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039C2F77FFBBFFB5FF19895EB091D3C5.text	039C2F77FFBBFFB5FF19895EB091D3C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus Holthuis, This 1952	<div><p>Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus Holthuis, 1952</p> <p>(Fig. 1)</p> <p>Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus Holthuis, 1952: 122–125, figs. 51–53. — Bruce, 2006: 14–15, fig. 7G–I.</p> <p>Material examined. 1 ♂, CL 1.4 mm, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=151.92668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.499834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 151.92668/lat -23.499834)">Heron Island</a> reef, north-eastern side, stn HI09-76A, 23°29.990’S, 151°55.601’E, 12 m, 22 November 2009, from dead Acropora and rubble, coll. N. Bruce &amp; K. Schnabel (QM W31895).</p> <p>Diagnosis. A small Periclimenaeus species with rostral dentition 5/0; with small supraorbital tubercle; ambulatory dactyls biunguiculate, greater than half propod length, unguis ventrally finely denticulate, corpus with 1–4 proximal ventral teeth; propods and third pereiopod merus ventrally spinulate.</p> <p>Description. Male. Rostrum (Fig. 1B) slender, slightly up-turned distally, dorsally dentate, with 4 well developed acute teeth, 1 small distal denticle, each with single short seta distally, about 0.6 of CL, reaching to middle of intermediate antennular peduncular segment, slightly exceeding anteroverted eyes.</p> <p>Carapace (Fig. 1A) with small subacute supraorbital tubercle, antennal spine small, acute, marginal; cornea oblique, about 0.32 of CL.</p> <p>Major second pereiopod missing.</p> <p>Minor second pereiopod (Fig. 1C) with chela (Fig. 1D) about 1.5 times CL. Palm 1.8 times longer than central depth, oval in section, compressed, about half as thick as central depth, ventral margin with minute acute tubercles, each with a slender seta distally. Fingers (Fig. 1E) 0.57 of palm length; dactyl 3.5 times longer than maximal depth, dorsal margin convex, setose, cutting edge mainly straight with deep marginal lamella, tip acute, feebly hooked; fixed finger 1.7 times longer than proximal depth, cutting edge deeply grooved, medial margin with small acute anteroverted tooth proximally. Carpus about half palm length, distally expanded, unarmed. Merus about 0.6 of palm length, 2.2 times longer than central width, with 4 small acute ventral marginal tubercles. Ischium 0.5 of palm length, 2.5 times longer than distal width, tapering proximally, with smaller ventral tubercles.</p> <p>Ambulatory pereiopods slender. Third pereiopod (Fig. 1F) with dactyl (Fig. 1I) elongate, slender, biunguiculate, 0.5 of propod length, unguis (Fig. 1J) about 4.5 times longer than basal width, curved, with 13 small acute ventral denticles along its length, 0.25 of corpus length, corpus 4.8 times longer than basal width, curved, tapering distally, with 4 small acute anteroverted teeth on proximal half of ventral margin. Propod (Fig. 1G) about 0.58 of CL, 7.0 times longer than proximal depth, tapering slightly, with pair of short distoventral spines, 6 equally spaced ventral spines, with pair of proximal ventral spines. Carpus 0.75 of propod length, unarmed; merus (Fig. 1H) 1.2 times propod length, 4.6 times longer than central width, with 6 small acute anteroverted ventral tubercles. Ischium 0.75 of propod length, with 3 very small acute tubercles.</p> <p>Fourth pereiopod similar to third, dactyl slightly longer, unguis with 7 ventral denticles, corpus with 2 proximal ventral teeth (Fig. 1K). Propod with single small distoventral spinule, 2 short, more robust spines on proximal fifth. Merus with 5 minute tubercles, ischium with 2 only.</p> <p>Fifth pereiopod similar, with dactyl (Fig. 1L) 0.62 of propod length, 1.3 times third pereiopod dactyl length, unguis (Fig. 1M) 0.14 of corpus length with 7 ventral denticles. Propod with small preterminal ventral spine only. Merus and ischium unarmed.</p> <p>First pleopod endopod (Fig. 1N) 3.0 times longer than proximal width, tapering distally, medial margin straight, with 2 short spiniform setae, lateral margin feebly convex, converging to rounded distal border with 3 short plumose setae, without accessory lobe.