Bruce, 1974 : 222
Poupin, 1998 : 14
Li, 2000 : 38
Li and Bruce, 2006 : 630
Mitsuhashi and Takeda, 2008 : 22
Report on some caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Mayotte, southwest Indian Ocean
Li, Xinzheng
Cleva, Régis
Poupin, Joseph
Zootaxa
2012
3162
1
30
Li and Bruce, 2006 : 630
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Bruce, 1974
Bruce
1974
[151,546,619,646]
Malacostraca
Palaemonidae
Coralliocaris
Animalia
Decapoda
8
9
Arthropoda
species
viridis
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974: 222, fig. 1A, B; 2007: 102. — Poupin, 1998: 14. — Li, 2000: 38, fig. 38; 2008a: 206. — Li and Bruce, 2006: 630. — Mitsuhashi and Takeda, 2008: 22.
Material examined.St 14, 09/11/2009, 10h–12h, La Prudente bank, 12°38'50.68"S, 44°58'41.93"E, coll. KUW fieldwork, scuba diving 15–17 m, sediment suction pump, sandy bottom, coral boulders, 1 male(LC 3.6 mm, LT 22 mm), 1 ovigerous female (LC 3.4 mm, LT 19.6 mm), MNHN-Na 15994. Colouration(fig. 6). Body transparent, covered with minute red spots, tips of antennal scales and legs, eyestalks and distal part of abdomen reddish, with more red spots.
Distribution. Typelocality Mombassa, Kenya. Also known from Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Seychelles, MaldivesIslands, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Ryukyu Islands, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Western Australia, Society Islands, Tuamotu.
Remarks.The specimens agree well with the previous descriptions and illustrations. The species was not previously recorded with certainty from Mayotte, although it was recorded from Madagascarand Mozambique. This is the first time to report the colouration of the species.