Synalpheus williamsi Rios & Duffy, 2007

Hultgren, Kristin M., Macdonald Iii, Kenneth S. & Duffy, J. Emmett, 2010, Sponge-dwelling snapping shrimps of Curaçao, with descriptions of three new species *, Zootaxa 2372 (1), pp. 221-262 : 252

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5314078
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scientific name	Synalpheus williamsi Rios & Duffy, 2007
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Synalpheus williamsi Rios & Duffy, 2007 View in CoL

(Pl. 6E–F)

Material examined. Curaçao: 3 ov. females, 9 non-ov. individuals ( VIMS 08CU3305, 3401, 3501, 10201, 11001, 11601, 11801), Caracas Baai, from the canals of Hymeniacidon caerulea . 1 ov. female ( VIMS 08CU3601), Caracas Baai, no host found. 1 ov. female, 1 non-ov. individual ( VIMS 08CU7901–2), Scary Steps, from the canals of H. caerulea . 1 ov. female, 2 non-ov. individuals ( VIMS 08CU2301, 2401), St. Michiel Baai, from the canals of H. caerulea . 1 individual ( VIMS 08CU2001), St. Michiel Baai, no host found. 3 ov. females, 4 non-ov. individuals ( VIMS 08CU4601–2, 5301, 5501–2, 6401–2), Westpunt, from the canals of H. caerulea . 1 individual ( VIMS 08CU6801), Westpunt, no host found. Largest ov. female, CL 5.5 mm, largest non-ov. individual, CL 3.8 mm.

Color. Bodies drab to bright orange, with brown to orange-tipped major chelae; embryos and ovaries orange.

Hosts and ecology. In Curaçao, as in other locations where it has been reported, S. williamsi was primarily found in the canals of Hymeniacidon caerulea , typically in heterosexual pairs. In Curaçao, juvenile individuals were often found accompanying adult pairs.

Distribution. Belize (Macdonald et al. 2006; Rios & Duffy 2007); Jamaica ( Macdonald et al. 2009); Curaçao (this study).

Remarks. S. williamsi in Curaçao often had traces of their dark blue host sponge ( Hymeniacidon caerulea ) visible in their gut (see Plates 6E–F View PLATE 6 ), as noted in other locations.