14. Batillipes gilmartini McGinty, 1969

Batillipes gilmartini n. sp. (McGinty 1969)

Terra typica: Pacific Ocean (USA, North America)

Black Sea:

• 44°59′N, 35°21′E; 2 m bsl: [FAO37] Ukraine / Russia, SE Crimean Peninsula, Bakhchysarai District, near Ordzhonikidze, Dvuyakornaya Bay, salinity 18–33‰, upper subtidal, medium silty sand with algae. Kharkevych (2013b)

Pacific Ocean:

• 36°38′N, 121°56′W; 0–20 cm / 0–0.2 m bsl: Type Locality: [FAO77] USA, California State, Monterey County, Pacific Grove, SW of Hopkins Marine Station, sandy beach, mid- to high tide, medium grain sand. McGinty (1969)

• 32°50.7′N, 117°16.0′W / 32°51′N, 117°16′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO77] USA, California State, San Diego County, 7.5 km S of Scripps Institution dock, near Point La Jolla, 0–60 cm deep in sand. Pollock (1989)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Black Sea: 1, Pacific Ocean: 2; total: 3.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO37: 1, FAO77: 2; total: 3.

Remarks: This species was described from the California coast of the Pacific Ocean and later confirmed at a second California locality. A recent report from the Black Sea (Kharkevych 2013b), in our opinion, requires confirmation as early development stages and adults of Batillipes species are very similar and a large intraspecific variability has also been observed in this genus (e.g. caudal structures (McKirdy 1975) and caudal structures and body size (Kristensen 1978a)). It has been found in sand (0–60 cm deep) in the intertidal zone.