Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972

Fransen, Charles H. J. M., 2023, The marine palaemonid shrimps (Crustacea, Deapoda, Caridea) of the Dutch Caribbean, Zootaxa 5387 (1), pp. 1-127 : 105-108

Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972

( Fig. 70 , video 17)

Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972: 43 ( Saba Bank); Criales 1980: 72 ( Curaçao); Olthof et al. 2018: 538 ( Curaçao).

Material examined. Curaçao: ZMA. CRUS.D.103.525: 7 specimens; Jan Thiel, 14.xi.1975, depth ca. 30 m, on Eunicea cf. clavigera , collected by J.H. Stock. ZMA. CRUS.D.103.524: many specimens, Piscadera, Boei 2, 14.xi.1975, depth ca. 15 m, on Plexaura cf. nina , collected by J.H. Stock. RMNH. CRUS.D.51631: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.3 mm; stn CUR.01, south coast, Carmabi Reef/Hilton Pier, 12°16′19.2″N 068°58′09.0″W, 02.v.2005, depth 12.9 m, scuba diving, on P. porosa (fcn. F108), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g039). RMNH. CRUS.D.58267: 1 specimes; stn CUR.01, south coast, Carmabi Reef/Hilton Pier, 12°16′19.2″N 068°58′09.0″W, 26.iv.2005, depth 15.6 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g003). RMNH. CRUS.D.51633: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.1 mm; stn CUR.02, south coast, Atlantis diving/Drielstraat, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W, 10.vi.2005, depth 10.5 m, scuba diving, P. dichotoma (fcn. F409), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g116). RMNH. CRUS.D.58268: 1 specimen; stn CUR.02, south coast, Atlantis diving/Drielstraat, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W, 10.vi.2005, depth 21.7 m, scuba diving, on P. porosa forma porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (fcn. F408), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g115). RMNH. CRUS.D.51626: 3 specimens; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 28.iv.2005, depth 12 m, scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F044), collected by B. T. Reijnen (fcn. g026). RMNH. CRUS.D.51651: 1 male, pocl. 1.4 mm; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 16.vi.2005, depth 11.5 m, scuba diving, on A. americana (fcn. F421), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g120). RMNH. CRUS.D.58269: 6 specimens; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 27.iv.2005, depth 16 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g027). RMNH. CRUS. D.58270: 1 specimen; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 08.v.2005, depth 24.4 m, scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g053). RMNH. CRUS.D.58271: 1 specimen; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 08.v.2005, depth 14.3 m, scuba diving, on Eunicea sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g054). RMNH. CRUS.D.58272: 1 specimen; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 13.v.2005, depth 7.5 m, scuba diving, on Eunicea succinea forma succinea (Pallas, 1766) (fcn. F203), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g069). RMNH. CRUS.D.58273: 1 specimen; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 13.v.2005, depth 8.5 m, scuba diving, on E. tourneforti forma tourneforti (fcn. F195), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g070). RMNH. CRUS.D.58274: 2 specimens; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W, 16.vi.2005, depth 6.8 m, scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F420), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g122). RMNH. CRUS.D.51629: 1 male, pocl. 1.2 mm; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 29.iv.2005, depth 31 m, scuba diving, on A. americana (fcn. F045), collected by F. R. Stokvis (fcn. g029). RMNH. CRUS.D.51630: 1 ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm; 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.3 mm; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 29.iv.2005, depth 13.2 m, scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F048), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g030). RMNH. CRUS.D.58275: 1 specimen; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 11.v.2005, depth 15.8 m, scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F193), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g066). RMNH. CRUS.D.58276: 1 specimen; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 03.v.2005, depth 26 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g046). RMNH. CRUS.D.58277: 1 specimen; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 03.v.2005, depth 13 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g047). RMNH. CRUS.D.58278: 1 specimen; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 30.iv.2005, depth 12.6 m, scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F059), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g035). RMNH. CRUS.D.58279: 1 ovigerous female; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 11.v.2005, depth 15.8 m, scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F193), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g067). RMNH. CRUS.D.58280: 2 specimens; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W, 29.iv.2005, depth 11.6 m, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g034). RMNH. CRUS. D.58281: 4 specimens; stn CUR.05, south coast, Marie Pampoen/Carpile, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W, depth 19.6 m, 09.v.2005, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F173), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g056). RMNH. CRUS.D.58282: 1 specimens; stn CUR.05, south coast, Marie Pampoen/Carpile, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W, 09.v.2005, depth 10.6 m, scuba diving, on Plexaura sp. a (fcn. F176), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g059a). RMNH. CRUS.D.58283: 1 specimen; stn CUR.06, south coast, Waterfabriek, 12°06′35.4″N 068°57′15.0″W, 26.v.2005, depth 18 m, scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g088). RMNH. CRUS.D.58284: 1 specimen; stn CUR.06, south coast, Waterfabriek, 12°06′35.4″N 068°57′15.0″W, 02.v.2005, depth 17.5 m, on P. flagellosa (fcn. F104), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g038). RMNH. CRUS.D.51627: 1 specimen; stn CUR.07, south coast, Vaersenbaai, 12°09′38.3″N 069°08′17.2″W, 03.v.2005, depth 7.9 m, scuba diving, on Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 (fcn. F120), collected by F. R. Stokvis (fcn. g049). RMNH. CRUS.D.58285: 5 specimens; stn CUR.08, south coast, Slangenbaai, 12°08′22.7″N 068°59′49.6″W, 18.vi.2005, depth 23 m, scuba diving, on E. mammosa (fcn. F125), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g129). RMNH. CRUS.D.51628: 1 ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm; stn CUR.09, south coast, Jan Thiel/Diver′s Leap, 12°04′25.0″N 068°52′40.9″W, 23.v.2005, depth 16.3 m, scuba diving, on P. nina (fcn. F271), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g081a). RMNH. CRUS.D.58286: 8 specimens; stn CUR.09, south coast, Jan Thiel/ Diver’s Leap, 12°04′25.0″N 068°52′40.9″W, 23.v.2005, depth 13 m, scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F275), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g082). RMNH. CRUS.D.58287: 1 specimen; stn CUR.11, west