Periclimenes Costa, 1844

Li, Xinzheng, 2008, Report on some species of Palaemonidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from French Polynesia, Zoosystema 30 (1), pp. 203-252 : 218-219

Genus Periclimenes Costa, 1844

Periclimenes aleator Bruce, 1991 ( Fig. 5B )

Periclimenes aleator Bruce,1991b:315-322 ,figs 10-14. — Li 2000: 152, fig. 185. — Li & Bruce 2006: 673 , fig. 14.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Marquesas Is. Nuku Hiva, MUSORSTOM 9, stn CP 1300, 8°50’S, 140°17’W, 416-430 m, 9.IX.1997, 2♂♂, 9 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-Na 15530). — Eiao, MUSORSTOM 9, stn CP 1270, 7°56’S, 140°43’W, 497-508 m, 4.IX.1997, 3 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-Na 15531).

Austral Is. Rurutu, Lotus Bank, BENTHAUS, stn CP 1989, 22°36.2’S, 151°00’W, 456 m, 22.XI.2002, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-Na 15982). — Stn CP 2009, 22°32’S, 151°19.8’W, 320-450 m, 24.XI.2002, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN- Na 15985).

HOST. — Specimen of Rurutu with Aspidodiadema sp. (Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Aulodonta, Diadematidae ). Not previously reported associating with Echinodermata.

COLORATION. — The body is white, with a transparent rostrum (based on a photograph by J. Poupin).

Palaemonidae ( Crustacea, Decapoda ) from French Polynesia

DISTRIBUTION. — Type locality: Loyalty Is. Previously also known from Indonesia, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji Is ; 315-610 m depth. Not previously recorded from French Polynesia .

Figures

FIG. 5. — A, Izucaris crosnieri n. sp., paratype ♀ (cl 3.41 mm) (MNHN-Na 15617); B, Periclimenes aleator, Bruce,1991,ovig. ♀ (MNHN- Na 15982) (provided by J. Poupin).