, d, f) ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14896); j, k, male (MNHN-Na 14901). (a) Anterior carapace; (b) rostrum; (c) distal antennal scale; (d–f) first pereiopod, chela, lateral view; (g, h) second pereiopod, chela; (i) same, fingers; (j) third pereiopod, distal propod and dactyl; (k) same, distoventral angle of corpus.