Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000

Chew, Melvin & Abdul Rahim, Azman, 2020, A checklist of the marine Anthuroidea (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoida) from the reefs of Peninsular Malaysia, with some new distributional data, Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 54748-54748 : 54748

Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000

Mesanthura quadrata Kensley and Schotte 2000: 2080-2083, figs. 17-18.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Location: island: Pulau Seri Buat; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Pahang; verbatimCoordinates: N2°41'13.59", E103°55'25.99"; Event: eventDate: 19 April 2014; habitat: Amongst coral rubble, littoral 0.5 to 7 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (1 female) UKMMZ-1594, (3 immature females) UKMMZ-1595 Type status: Other material. Location: island: Batu Malang, Pulau Tioman; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Pahang; verbatimCoordinates: N2°54'15.44", E104°6'1.08"; Event: eventDate: 18 April 2014; habitat: Amongst coral rubble, littoral 0.5 to 7 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (1 immature female) UKMMZ-1596 Type status: Other material. Location: island: Kg Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Johor; verbatimCoordinates: N2°17'37.96", E104°6'1.97"; Event: eventDate: 15 June 2015; habitat: Amongst coral rubble, littoral 0.5 to 3 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (1 female) UKMMZ-1597 Type status: Other material. Location: island: Sebirah Kechil, Pulau Tinggi; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Johor; verbatimCoordinates: N2°18.622', E104°05.616'; Event: eventDate: 15 June 2015; habitat: Amongst coral rubble, littoral 0.5 to 3 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (1 female) UKMMZ-1598 Type status: Other material. Location: island: Kg Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Johor; verbatimCoordinates: N2°17'37.96", E104°6'1.97"; Event: eventDate: 13 Oct 2012; habitat: Assoc. artificial substrate unit at 3 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (29 juveniles) UKMMZ-1599 Type status: Other material. Location: island: Sebirah Kechil, Pulau Tinggi; country: Malaysia; stateProvince: Johor; verbatimCoordinates: N2°18.622', E104°05.616'; Event: eventDate: 18 April 2013; habitat: Amongst coral rubble, littoral 0.5 to 3 m depth; Record Level: collectionCode: (1 female) UKMMZ-1560

Distribution

SEYCHELLES-Mahé beach, Mahé Island (type locality); MALAYSIA-Pahang State: Pulau Seri Buat, (new record); Pulau Tioman, (new record);-Johor State: Pulau Tinggi, (new record).

Notes

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Figures

Figure 2. Habitus of Anthuroidea (females) of the reefs of Peninsular Malaysia: A. Amakusanthura koonyumae Bamber, 1997; B. Apanthura pariensis Negoescu, 1997; C. Apanthura stocki (Mueller, 1991); D. Apanthura tiomanae Mueller, 1992; E. Mesanthura asiatica Mueller, 1993; F. Mesanthura protei Kensley, 1980; G. Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000; H. Expanathura collaris (Kensley, 1979); I. Kupellonura gidgee Poore & Lew Ton, 1988; J. Accalathura barnardi (Nierstrasz, 1941); K. Accalathura borradailei (Stebbing, 1904); L. Leptanthura coralliophila Mueller, 1992; M. Paranthura astrolabium Kensley, 1979; N. Paranthura setigera Negoescu, 1997; O. Paranthura seychellensis Kensley & Schotte, 2000. All species are illustrated here for the first time.