Stenothoe kaia Myers, 1985

Myers, A. A., 2014, Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Melphidippidae, Oedicerotidae, Photidae, Pleustidae, Podoceridae, Stenothoidae, Synopiidae and Talitridae, Zootaxa 3811 (4), pp. 535-552 : 549

Stenothoe kaia Myers, 1985

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Stenothoe kaia Myers, 1985: 133 , figs 106, 107.

Material examined. 1 male, 1 female ( OUMNH.ZC.2002.24.135) Beluu Lukes Reef, eastern side; from Sinularia sp. ( Alcyonacea : Alcyoniidae ), 12 m depth; 07°17.530' N, 134°30.870' E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, 19 May 2002; 1 male, 1 female ( OUMNH.ZC.2002.24.136) Beluu Lukes Reef, eastern side, from coralline algae encrusted with filamentous sponge, 6 m depth; 07°17.530'N, 134°30.870'E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, 20 May 2002; 2 males, 1 female ( OUMNH.ZC.2002.24.137) Ngeritaal Pass, from Polycarpa capitosa (Sluiter) , (Ascidiacea: Styelidae ), 5 m depth; 07°19.223'N, 134°28.271'E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, 20 May 2002; 1 male, 2 females ( OUMNH.ZC.2002.24.138) Kaibaku Tunnel, light trap inside tunnel, 2 m depth; 07°19.47'N, 134°29.42'E; leg. S. De Grave & P. Colin, night 30th – 31st May 2002.

Remarks. This is the first record for the species outside Fiji.

Distribution. Fiji ( Myers 1985); Palau (present study).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Stenothoe kaia Myers, male, 3.3 mm, Beluu Lukes reef, Palau.