Periclimenes novaecaledoniae Bruce, 1967

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 : 706-707

Periclimenes novaecaledoniae Bruce, 1967

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Periclimenes novaecaledoniae Bruce 1967b, p 1157 –1165, Figures 6–9 ; Bruce 1991b, p 237; Bruce 1996, p 237; Li 2000, p 215, Figure 279; Davie 2002, p 330.

Material examined

New Caledonia: (i) Touho Bank , with crinoids, 28 August 1993, 2 „„, 1♀ (MNHN-Na 15895); (ii) MONTROUZIER, Koumac, Chenal Infernet, associated with crinoids, coll. B. Richer de Forges, photo. B. Rudman, 5 October 1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-Na 14919) .

Remarks

Originally described from New Caledonia. The specimen has a rostral dentition of 6/1 and has both second pereiopods, which are subequal, with the fingers strongly concave, subequal to the palm length, tridentate proximally, distally finely serrulate. Third pereiopod with dactyl biunguiculate with a dorsal spinule; propod spinulate, sparsely setose. The proximal segment of the antennular peduncle is strongly bidentate distolaterally.

Distribution

Type locality: Îlot Maitre , New Caledonia . Otherwise known only from Australia (Northern Territory), and possibly from Madagascar .

Figures

Figure 6. Kemponia cf. suvadivensis (Borradaile, 1915), ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14926). (a) Carapace; (b) antennal scale; (c) third pereiopod, carpus, propod, and dactyl; (d) same, distal propod and dactyl.

Figure 7. Mesopontonia brevicarpus, new species. (a, d–g) Holotype ovigerous female; (b) paratype male; (c) juvenile (MNHN-Na 14824). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b, c) carapace; (d) antennule; (e) first pereiopod; (f) same, chela; (g) same, apexes of fingers.

Figure 8. Mesopontonia brevicarpus, new species, holotype ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14824). (a) Major second pereiopod; (b) same, chela; (c) same, fingers; (d) minor second pereiopod; (e) same, chela; (f) third pereiopod; (g) same, propod and dactyl; (h) same, distal propod and dactyl.

Figure 9. Palaemonella komaii, new species, holotype male (MNHN-Na 15482). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b) anterior carapace; (c) telson; (d) eye, dorsal view; (e) antennule; (f) same, distal shorter free ramus of upper flagellum; (g) antenna.

Figure 26. Periclimenes novaecaledoniae Bruce, 1967, ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14919), third pereiopod. (a) Distal propod and dactyl; (b) distal corpus and unguis, dactyl; (c) distoventral propodal spine; (d) distal second ventral spine.