Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858

Werding, Bernd & Hiller, Alexandra, 2007, The Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of the Red Sea with description of a new species of Petrolisthes, Zootaxa 1460, pp. 1-24 : 14-15

13. Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858

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Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858: 228 , 241.— Lewinsohn 1969: 146.— Kropp 1986: 456, figs. 2a–h.— Hogarth 1988: 1102.— Hsieh et al. 1998: 295, figs. 5H, 12A–H.— Komai 2000: 365.

Material examined. 3 ɗ, 3 Ψ (2 ov) ( SMNS ZIa 3367), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, 1883, leg. Klunzinger; 1 ɗ, 4 Ψ (ov) ( SMF 25680), Israel, Eilat, in front of the Marine Institute, algae on dead corals, shallow water, leg. M. Türkay; 1 Ψ (ov) ( ZSM 169/1), Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, Shadwan, 18-20 Feb. 1896, Pola-Exp.

Measurements. Largest ɗ 9.2 x 8.0 mm; largest Ψ 8.8 x 7.7 mm.

Remarks. Lewinsohn (1969) discussed the status of the species and its distinction from P. tomentosus (Dana) . Kropp (1986) clarified the confusing synonymy and provided figures with a detailed description of the diagnostic characters of the two species.

Distribution. Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea. In the western Pacific known as far east as the Marquesas Islands.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858, male, Israel, Red Sea, Eilat (SMF 25680).