point, Playa Kalki, 12°22′29.8″N 069°09′27.7″W, 10.v.2005, depth 6.2 m, scuba diving, on Plexaura sp. , N. Snijders (fcn. g061). RMNH. CRUS.D.58288: 1 ovigeorus female; stn CUR.11, west point, Playa Kalki, 12°22′29.8″N 069°09′27.7″W, 10.v.2005, depth 20 m, on Pseudoplexaura spec. a (fcn. F191), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g064). RMNH. CRUS. D.58289: 1 specimen; stn CUR.16, south coast, Fuikbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°50′05.2″W, 19.v.2005, depth 11.4 m, scuba diving, on Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1794) (fcn. F255), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g075). RMNH. CRUS.D.58290: 1 specimen; stn CUR.17, south coast, Caracasbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°52′01.2″W, 23.v.2005, depth 16.8 m, scuba diving, on E. clavigera (fcn. F267), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g079). RMNH. CRUS.D.58291: 1 specimen; stn CUR.17, south coast, Caracasbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°52′01.2″W, 03.vi.2005, depth 16.5 m, scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F363), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g102). RMNH. CRUS.D.58292: 2 specimens; stn CUR.18, south coast, Santa Martha, 12°16′04.9″N 069°07′43.6″W, 24.v.2005, depth 8 m, on Plexaura sp. a (fcn. F303), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g086). RMNH. CRUS.D.58293: 1 specimen; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W, 02.vi.2005, depth 15.4 m, scuba diving, on Eunicea calyculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (fcn. F357), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g095). RMNH. CRUS.D.58294: 3 specimens; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W, 02.vi.2005, depth 13.5 m, scuba diving, on Eunicea succinea (Pallas, 1766) (fcn. F354), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g092). RMNH. CRUS.D.51632: 2 specimens; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W, 02.vi.2005, depth 14.2 m, scuba diving, E. calyculata (fcn. F358), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g096). RMNH. CRUS.D.58295: 2 specimens; stn CUR.23, south coast, Avila Beach, 12°05′53.7″N 068°55′06.7″W, 03.vi.2005, depth 8.2 m, scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F385), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g101). RMNH. CRUS.D.51634: 1 male, pocl. 1.2 mm; stn CUR.31, east point, Awa di Oostpunt, 12°02′25.9″N 068°45′03.3″W, 18.vi.2005, depth 19.3 m, scuba diving, on Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g126). RMNH. CRUS.D.51635: ca. 25 specimens; stn CUR.31, east point, Awa di Oostpunt, 12°02′25.9″N 068°45′03.3″W, 18.vi.2005, depth 18.2 m, scuba diving, on P. flagellosa (fcn. F437), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g127). RMNH. CRUS.D.58296: 1 specimen; stn COA.09, Slangenbaai, 12°08′23.00″N 68°59′49.90″W, 25.x.2013, depth 40 m, scuba diving, host unknown, collected by S.E. T. van der Meij. RMNH. CRUS.D.58297: 1 specimen; stn COA.17, Cas Abou, 12°13′40.30″N 69°05′30.40″W, 03.xi.2013, depth 27 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH. CRUS.D.58298: 2 specimens; stn COA.18, Playa Forti, 12°21′58.10″N 69°09′13.50″W, 01.xi.2013, depth 20 m, scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. (collected), collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH. CRUS.D.58399: 1 specimen, stn COA.22, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W, 06.xi.2013, depth 20 m, scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. (collected), collected by B. T. Reijnen (photo COA.22 200–208). RMNH. CRUS.D.58300: 1 specimen; stn COA.22, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W, 06.xi.2013, depth 8 m, scuba diving, on B. asbestinum , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen (photo COA.22 209–222). RMNH. CRUS.D.58301: 2 specimens; stn COA.23, Playa Hundu, 12°16′05.80″N 69°07′42.20″W, 07.xi.2013, depth 45 m, scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by B. T. Reijnen. RMNH. CRUS.D.58302: 1 male pocl. 1.3 mm, 1 ovigerous female pocl. 1.5 mm; stn CAR.14, Vaersenbaai, 12°09.678′N 68°00.237′W, 11.iv.2014, depth 20 m, scuba diving, on C. (C.) aculeata , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS. D.58303: 1 non-ovigerous female pocl. 1.2 mm; stn CAR.16, Slangebaai, 12°08.359′N 68°59.840′W, 14.iv.2014, depth 27 m, on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58304: 1 specimen; Santa Marta, 17.iv.2014, depth unknown, on A. cauliformis , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58306: 1 specimen; Redio City, 21.iv.2014, depth unknown, on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58305: 2 ovigerous females pocl. 1.7 mm; stn CAR.24, Diver’s leap, 12°04.439′N 68°52.714′W, 22.iv.2014, depth 23 m, on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58307: 2 non–ovigeous females pocl. 1.1–1.4 mm; stn CAR.26, Grote Knip, 12°21.087′N 69°09.095′W, 23.iv.2014, depth 26 m, on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58308: 1 ovigerous female pocl. 1.4 mm; 2 males, pocl. 1.3–1.4 mm; 1 non-ovigerous female pocl. 1.4 mm; stn CAR.29, Fuikbaai, 12°02.855′N 68°49.838′W, 25.iv.2014, depth 30 m, on A. cauliformis , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS. D.58309: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm; stn CAR.29, Fuikbaai, 12°02.855′N 68°49.838′W, 25.iv.2014, depth 24 m, on C. (C.) aculeata , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH. CRUS.D.58310: many specimens; stn CF10A-2, Slangenbaai, 10.vi.2017, depth 20 m, scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen (video 17). RMNH. CRUS.D.58311: 1 male, pocl. 1.4 mm; stn CF12B-1, Substation, 12.vi.2017, depth 20 m, scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH. CRUS.D.58312: 1 non ovigerous female, pocl. 1.1 mm; stn CF18A-1, Vaersenbaai, 18.vi.2017, depth 10 m, scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. OUMNH. ZC. 2019- 06-25: 5 females, pocl. 1.2–1.4 mm; Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W, depth 7 m, 16.ii.2015, from Antillogorgia sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 5). OUMNH. ZC. 2019-06-26: 1 female, pocl. 1.2 mm; Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W, depth 25 m, 18.ii.2015, from Pseudoplexaura sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 13). OUMNH. ZC. 2019-06-27: 4 females, pocl. 0.8–2.1 mm, Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W, depth 40 m, 23.ii.2015, from Ellisella sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 26). Bonaire: RMNH. CRUS.D.57935: 1 specimen; stn BON.16, Tailor Made, 12°13.407′N 068°24.223′W, 29.x.2019, depth 35 m, scuba diving, on wire Ellisella elongata (Pallas, 1766) , collected by C.H. JM. Fransen. Stn BON.26, Small Wall, 12°10.685′N 068°17.539′W, 3.xi.2019, depth 40 m, scuba diving, on E. elongata, C.H.J.M. Fransen (video), not collected. RMNH. CRUS. D.57947: 1 specimen; stn BON.43, Tori’s Reef, 12°04.247′N, 068°16.835′W, 8.xi.2019, depth 8 m, scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. Stn BON.44, Klein Bonaire, South Bay, 12°09.001′N 068°19.234′W, 8.xi.2019, depth 20 m, scube diving, on Plexaurella sp. , C.H.J.M. Fransen (video 17), not collected.

