The sand shrimp genus Philocheras (Caridea: Crangonidae) from the continental margin of Western Australia including the description of a new species and a key to Australian species *
Author
Taylor, Joanne
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-02-26
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1
157
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https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2372.1.16
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.16
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Philocheras modestus
(De
Man, 1918
)
(
Fig. 4
)
Pontophilus modestus
De
Man, 1918: 162
. — De
Man 1920: 274
, pl. 22: fig. 65, a–j.
Philocheras modestus
. —
Chace 1984: 41
.
Material examined
.
Australia
, WA, Northwestern
Australia
,
Mermaid
L24 north transect, 17°01.1–01.81'S, 119°35.46–35.00'E),
451 m
,
18.
VI
.2007 (stn SS05-2007 80),
NMV
J57301
(
1 specimen
);
Mermaid
L24 south transect, 17°11.86–12.75'S, 119°33.65–33.46'E,
439 m
,
18.
VI
.2007 (stn.
SSO5-2007
78),
NMV
J57299
(
1 specimen
);
Mermaid
L24 east transect, 17°02.83–03.71'S, 119°39.68–41.36'E,
424 m
,
18.
VI
.2007 (stn SS05- 2007 77),
NMV
J57300
(
1 specimen
)
.
Type
locality.
West of Kepulauan Ewab
,
Indonesia
;
304 m
.
Distribution.
Indonesia
;
Australia
,
Western Australia
;
296–
457 m
.
Remarks.
The short narrow rostrum, lack of lateral spine on antennal scale and presence of post orbital carina distinguish this species from others recorded form
Australia
.