Further Indo-West Pacific palaemonoid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonoidea), principally from the New Caledonian region Author Li, Xinzheng Author Bruce, Alexander J. text Journal of Natural History 2006 2006-07-12 40 11 - 12 611 738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600763627 journal article 10.1080/00222930600763627 1464-5262 5226967 Kemponia anacanthus (Bruce, 1988) Periclimenes anacanthus Bruce 1988a , p 105 , Figures 1–5 ; Bruce and Coombes 1995 , p 125 , Figure 12a ; Li 2000 , p 156 , Figure 191. Kemponia anacanthus : Bruce 2004 , p 12 . Material examined New Caledonia : (i) stn LF3 ‘‘83’’, 20 ° 47.279S , 167 ° 07.349E , 12 m , on red algae, 27 November 1995, 1 „ , 2♀♀ (MNHN-Na 15905); (ii) lagoon, 20 ° 42.159S , 167 ° 09.909E , scuba, 1 m , on red algae, 28 November 1995 , 1 „ (juvenile?, both second pereiopods lost) (MNHN-Na 15909). Loyalty Islands : ATELIER LIFOU , Lifou, Santal Bay , (iii) near Kiki, stn 1411, 20 ° 47.69S , 167 ° 10.359E , 4–8 m , sand between coral heads, 13 November 2000 , 1 „ , 2 juveniles (MNHN-Na 15462); (iv) in front of Peng , stn 1423, 20 ° 54.09S , 167 ° 07.39E , 12 m , sandy channels between coral heads, 14 November 2000 , 1♀ (MNHN- Na 15461); (v) between Cap Wekutr and Cap Wajez , stn 1455, 20 ° 56.89S , 167 ° 02.79E , slope, 15–20 m , 25 November 2000 , 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-Na 15463); (vi) between Huca Hutighé Islet and shore, stn 1421, 20 ° 52.49S , 167 ° 08.59E , 4 m , coarse sand on flat-stone, 27 November 2000 , 1 „ (MNHN-Na 15464) . Remarks Only the right second pereiopod of specimen (iv) and one of the juveniles of (iii) present, all other specimens lack their second pereiopods. The unarmed merus and carpus and the long carpus (much longer than palm) of second pereiopod of the specimens indicate they are identical to the present species. Not previously recorded from Loyalty Islands . Distribution Type locality: Queensland . Also known from Cobourg Peninsula ( Australia ), New Caledonia , and Loyalty Islands .