Acanthacaris, BATE, 1888

Martin, Joel W. & Haney, Todd A., 2005, Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (4), pp. 445-522 : 499

GENUS ACANTHACARIS BATE, 1888

Remarks: According to Holthuis (1991), the genus Acanthacaris currently contains only two known species, both from the deep sea. Watabe & Miyake (2000) mentioned the presence of ‘ Acanthacaris cf. tenuimana ’ at the Hatama Knoll (Okinawa Trough). If verified as true A. tenuimana Bate, 1888 , the find would be well within the known range of this species, which was given by Holthuis (1991) as ‘Indo-West Pacific area (Natal, Mozambique, Madagascar, Laccadive Islands, Japan, Philippines, South China Sea, Indonesia, New Caledonia).’ The other species of the genus, Acanthacaris caeca A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 , is restricted to the western Atlantic (Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida; Holthuis, 1991). The report by Watabe & Miyake (2000) is the only record of the genus from any vent or seep site.