Stylodactylus

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 : 475

GENUS STYLODACTYLUS A. MILNE- EDWARDS, 1881

Remarks: Shrimp of the family Stylodactylidae , recognizable by their peculiar first and second pereopods, are widely distributed from tropical to temperate regions (e.g. Cleva, 1990), although most of the species described to date have come from the tropical Indo- Pacific ( Chace, 1983; Cleva, 1994, 1997; Wicksten & Martin, 2004). Chace (1983) and Cleva (1994) reviewed the members of the family, described new species and provided keys. The single report from a vent or seep site is that of Watabe & Miyake (2000) who reported ‘ Stylodactylus sp. ’ adjacent to active sites on the Hatoma Knoll (Okinawa Trough). They noted that the species was observed on a coarse sand to mud bottom at the base of the knoll bearing the vents and was unaffected by the vents. Apparently no specimens were collected. This is listed in Table 1 as Stylodactylus sp.