On the “ Hippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925 ” species complex (Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae), with the designation of a new genus and description of two new species from the Indo-West Pacific
Author
Marin, Ivan
Author
Okuno, Junji
Author
Chan, Tin-Yam
text
Zootaxa
2011
2768
32
54
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.206743
6bc8eb6a-65a4-4733-b70d-c6e68b0859e5
1175-5326
206743
Key to the species of
Alcyonohippolyte
gen. nov.
1. Carapace dorsally gibbous. Fingers of pereiopod I about half as long as palm. Associated with soft coral family
Nephtheidae
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A. dossena
sp. nov.
- Carapace normal, not gibbous. Fingers of pereiopod I subequal to palm........................................... 2
2. Carapace covered with tufts of plumose setae dorsally. Dactylus of pereiopod III with swollen basal part and small accessory tooth. Propodus of pereiopod III with a pair of distinct distoventral spines in females. Associated with soft coral family
Alcyoniidae
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A. maculata
sp. nov.
- Carapace naked, without dorsal setae. Dactylus of pereiopod III relatively slender, usually without accessory tooth. Propodus of pereiopod III lacking or at most with a pair of minute spinules at distoventral angle. Associated with soft coral family
Xeniidae
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A. commensalis
comb. nov.