Ecology. Associated with gorgonarians and alcyonarians: Eunicea tourneforti , E. calyculata , E. fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 , and Plexaura sp. ( Criales 1980); Leptogorgia virgulata (cf. Criales 1984); Antillogorgia americana ( Spotte et al. 1995; Spotte & Bubucis 1996, as Pseudopterogorgia americana ). The species has now been recorded for the first time from: Plexaura nina , P. homomalla , Pseudoplexaura porosa , P. flagellosa , Plexaurella dichotoma , Antillogorgia bipinnata , Eunicea succinea forma succinea (Pallas, 1766) , E. flexuosa , E. mammosa , E. clavigera , and Briareum asbestinum . Recorded for the first time from Porifera: Callyspongia vaginalis , Niphates erecta , Aplysina cauliformis .

Distribution. Known from scattered locations in the tropical western Atlantic from the Saba Bank ( Chace 1972); Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas ( Lemaitre 1984); Cuba ( Debelius 1999); Santa Marta, Columbia ( Criales 1984); Islas del Rosario, Columbia ( Corredor et al. 1979); Los Roques, Venezuela ( Rodríguez 1986); British Virgin Islands ( Spotte et al. 1995); Pine Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies ( Spotte & Bubucis 1996). 1–13 m depth. Previous records from Curaçao by Criales (1980) and Olthof et al. (2018). Herein recorded for the first time from Bonaire.

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FIGURE 70. Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972. A, stn CAO.04; B, stn CAO.22, Curaçao, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W, 6.xi.2013, depth 20 m, on Pseudoplexaura spec.; C, idem, depth 8 m, on Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766); D, stn BON.16, Tailor Made, 12°13.407′N 068°24.223′W, 29.x.2019, depth 35 m, on wire Elisella spec. (Photographs by C.H.J.M. Fransen.)