The marine palaemonid shrimps (Crustacea, Deapoda, Caridea) of the Dutch Caribbean Author Fransen, Charles H. J. M. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-12-15 5387 1 1 127 https://mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5387.1.1/52482 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5387.1.1 1175-5334 10698994 0AD29F74-D349-4E12-8CA4-310275A847B3 Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972 ( Fig. 70 , video 17) Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972: 43 ( Saba Bank); Criales 1980: 72 ( Curaçao ); Olthof et al . 2018: 538 ( Curaçao ). Material examined . Curaçao : ZMA . CRUS .D.103.525: 7 specimens ; Jan Thiel, 14.xi.1975 , depth ca. 30 m , on Eunicea cf. clavigera , collected by J.H. Stock. ZMA . CRUS .D.103.524: many specimens, Piscadera, Boei 2, 14.xi.1975 , depth ca. 15 m , on Plexaura cf. nina , collected by J.H. Stock. RMNH . CRUS .D.51631: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.3 mm ; stn CUR.01, south coast, Carmabi Reef/Hilton Pier, 12°16′19.2″N 068°58′09.0″W , 02.v.2005 , depth 12.9 m , scuba diving, on P. porosa (fcn. F108), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g039). RMNH . CRUS .D.58267: 1 specimes; stn CUR.01, south coast, Carmabi Reef/Hilton Pier, 12°16′19.2″N 068°58′09.0″W , 26.iv.2005 , depth 15.6 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g003). RMNH . CRUS .D.51633: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.1 mm ; stn CUR.02, south coast, Atlantis diving/Drielstraat, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W , 10.vi.2005 , depth 10.5 m , scuba diving, P. dichotoma (fcn. F409), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g116). RMNH . CRUS .D.58268: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.02, south coast, Atlantis diving/Drielstraat, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W , 10.vi.2005 , depth 21.7 m , scuba diving, on P. porosa forma porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (fcn. F408), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g115). RMNH . CRUS .D.51626: 3 specimens ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 28.iv.2005 , depth 12 m , scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F044), collected by B. T . Reijnen (fcn. g026). RMNH . CRUS .D.51651: 1 male , pocl. 1.4 mm ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 16.vi.2005 , depth 11.5 m , scuba diving, on A. americana (fcn. F421), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g120). RMNH . CRUS .D.58269: 6 specimens ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 27.iv.2005 , depth 16 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g027). RMNH . CRUS . D.58270: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 08.v.2005 , depth 24.4 m , scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g053). RMNH . CRUS .D.58271: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 08.v.2005 , depth 14.3 m , scuba diving, on Eunicea sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g054). RMNH . CRUS .D.58272: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 13.v.2005 , depth 7.5 m , scuba diving, on Eunicea succinea forma succinea (Pallas, 1766) (fcn. F203), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g069). RMNH . CRUS .D.58273: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 13.v.2005 , depth 8.5 m , scuba diving, on E. tourneforti forma tourneforti (fcn. F195), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g070). RMNH . CRUS .D.58274: 2 specimens ; stn CUR.03, south coast, Hilton Reef, 12°07′19.5″N 068°58′07.8″W , 16.vi.2005 , depth 6.8 m , scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F420), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g122). RMNH . CRUS .D.51629: 1 male , pocl. 1.2 mm ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 29.iv.2005 , depth 31 m , scuba diving, on A. americana (fcn. F045), collected by F. R . Stokvis (fcn. g029). RMNH . CRUS .D.51630: 1 ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm ; 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.3 mm ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 29.iv.2005 , depth 13.2 m , scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F048), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g030). RMNH . CRUS .D.58275: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 11.v.2005 , depth 15.8 m , scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F193), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g066). RMNH . CRUS .D.58276: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 03.v.2005 , depth 26 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g046). RMNH . CRUS .D.58277: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 03.v.2005 , depth 13 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g047). RMNH . CRUS .D.58278: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 30.iv.2005 , depth 12.6 m , scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F059), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g035). RMNH . CRUS .D.58279: 1 ovigerous female; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 11.v.2005 , depth 15.8 m , scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F193), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g067). RMNH . CRUS .D.58280: 2 specimens ; stn CUR.04, south coast, West Side Piscaderabaai, 12°07′21.4″N 068°58′10.5″W , 29.iv.2005 , depth 11.6 m , on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g034). RMNH . CRUS . D.58281: 4 specimens ; stn CUR.05, south coast, Marie Pampoen/Carpile, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W , depth 19.6 m , 09.v.2005 , on A. bipinnata (fcn. F173), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g056). RMNH . CRUS .D.58282: 1 specimens ; stn CUR.05, south coast, Marie Pampoen/Carpile, 12°05′42.1″N 068°54′43.0″W , 09.v.2005 , depth 10.6 m , scuba diving, on Plexaura sp. a (fcn. F176), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g059a). RMNH . CRUS .D.58283: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.06, south coast, Waterfabriek, 12°06′35.4″N 068°57′15.0″W , 26.v.2005 , depth 18 m , scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g088). RMNH . CRUS .D.58284: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.06, south coast, Waterfabriek, 12°06′35.4″N 068°57′15.0″W , 02.v.2005 , depth 17.5 m , on P. flagellosa (fcn. F104), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g038). RMNH . CRUS .D.51627: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.07, south coast, Vaersenbaai, 12°09′38.3″N 069°08′17.2″W , 03.v.2005 , depth 7.9 m , scuba diving, on Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 (fcn. F120), collected by F. R . Stokvis (fcn. g049). RMNH . CRUS .D.58285: 5 specimens ; stn CUR.08, south coast, Slangenbaai, 12°08′22.7″N 068°59′49.6″W , 18.vi.2005 , depth 23 m , scuba diving, on E. mammosa (fcn. F125), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g129). RMNH . CRUS .D.51628: 1 ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm ; stn CUR.09, south coast, Jan Thiel/Diver′s Leap, 12°04′25.0″N 068°52′40.9″W , 23.v.2005 , depth 16.3 m , scuba diving, on P. nina (fcn. F271), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g081a). RMNH . CRUS .D.58286: 8 specimens ; stn CUR.09, south coast, Jan Thiel/ Diver’s Leap, 12°04′25.0″N 068°52′40.9″W , 23.v.2005 , depth 13 m , scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F275), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g082). RMNH . CRUS .D.58287: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.11, west point, Playa Kalki, 12°22′29.8″N 069°09′27.7″W , 10.v.2005 , depth 6.2 m , scuba diving, on Plexaura sp. , N. Snijders (fcn. g061). RMNH . CRUS .D.58288: 1 ovigeorus female; stn CUR.11, west point, Playa Kalki, 12°22′29.8″N 069°09′27.7″W , 10.v.2005 , depth 20 m , on Pseudoplexaura spec. a (fcn. F191), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g064). RMNH . CRUS . D.58289: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.16, south coast, Fuikbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°50′05.2″W , 19.v.2005 , depth 11.4 m , scuba diving, on Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1794) (fcn. F255), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g075). RMNH . CRUS .D.58290: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.17, south coast, Caracasbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°52′01.2″W , 