Lysmata vittata ( Stimpson, 1860 )

Ahyong, Shane T., 2010, New species and new records of Caridea (Hippolytidae: Pasiphaeidae) from New Zealand *, Zootaxa 2372 (1), pp. 341-357 : 354

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.26

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5313699

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scientific name

Lysmata vittata ( Stimpson, 1860 )
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Lysmata vittata ( Stimpson, 1860)

( Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 )

Hippolysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860: 95 [type locality: Hong Kong].

Nauticaris unirecedens Bate, 1888: 608 , pl. 10, fig. 1 [type locality: Hong Kong].

Hippolysmata durbanensis Stebbing, 1921: 20 , pl. 5 [type locality: Durban , South Africa].

Lysmata vittata . — Bruce 1990b: 601–608, figs. 23–28. — Chace 1997: 78.

Material examined. Auckland: NIWA ( MITS) 5523, 2 specimens (tcl 5.7–6.0 mm), Viaduct Harbour, 3–4 m, from jetty pile, VIA252-DP, 27.III.2006 ; NIWA ( MITS) 6829, 1 specimen (tcl 5.1mm), Westhaven Marina, 5 m, from jetty pile, WHM252-DP, 28.III.2006 .

Manukau Harbour: NIWA ( MITS) 13209, 2 specimens, (tcl 7.6–8.3 mm), MNK533 View Materials -DP, 14. VI.2006 .

Kaipara Harbour: NIWA ( MITS) 16226, 2 specimens (tcl 9.2 mm; 1 with broken rostrum, cl 4.6mm), Te Whau Point slipway, KPR 435-DP, 28.IX.2006 .

Remarks. The present specimens of L. vittata from the northwest (Kaipara Harbour and Manukau) and northeast coasts (Auckland) are the first records of the species from New Zealand waters. They are consistent with Chace’s (1997) diagnosis of L. vittata and agree closely with Bruce’s (1990b) redescription of the species based on topotypic material. The rostral spination is 5–7 dorsal (with 1 or 2 postorbital) and 2 or 3 ventral, usually 6 or 7 dorsal (2 postorbital) and 3 ventral. The pereopod 2 carpus is composed of 19–21 articles. Most specimens have two postorbital spines in the dorsal rostral series, and 3 ventral rostral spines. In one small specimen (tcl 5.7 mm; Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 ), however, the spine anterior to the epigastric spine is slightly in advance of, instead of behind, the posterior orbital margin; and the ventral rostral margin bears 2 spines, with an incipient third proximally.

All specimens were collected during port surveys targeting invasive species. It is plausible that L. vittata has been introduced via international shipping, though it is more likely that the species has simply been overlooked or mistaken for L. morelandi ( Yaldwyn, 1971) , which also occurs in northern New Zealand. Lysmata vittata is common through the Indo-West Pacific, including eastern Australia; northern New Zealand is within its expected natural range.

Distribution. East Africa to the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and now from northern New Zealand; littoral to 54 m ( Chace 1997).

NIWA

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Hippolytidae

Genus

Lysmata

Loc

Lysmata vittata ( Stimpson, 1860 )

Ahyong, Shane T. 2010
2010
Loc

Lysmata vittata

Chace, F. A. Jr. 1997: 78
Bruce, A. J. 1990: 601
1990
Loc

Hippolysmata durbanensis

Stebbing, T. R. R. 1921: 20
1921
Loc

Nauticaris unirecedens

Bate, C. S. 1888: 608
1888
Loc

Hippolysmata vittata

Stimpson, W. 1860: 95
1860
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