Atergatis roseus (Rüppell, 1830)

Yokes, Baki & Galil, Bella S., 2006, New records of alien decapods (Crustacea) from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a description of a new palaemonid species, Zoosystema 28 (3), pp. 747-755 : 754

Atergatis roseus (Rüppell, 1830)

MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPHED. — Turkey. Konyaalti, 3-4 m depth, X.2001. — Üç Adalar, 2002.

REMARKS

Atergatis roseus is distinguished from the Mediterranean xanthid species in its transversely oval, punctate carapace, with nearly entire, crested anterolateral margins. The carapace is a bright reddish-brown, and in younger specimens, it is rimmed with white. This record constitutes a westward extension of its range, as it was reported before only from southeastern Turkey ( Enzenross et al. 1990).