Ancylomenes holthuisi ( Bruce, 1969 ) Okuno & Bruce, 2010

Okuno, J. & Bruce, A. J., 2010, Designation of Ancylomenes gen. nov., for the ‘ Periclimenes aesopius species group’ (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae), with the description of a new species and a checklist of congeneric species *, Zootaxa 2372 (1), pp. 85-105 : 98

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.11
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5313517
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6151A570-FFDD-FFB9-FF2B-FF24FB68FD40
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ancylomenes holthuisi ( Bruce, 1969 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Ancylomenes holthuisi ( Bruce, 1969) View in CoL comb. nov.

Restricted synonymy:

Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969: 258–259 View in CoL . — Bruce 1979: 205–206, fig. 6; pl. 1D; 1982: 244–246, fig. 7.

Type data. Male holotype, RMNH D 33226 .

Distribution. Type locality: Lung Ha Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong (22º18.5'N, 114º18.2'E). Widely distributed in the Indo-West pacific: Jordan, Zanzibar, Maldive Islands, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, South China Sea, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, and Marshall Islands ( Bruce 2007f).

Bathymetric range. Sublittoral zone, to 36 m.

Host. In association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals and jelly fishes.

Remarks. Some of the previous reports as Periclimenes holthuisi are possibly incorrect. Indeed, A. aqabai comb. nov., A. kobayashii comb. nov. and A. speciosus comb. nov. have been identified as holthuisi in some scientific publications (see Bruce 2008a; Okuno & Nomura 2002; Okuno 2004).