New species and new records of stomatopod Crustacea from the Philippines
Author
Ahyong, Shane T.
text
Zootaxa
2004
793
1
28
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.169642
81f758e2-353b-442e-85c1-104b675ea597
11755326
169642
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Quollastria kapala
Ahyong, 2001
Quollastria kapala
Ahyong, 2001: 306
–308, fig. 148 [
type
locality: SE of Point Danger, Queensland,
Australia
,
28°13’S
,
153°50’E
].
Material examined.
ZRC
2001.0956,
1 male
(TL
64 mm
),
2 females
(TL
85–88 mm
),
Balicasag
Island, P. Ng
et al.
from local fishermen,
28 Nov 2001
;
ZRC
2001.0960,
1 male
(TL
64 mm
),
4 females
(TL
81–88 mm
),
Balicasag
Island, P. Ng
et al.
from local fishermen,
28 Nov 2001
;
ZRC
,
1 female
(TL
105 mm
),
Balicasag
Island,
28 Nov 2001
;
ZRC
,
3 females
(TL
69–80 mm
),
Balicasag
Island, P. Ng
et al.
from local fishermen, 2002;
ZRC
2003.0303,
1 male
(TL
78 mm
),
4 females
(TL
77–105 mm
),
Balicasag
Island, P. Ng
et al.
from local fishermen,
Jan–Jul 2003
;
ZRC
2004.0618,
1 female
(TL
103 mm
),
Balicasag
Island, P. Ng
et al.
from local fishermen,
2 Mar 2004
.
Remarks.
The specimens agree well with the
type
description (Ahyong 2001). The abdominal carinae are spined as follows: submedian 5–6, intermediate (2)3–6, lateral 1–6, marginal 1–5.
Quollastria kapala
closely resembles
Q. fossulata
(
Moosa, 1986
)
, described from the
Philippines
, but differs in lacking the distinct rows of carinae on the dorsolateral surface of the telson in adults. Juveniles of the two species could easily be confused, however, because the dorsolateral telson carinae are poorly developed in juvenile
O. fossulata
.
Distribution.
Australia
,
New Caledonia
, and now from the
Philippines
;
131–411 m
depth.