</p> <p>Second pleopod endopod (Fig. 1O) 0.8 of exopod length, with appendices at about 0.5 of medial margin length, corpus of appendix masculina obsolete, with single long slender simple spiniform seta extending beyond end of ramus; appendix interna normal, with sparse distal cincinnuli.</p> <p>Distribution. Known only from the Pulau Sailus Ketjil, Java Sea, Indonesia, and from Heron Island, Australia.</p> <p>Remarks. The single specimen is in good condition although lacking the major second pereiopod and with most of the ambulatory pereiopods detached. It agrees well with the original description and the additional data on the holotype provided by Bruce (2006). All ambulatory dactyls are preserved, mainly detached. The ambulatory dactyls are remarkable and diagnostic of the species.</p> <p>Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus was collected by the Siboga Expedition in 1899 and described by Prof. L. B. Holthuis in 1952, since when there have been no further reports of this species. The discovery of a second specimen on Heron Island, after over a century, indicates a considerable extension of its known range. It was collected from amongst coral rubble and is most probably from a sponge host damaged in the collection process. The holotype was collected from between 0 m and 18 m, similar in depth to the present specimen at 12 m.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C2F77FFBBFFB5FF19895EB091D3C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bruce, A. J.	Bruce, A. J. (2010): Pontoniine Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the CReefs 2009 Heron Island Expedition, with a review of the Heron Island pontoniine fauna. Zootaxa 2541 (1): 50-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2541.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2541.1.3
039C2F77FFB9FFBDFF198E04B290D08E.text	039C2F77FFB9FFBDFF198E04B290D08E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Periclimenes poriphilus Bruce 2010	<div><p>Periclimenes poriphilus sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 2–6)</p> <p>Material examined. ovig. ♀, holotype, QM W31897; ♂ allotype, QM W31898; 1 ovig. ♀ paratype (dissected), QM W31899; 3♀, QM W31900; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=151.92668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.433167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 151.92668/lat -23.433167)">Heron Island</a> reef, north-eastern side, stn HI09-076E, 23°25.990’S, 151°55.601’E, 10 m, 22 November 2009, coll. N. Bruce &amp; K. Schnabel.</p> <p>Diagnosis. A small species of Periclimenes Costa of the P. diversipes species group. Rostrum straight, slender, reaching to end of antennular peduncle, dentition 6–8/1, all pre-orbital. Fourth thoracic sternite with low transverse plate without median notch. Second pereiopods unequal, dissimilar; fingers strongly gaping distally, dactyl with single small tooth proximally, fixed finger with two larger acute teeth; minor chela with fingers with 5 dactylar teeth, 3 on fixed finger, without distal gape. Ambulatory dactyl simple, not elongate; propod with single preterminal acute ventral spine, without transverse setal rows.</p> <p>Description. Ovigerous female (Fig. 2). A small sized slender species of typical Periclimenes form.</p> <p>Rostrum (Fig. 3B) well developed, extending to end of antennular peduncle, straight, horizontal, about 0.71 of CL, dorsal carina well developed, extending onto anterior sixth of carapace, with 8 small acute equally spaced teeth, with short interdental setae, proximal tooth situated post-orbitally; ventral carina obsolete, margin straight, sparsely setose, with single small acute tooth at 0.8 of length.</p> <p>Carapace (Fig. 3A) smooth, glabrous, without epigastric or supraorbital spines or ridges; inferior orbital angle (Fig. 3C) acute, with small inner flange; antennal spine well developed, slender, marginal, exceeding inferior orbital angle; hepatic spine (Fig. 3D) well developed, similar to antennal spine, at lower level, feebly articulate, about at level of first dorsal rostral tooth; anterolateral angle of branchiostegite bluntly angular.