Pseudopontonides plumosus Snijders & Fransen, 2010

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Pseudopontonides plumosus Snijders & Fransen, 2010

Pseudopontonides plumosus Snijders & Fransen, 2010: 7 (Curaçao).

Material examined. Curaçao: RMNH.CRUS.D.51661 : holotype ovigerous female; Otrabanda , harbor, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W, 2.vi.2005, depth 29 m, on Antipathes sp. , collected by N. Snijders. RMNH. CRUS.D.58313 : 2 specimens; stn COA.04, Blauwbaai , 12°08′05.70″N 68°59′03.50″W, 02.xi.2013, depth 40 m, on bushy Antipathes sp. , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. OUMNH.ZC.2019-06-28 : 10 specimens, pocl. 0.8–1.6 mm, Sun Reef , 12.1392ºN 68.9981ºW, depth 7 m, 15.ii.2015, from A. caribbeana , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittmann (sample 3) . OUMNH.ZC.2019-06-29 : 48 specimens including ovigerous females, pocl. 0.8–2.1 mm, Sun Reef , 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W, depth 24 m, 15.ii.2015, from A. caribbeana , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittmann (fcn. 4) . OUMNH.ZC.2019-06-30 : 9 specimens including ovigerous females, pocl. 0.7–1.7 mm, Snake Bay , about 300 m east of Sun Reef, depth 30 m, 17.ii.2015, from A. caribbeana , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittmann (fcn. 10) . OUMNH. ZC.2019-06-31 : 16 specimens including ovigerous females, pocl. 1.2–2.3 mm, Snake Bay , about 300 m east of Sun Reef, depth 29 m, 19.ii.2015, from A. caribbeana , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittmann (fcn. 20) . OUMNH.ZC.2019-06-32 : 10 specimens including ovigerous females, pocl. 0.8–2.0 mm; Blauw Baai , 12°7′59.88″N 68°59′10.3194″W, depth 17 m, 22.ii.2015, from A. caribbeana , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittmann (fcn. 22).

Ecology. Associated with black corals of the genus Antipathes ( Snijders & Fransen 2010; present study).

Distribution. Only known Curaçao; 7–40 m depth ( Snijders & Fransen 2010; present study).