Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species
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Tavares, Marcos
Author
Cleva, Régis
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
2010
São Paulo
2010-12-31
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10.1590/S0031-10492010000900001
1807-0205
13286868
Podocatactes delli
(Guinot, 1989)
comb. nov.
(
Figure 8D
)
Trachycarcinus delli
. Guinot,. 1989:365,. figs. 7A-B,. 12A-C,.pl. IV,.A-F.
Material examined:
.
Philippines
,. MUSORSTOM. II:. stn CP 49,.
13°38.4’N-
121°44.1’E
,.
416-425 m
,.
26 Nov 1980
:.
holotype
,.
♂
. 23.0 x 28.0 mm. (
MNHN-B
11574),.
2 ♀♀
.
paratypes
. 15.5 x 20.0. &. 17.5 x 21.0 mm. (
MNHN-B
12792);. stn CP 36,.
13°31.4’N-
121°23.9’E
,.
569-595 m
,.
24 Nov 1980
,.
1 ♂
.14.5 x
17.5 mm
.(
MNHN-B
16942);.stn CP 44,.
13°23.2’N-
122°20.7’E
,.
760-820 m
,.
26 Nov 1980
,.2. juveniles.10.5 x 11.5.&.10.8 x
11.2 mm
.(MNHN- B11575). (Guinot. det..
Trachycarcinus
. aff..
delli
);. stn CP 46,.
13°25.7’N-
122°17.0’E
,.
445-520 m
,.
26 Nov 1980
,.
1 ♀
.24.5 x 28.0 mm.(
MNHN-B
11577);.
Philippines
,. MUSORSTOM. 3,. stn CP 122,.
12°20’N-
121°42’E
,.
673-675 m
,.
04 Jun 1985
,.
1 ♀
. 26.6 x 32.0 mm.(
MNHN-B
16651).
Type
locality:
.
Philippines
,.
13°38.4’N-
121°44.1’E
,.
416-425 m
.
Remarks:
Podocatactes delli
.can.be.easily.distinguished. from.both.
P. foresti
.and.
P. hamifer
.by.its.remarkably. longer.P5.meri,.whose.distal.end.reach.to.about.the. half. length. of. second. epibranchial. tooth.. Although. young,. the. two. males. MNHN-B11575. referred. by. Guinot. (1989:368). as. to. “
Trachycarcinus
. aff..
delli
. sp. nov.”. show. the. same. characteristic. P5. merus.. Young. individuals. of.
Podocatactes delli
. have. much. less.ornamented.carapace.(versus.heavily.ornamented. carapace.in.adults),.longer.and.acuter.central.rostral. tooth. (versus. comparatively. shorter. and. less. acute. central. rostral. tooth. in. adults);. and. P2-P5. meri. with.tiny.spinules.(versus.strong.and.acute.spines.in. adults).
Distribution:
.This.species.is.hitherto.known.only.from. the.
Philippines
,.between.416.and.820.meters.depth.