23.v.2005 , depth 16.8 m , scuba diving, on E. clavigera (fcn. F267), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g079). RMNH . CRUS .D.58291: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.17, south coast, Caracasbaai, 12°03′01.6″N 068°52′01.2″W , 03.vi.2005 , depth 16.5 m , scuba diving, on A. bipinnata (fcn. F363), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g102). RMNH . CRUS .D.58292: 2 specimens ; stn CUR.18, south coast, Santa Martha, 12°16′04.9″N 069°07′43.6″W , 24.v.2005 , depth 8 m , on Plexaura sp. a (fcn. F303), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g086). RMNH . CRUS .D.58293: 1 specimen ; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W , 02.vi.2005 , depth 15.4 m , scuba diving, on Eunicea calyculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (fcn. F357), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g095). RMNH . CRUS .D.58294: 3 specimens ; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W , 02.vi.2005 , depth 13.5 m , scuba diving, on Eunicea succinea (Pallas, 1766) (fcn. F354), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g092). RMNH . CRUS .D.51632: 2 specimens ; stn CUR.22, south coast, Superior Producer, 12°05′21.5″N 068°56′35.5″W , 02.vi.2005 , depth 14.2 m , scuba diving, E. calyculata (fcn. F358), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g096). RMNH . CRUS .D.58295: 2 specimens ; stn CUR.23, south coast, Avila Beach, 12°05′53.7″N 068°55′06.7″W , 03.vi.2005 , depth 8.2 m , scuba diving, on E. flexuosa (fcn. F385), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g101). RMNH . CRUS .D.51634: 1 male , pocl. 1.2 mm ; stn CUR.31, east point, Awa di Oostpunt, 12°02′25.9″N 068°45′03.3″W , 18.vi.2005 , depth 19.3 m , scuba diving, on Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) , collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g126). RMNH . CRUS .D.51635: ca. 25 specimens ; stn CUR.31, east point, Awa di Oostpunt, 12°02′25.9″N 068°45′03.3″W , 18.vi.2005 , depth 18.2 m , scuba diving, on P. flagellosa (fcn. F437), collected by N. Snijders (fcn. g127). RMNH . CRUS .D.58296: 1 specimen ; stn COA .09, Slangenbaai, 12°08′23.00″N 68°59′49.90″W , 25.x.2013 , depth 40 m , scuba diving, host unknown, collected by S.E. T . van der Meij. RMNH . CRUS .D.58297: 1 specimen ; stn COA .17, Cas Abou, 12°13′40.30″N 69°05′30.40″W , 03.xi.2013 , depth 27 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH . CRUS .D.58298: 2 specimens ; stn COA .18, Playa Forti, 12°21′58.10″N 69°09′13.50″W , 01.xi.2013 , depth 20 m , scuba diving, on Antillogorgia sp. (collected), collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH . CRUS .D.58399: 1 specimen , stn COA .22, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W , 06.xi.2013 , depth 20 m , scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. (collected), collected by B. T . Reijnen (photo COA .22 200–208). RMNH . CRUS .D.58300: 1 specimen ; stn COA .22, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W , 06.xi.2013 , depth 8 m , scuba diving, on B. asbestinum , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen (photo COA .22 209–222). RMNH . CRUS .D.58301: 2 specimens ; stn COA .23, Playa Hundu, 12°16′05.80″N 69°07′42.20″W , 07.xi.2013 , depth 45 m , scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by B. T . Reijnen. RMNH . CRUS .D.58302: 1 male pocl. 1.3 mm , 1 ovigerous female pocl. 1.5 mm ; stn CAR .14, Vaersenbaai, 12°09.678′N 68°00.237′W , 11.iv.2014 , depth 20 m , scuba diving, on C. ( C. ) aculeata , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS . D.58303: 1 non-ovigerous female pocl. 1.2 mm ; stn CAR .16, Slangebaai, 12°08.359′N 68°59.840′W , 14.iv.2014 , depth 27 m , on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58304: 1 specimen ; Santa Marta, 17.iv.2014 , depth unknown, on A. cauliformis , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58306: 1 specimen ; Redio City, 21.iv.2014 , depth unknown, on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58305: 2 ovigerous females pocl. 1.7 mm ; stn CAR .24, Diver’s leap, 12°04.439′N 68°52.714′W , 22.iv.2014 , depth 23 m , on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58307: 2 non–ovigeous females pocl. 1.1–1.4 mm ; stn