Plesionika martia, Milne-Edwards, 1883

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 : 585

P. martia (Milne-Edwards, 1883)

Description. Rostrum nearly 1.6 to 2.0 times as long as carapace, basal portion armed dorsally with 5 to 8 teeth, of which 5 or 6 form a series that gradually increase in size from behind forwards while the anterior two are usually somewhat isolated, ventrally it is very closely finely and evenly serrated, the teeth being a good deal concealed in a short fringe of cilia, all the teeth are fixed; the posterior border of the 3rd abdominal tergum though convex, is not acutely produced; the ocellus is distinct but not independent; the external maxillipeds with well-developed exopodite, which are a little longer and stouter than the 1st pair of pereopods, reach a short way beyond the tip of the antennal scale ( Alcock 1901).

Distribution. Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea; at depths of 180–400 m ( Alcock 1901).