Parapandalus pumila, Chace, 1985

Ahamed, Ferdous, Cardoso, Irene A., Ahmed, Zoarder F., Hossain, Md. Y. & Ohtomi, Jun, 2017, An overview of the genus Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) in Asian waters, Zootaxa 4221 (5), pp. 575-593 : 587

P. pumila Chace, 1985

Description. Rostrum armed dorsally with 4 teeth in basal part, including one on the carapace posterior to orbital margin, all with bluntly barbed tips; fourth and fifth abdominal somites each with posteroventral tooth on pleuron; 3rd maxilliped with epipod, penultimate segment 0.60 as long as terminal segment; 2nd pereopods with hooked epipods, left 2nd pereopods with carpus consisting of about 37 articles ( Li & Komai 2003).

Distribution. Philippines and South China Sea; at depths of 20–79 m ( Li & Komai 2003).