CAR .26, Grote Knip, 12°21.087′N 69°09.095′W , 23.iv.2014 , depth 26 m , on N. erecta , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58308: 1 ovigerous female pocl. 1.4 mm ; 2 males , pocl. 1.3–1.4 mm ; 1 non-ovigerous female pocl. 1.4 mm ; stn CAR .29, Fuikbaai, 12°02.855′N 68°49.838′W , 25.iv.2014 , depth 30 m , on A. cauliformis , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS . D.58309: 1 non-ovigerous female, pocl. 1.4 mm ; stn CAR .29, Fuikbaai, 12°02.855′N 68°49.838′W , 25.iv.2014 , depth 24 m , on C. ( C. ) aculeata , collected by C. Rauch. RMNH . CRUS .D.58310: many specimens; stn CF10A-2, Slangenbaai, 10.vi.2017 , depth 20 m , scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen (video 17). RMNH . CRUS .D.58311: 1 male , pocl. 1.4 mm ; stn CF12B-1, Substation, 12.vi.2017 , depth 20 m , scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. RMNH . CRUS .D.58312: 1 non ovigerous female, pocl. 1.1 mm ; stn CF18A-1, Vaersenbaai, 18.vi.2017 , depth 10 m , scuba diving, on soft coral, collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. OUMNH . ZC . 2019- 06-25 : 5 females , pocl. 1.2–1.4 mm ; Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W , depth 7 m , 16.ii.2015 , from Antillogorgia sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 5). OUMNH . ZC . 2019-06-26 : 1 female , pocl. 1.2 mm ; Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W , depth 25 m , 18.ii.2015 , from Pseudoplexaura sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 13). OUMNH . ZC . 2019-06-27 : 4 females , pocl. 0.8–2.1 mm , Sun Reef, 12°8′21.12″N 68°59′53.1594″W , depth 40 m , 23.ii.2015 , from Ellisella sp. , leg. P. Wirtz & K. Wittman (fcn. 26). Bonaire : RMNH . CRUS .D.57935: 1 specimen ; stn BON.16, Tailor Made, 12°13.407′N 068°24.223′W , 29.x.2019 , depth 35 m , scuba diving, on wire Ellisella elongata (Pallas, 1766) , collected by C.H. JM . Fransen. Stn BON.26, Small Wall, 12°10.685′N 068°17.539′W , 3.xi.2019 , depth 40 m , scuba diving, on E. elongata , C.H.J.M. Fransen (video), not collected. RMNH . CRUS . D.57947: 1 specimen ; stn BON.43, Tori’s Reef, 12°04.247′N , 068°16.835′W , 8.xi.2019 , depth 8 m , scuba diving, on Pseudoplexaura sp. , collected by C.H.J.M. Fransen. Stn BON.44, Klein Bonaire , South Bay, 12°09.001′N 068°19.234′W , 8.xi.2019 , depth 20 m , scube diving, on Plexaurella sp. , C.H.J.M. Fransen (video 17), not collected. FIGURE 70 . Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972 . A, stn CAO.04; B, stn CAO.22, Curaçao, Grote Knip, 12°21′04.10″N 69°09′06.90″W, 6.xi.2013, depth 20 m, on Pseudoplexaura spec. ; C, idem, depth 8 m, on Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) ; D, stn BON.16, Tailor Made, 12°13.407′N 068°24.223′W, 29.x.2019, depth 35 m, on wire Elisella spec. (Photographs by C.H.J.M. Fransen.) Ecology . Associated with gorgonarians and alcyonarians: Eunicea tourneforti , E. calyculata , E. fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 , and Plexaura sp. ( Criales 1980 ); Leptogorgia virgulata (cf. Criales 1984 ); Antillogorgia americana ( Spotte et al . 1995 ; Spotte & Bubucis 1996 , as Pseudopterogorgia americana ). The species has now been recorded for the first time from: Plexaura nina , P. homomalla , Pseudoplexaura porosa , P. flagellosa , Plexaurella dichotoma , Antillogorgia bipinnata , Eunicea succinea forma succinea (Pallas, 1766) , E. flexuosa , E. mammosa , E. clavigera , and Briareum asbestinum . Recorded for the first time from Porifera: Callyspongia vaginalis , Niphates erecta , Aplysina cauliformis . Distribution . Known from scattered locations in the tropical western Atlantic from the Saba Bank ( Chace 1972 ); Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas ( Lemaitre 1984 ); Cuba ( Debelius 1999 ); Santa Marta, Columbia ( Criales 1984 ); Islas del Rosario, Columbia ( Corredor et al . 1979 ); Los Roques, Venezuela ( Rodríguez 1986 ); British Virgin Islands ( Spotte et al . 1995 ); Pine Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands , British West Indies ( Spotte & Bubucis 1996 ). 1–13 m depth. Previous records from Curaçao by Criales (1980) and Olthof et al. (2018) . Herein recorded for the first time from Bonaire . Genus Pseudopontonides Heard, 1986