</p> <p>Abdominal segments smooth, glabrous. Third tergite not posteriorly produced, posterior margin entire. Sixth segment 0.75 of CL, 1.5 times longer than deep, 1.9 times fifth segment length; posterolateral angle acute; posteroventral angle slightly produced, semi-acute. Pleura of first three segments broadly rounded, fifth and sixth (Fig. 2) posteriorly produced, rounded.</p> <p>Telson about 0.85 of CL (Fig. 3I), 3.4 times longer than anterior width; lateral margins posteriorly convergent, straight, with 2 pairs of small dorsal spines, about 0.02 of telson length at 0.5 and 0.75 of telson length; posterior margin (Fig. 3J) about 0.4 of anterior margin width, rounded, without median process; lateral spines small, subequal to dorsal spines; intermediate spines long, slender, about 0.25 of telson length; submedian spines shorter, robust, sparsely setulose, about 0.45 of intermediate spine length.</p> <p>Antennule of normal form (Fig. 3E), proximal segment about 2.0 times longer than central width, tapering slightly distally; median margin straight, setose, with small acute ventromedial tooth at about 0.3 of length; lateral margin feebly convex, sparsely setose; anterolateral margin (Fig. 6A) produced with small bluntly angular medial lobe and acute lateral tooth, distinctly exceeding medial lobe, reaching to about middle of intermediate segment length; stylocerite slender, acute, reaching to about 0.5 of segment length, proximal lateral margin non-setose, statocyst normally developed, with granular statolith. Upper flagellum biramous, proximal 5 segments fused; shorter free ramus with 4 segments, about 12 groups of aesthetascs; longer ramus slender, short, filiform; lower flagellum longer, slender, filiform.</p> <p>Antenna of normal form (Fig. 3F); basicerite robust, with strong acute distolateral tooth. Ischiocerite and merocerite without special features. Carpocerite about 0.33 of scaphocerite length, 4.0 times longer than central width, reaching to about 0.37 of scaphocerite length. Flagellum well developed. Scaphocerite well exceeding antennular peduncle, about 0.85 of CL, 3.0 times longer than central width, tapering slightly distally; anterior margin bluntly angular; lateral margin straight, with well developed distolateral tooth, about 0.14 of scaphocerite length, at 0.77 of length.</p> <p>Ophthalmic somite without median process, with small black median pigment spot.</p> <p>Eye. Cornea globular (Fig. 3G), oblique, diameter about 0.33 of CL, appearing whitish, poorly pigmented, with dorsal accessory spot, stalk subcylindrical, about as long as corneal diameter.</p> <p>Epistome unarmed (Fig. 4H), with sub-median hemispherical lateral bosses.</p> <p>Labrum rounded (Fig. 4H), without median carina.</p> <p>Mandible (Fig. 4A). Corpus slender, without palp; incisor process (Fig. 6C) slender, tapering distally, obliquely truncate, with 3 acute teeth, single central tooth smallest (left) or 2 small central teeth (right), medial margin unarmed; molar process (Fig. 6B) stout, subcylindrical, distally oblique, with 2 blunt teeth and numerous rows of short stout setae.</p> <p>Maxillula (Fig. 4B) of normal form, palp (Fig. 6D) feebly bilobed, lower lobe with small ventral tubercle with minute terminal seta; upper lacinia distally rounded (Fig. 6E) with about 10 stout simple spines, several simple spiniform setae, sparse plumose setae proximally; lower lacinia subcylindrical, tapering distally, with numerous simple spiniform setae.</p> <p>Maxilla (Fig. 4C) with flattened tapering, non-setiferous palp, about 2.5 times longer than basal width, basal endite bilobed, lobes short, dorsal lobe slightly stouter than ventral, each with about 15 slender simple terminal setae; coxal endite obsolescent, margin convex, scaphognathite well developed, about 2.8 times longer than wide, posterior lobe about 2.0 times longer than basal width, anterior lobe about 1.3 times, distally narrow, medial margin feebly concave.