An annotated checklist of the species of Lopogastrida and Mysida (Crustacea Peracarida) from Thailand and its adjacent waters
Author
Yolanda, Rofiza
Author
Ambarwati, Reni
Author
Rahayu, Dwi Anggorowati
Author
Budijastuti, Widowati
Author
Fitrihidajati, Herlina
Author
Kuntjoro, Sunu
Author
Rachmadiarti, Fida
Author
Purnomo, Tarzan
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-02-20
5244
3
201
232
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.1
1175-5326
C0EA98E9-2DE2-4B56-B0EB-0E08308923F2
Rhopalophthalmus hastatus
Hanamura, Murano & Man, 2011
Type
locality.
Merbok
mangrove estuary,
Kedah
,
Malaysia
(
Hanamura
et al.
2011
)
.
Record from
Thailand
.
Surat Thani
(
Hanamura
et al.
2011
) and
Songkhla
Lagoon System (
Lheknim & Yolanda 2020
; Yolanda 2021;
Yolanda
et al.
2022b
).
Habitat and depth range.
Hanamura
et al.
(2011)
did not mention the depth of this species when recorded in
Thailand
, but they indicated that this species was commonly captured in the middle to upper area of mangrove riverine waters. Later,
Lheknim & Yolanda (2020)
, Yolanda (2021) and
Yolanda
et al.
(2022b)
reported that this species was very abundant at the shallow zone of the
Songkhla
Lagoon System (~
1 to 2 m
).
Distribution.
This species is only known from
Malaysia
(
Hanamura
et al.
2011
; Ramaran
et al.
2012a) and
Thailand
(
Hanamura
et al.
2011
;
Lheknim & Yolanda 2020
; Yolanda 2021;
Yolanda
et al.
2022b
).
Remarks.
Among the species of the genus
Rhopalophthalmus
, this species can be easily distinguished by the antennal sympod bearing 1 prominent mesial second spine flanked by a much shorter more mesial spine, and 1–3 short lateral spines (
Hanamura
et al.
2011
).