Further Indo-West Pacific palaemonoid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonoidea), principally from the New Caledonian region
Author
Li, Xinzheng
Author
Bruce, Alexander J.
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-07-12
40
11 - 12
611
738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600763627
journal article
10.1080/00222930600763627
1464-5262
5226967
Kemponia kororensis
(Bruce, 1977)
Periclimenes kororensis
Bruce 1977d
, p 33
,
Figures 1–4
;
Bruce and Svoboda 1984
, p 94
,
Figures 5
,
6
;
Li 2000
, p 201
, Figure 258.
Kemponia kororensis
:
Bruce 2004
, p 16
.
Material examined
Philippines
:
MUSORSTOM II, shore station, stn 11, opposite Mactan Marine Station, scuba,
5–18 m
, with fungiid coral,
9 December 1980
, 1
„
(MNHN-Na 15961).
Remarks
The single specimen with rostral formula of 2+5/4, second to fourth dorsal teeth are grouped over orbital region, but not forming a crest as in the
type
. Both second pereiopods lost. Ambulatory pereiopods with flexor margin of propod unarmed except for the distoventral spine. Previously recorded from
Philippines
by
Bruce and Svoboda (1984)
from
Cebu
.
Figure 4.
Kemponia ensifrons
(
Dana, 1852
)
, ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14891). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b) anterior carapace; (c) antennule; (d) antenna.
Figure 5.
Kemponia ensifrons
(
Dana, 1852
)
, ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14891). (a) Second pereiopod; (b) same, chela and carpus; (c) third pereiopod, propod and dactyl; (d) same, distal propod and dactyl.
Distribution
Type
locality:
Koror
,
Palau
Islands
,
Caroline Islands
.
Also
known from
Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
,
Australia
(
Queensland
)
, and
Marshall Islands
.