</p> <p>First maxilliped (Fig. 4D) with simple setose palp, about 4.0 times longer than wide; basal endite well developed, broadly rounded, medial margin straight, with sparse, slender simple marginal setae; coxal endite rounded, non-setose, exopod with well developed flagellum, with 4 plumose distal setae; caridean lobe large; epipod well developed, triangular, feebly bilobed.</p> <p>Second maxilliped (Fig. 4E) of normal form, dactylar segment about 3.0 times longer than wide, medial margin straight, densely provided with serrulate spines. Propodal segment with anterior margin broadly rounded, not medially produced, with numerous spiniform setae. Carpus, ischiomerus and basis without special features, exopod with well developed flagellum, with 4 plumose terminal setae. Coxa with medial margin convex, non-setose, with sub-rectangular epipod laterally, without podobranch.</p> <p>Third maxilliped (Fig. 4F) with endopod extending to slightly exceed the carpocerite. Ischiomerus completely fused with basis, combined segment bowed, about 5.5 times longer than central width, margins sub-parallel, sparsely setose disto-medially, with palisade of about 14 short submarginal plumose setae proximally, distolateral border with 3 small spinules. Basal region medially rounded, non-setose. Exopod well developed, flagellum slender, not exceeding antepenultimate segment of endopod, with 4 terminal plumose setae; penultimate endopod segment about 0.7 of antepenultimate segment length, sub-cylindrical, 5.3 times longer than central width, sparsely setose, with 5 long spiniform setae along medial margin, with sparse spiniform setae laterally; terminal segment tapering, about 4.0 times as long as basal width, with sparse long spiniform setae medially, short transverse rows of serrulate spines laterally. Coxa with small rounded medial margin, with semicircular lateral plate, without arthrobranch.</p> <p>Paragnath (Fig. 4G). Corpus with deep non-setose median fissure, alae narrow, somewhat pointed laterally.</p> <p>Second thoracic sternite (Fig. 3H) with low broad triangular median ridge; third obsolete; fourth with lower transverse ridge with small blunt submedian teeth separated by small notch; fifth with small transverse ridges laterally, posterior segments unarmed.</p> <p>First pereiopod (Fig. 5A) moderately slender, slightly exceeding scaphocerite carpus. Chela (Fig. 5B) about 0.4 of CL; palm oval in section, tapering slightly distally, about 2.6 times longer than depth, with 4 transverse rows of short serrulate spinules proximally; fingers (Fig. 5C) slender, subequal, dactyl about 0.66 of palm length, about 4.5 times longer than proximal depth, with numerous long setae, with small hooked terminal spine, cutting edges concave, laminar over distal half, entire; fixed finger similar. Carpus about 1.3 times chela length, 6.0 times longer than distal width, tapering slightly proximally, with distoventral cleaning setae; merus subequal to carpus length, subcylindrical, 6.0 times longer than width. Ischium about 0.6 of merus length, basis short, without special features. Coxa with well developed setose distoventral process (Fig. 6F).</p> <p>Major second pereiopod (Fig. 5D) well developed. Chela (Fig. 5E) slender, about 1.1 of CL. Palm subcylindrical, smooth, 3.7 times longer than depth, tapering slightly distally, fingers (Fig. 5F) slender, slightly more than half palm length. Dactyl about 0.4 of palm length, slender, about 3.8 times longer than proximal depth, tapering distally to stout terminal unguis, distal half of cutting edge concave (Fig. 6G), without lamina, proximal half thickened, with single strong acute tooth distally. Fixed finger (Fig. 6G) with 2 large teeth distally, separated by small notch, with smaller tooth proximally, distal half biconcave, with larger deeper concavity proximally and smaller shallower concavity distally, both fingers with numerous long setae. Carpus about 0.3 of palm length, 1.7 times longer than distal width, tapering proximally, unarmed. Merus 0.73 of palm length, 5.0 times longer than width, uniform, unarmed, sparsely setose. Ischium slender, subequal to merus length, about 0.7 of palm length, 5.4 times longer than distal width, tapering slightly proximally, unarmed. Basis and coxa robust, without special features.