A new genus and species of large-bodied caridean shrimp from the Crozet Islands, Southern Ocean (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lipkiidae) with a checklist of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic shrimps
Author
D'Acoz, Cédric D'Udekem
Author
Degrave, Sammy
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-09
4392
2
201
240
journal article
30567
10.11646/zootaxa.4392.2.1
8a2f683f-55cb-4e52-8df6-512dd102adfa
1175-5326
1195302
70AE1E81-9C00-484A-97D3-EF72F409C14E
Family
Nematocarcinidae A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
There is considerable evidence that all records of
Nematocarcinus
south of the Antarctic Polar Front are based on
N. lanceopes
, despite other species being recorded. On the other hand, the taxonomy of species occurring in sub- Antarctic waters remains confused and clarification is not expected in the near future. Below, we simply summarize existing literature.