A new species of Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Spongicolidae) from the South China Sea

A new species of the spongicolid genus Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 is described based on two specimens collected from Shi Island, Xisha Islands, South China Sea. The type specimens were collected within a sponge, representing an unusual habitat for the genus. M. personatum sp. nov. is easily disti...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3784; p. 575
Main Authors Jiang, Qiwu, Li, Xinzheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 01.04.2014
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animals
China
Decapoda (Crustacea) - anatomy & histology
Decapoda (Crustacea) - classification
Ecosystem
Female
Oceans and Seas
China
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Summary:A new species of the spongicolid genus Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 is described based on two specimens collected from Shi Island, Xisha Islands, South China Sea. The type specimens were collected within a sponge, representing an unusual habitat for the genus. M. personatum sp. nov. is easily distinguished from its closest congeners, M. takedai and M. fujitai, by its convex supraocular eaves and the number of teeth on the scaphocerite. A key to the Indo-West Pacific species of Microprosthema is given.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.6