</p> <p>Minor second pereiopod (Fig. 5G) smaller than major pereiopod. Chela about 1.04 of CL, 0.86 of major chela length. Palm 4.8 times longer than depth. Fingers (Fig. 5H) 0.5 of palm length, slender. Dactyl 3.6 times longer than proximal depth, with stout hooked tip, proximal half of cutting edge (Fig. 6H) with 2 low blunt teeth proximally, and similar tooth more distally; distal cutting edge entire, concave. Fixed finger with proximal half of cutting edge (Fig. 6H) with 5 small teeth, central 3 larger than others, distal half entire, unarmed, proximally with small concavity, distally convex. Carpus 0.4 of palm length, 2.0 times longer than distal width, tapering proximally, unarmed. Merus 0.75 of palm length, 5.0 times longer than distal width, tapering slightly proximally, unarmed. Ischium slender, slightly longer than merus, basis and coxa robust, without special features.</p> <p>Third pereiopod (Fig. 5I) slender, slightly exceeding scaphocerite. Dactyl (Fig. 5K) slender, about 0.25 of propod length, corpus and unguis clearly demarcated, unguis simple, slender, curved, about 3.5 times longer than basal width, 0.62 of corpus length, corpus compressed, about 2.0 times longer than proximal depth, dorsal margin feebly convex, ventral margin almost straight, unarmed, with paired distolateral sensory seta. Propod (Fig. 5J) about 0.65 of CL, 10.0 times longer than wide, uniform, mainly sparsely setose, with single short simple distoventral spine, about 0.4 of unguis length, 0.4 of distal propod width; with single similar distal ventral spine; with numerous groups of long slender setae distally. Carpus about 0.5 of propod length, 4.0 times longer than wide, unarmed. Merus equal to 0.95 of propod length, 7.0 times longer than wide, unarmed. Ischium subequal to carpal length, 0.8 of meral length, unarmed. Basis and coxa without special features.</p> <p>Fourth pereiopod similar to third, propod about 0.9 times length of third propod, spinulation and dactyl as in third pereiopod.</p> <p>Fifth pereiopod similar to third. Propod about 1.2 times length of third propod, otherwise similar to third, with numerous spiniform cleaning setae; with short distoventral spine and 2 distal ventral spines, largely obscured by setae.</p> <p>Uropod with protopodite posterolaterally rounded (Fig. 3K). Exopod reaching well beyond telson, 2.8 times longer than broad, lateral margin straight, non-setose, with small acute distolateral tooth, with larger mobile spine medially (Fig. 6I); diaeresis obsolete. Endopod about 0.9 of exopod length, 3.6 times longer than broad.</p> <p>Ova small, about 40.</p> <p>Male. Generally similar to female but slightly smaller and more slender.</p> <p>Rostral dentition 8/1.</p> <p>One second pereiopod (Fig. 7A) only, chela (Fig. 7B) about 1.2 times CL. Palm 3.3.times longer than deep. Dactyl (Fig. 7C) 0.72 of palm length, 5.0 times longer than basal width, cutting edge mainly straight, distally concave, with small tooth at about 0.5 of length, distal cutting edge without marginal lamella, with small acute hooked tip. Fixed finger similar, proximal two-thirds straight, with small acute tooth at about half length, distal edge with minute tooth at 0.25 distally concave with laminar cutting edge. Carpus about 0.66 of palm length, 2.6 times longer than distal width, tapering proximally, unarmed. Merus 0.88 of palm length, 5.0 times longer than wide, unarmed. Ischium 1.24 times palm length, 9.0 times longer than distal width.</p> <p>First pleopod (Fig. 7D) with basipodite 2.3 times longer than wide, glabrous. Exopod (Fig. 7E) 1.4 times longer than basipodite, 5.5 times longer than broad. Endopod 0.5 of basipodite length, with small sub-acute disto-medial accessory lobe; medial margin straight, with 3 small curved simple marginal spinules; distolateral border rounded, with sparse short plumose setae.</p> <p>Second pleopod (Fig. 7F) with basipodite 1.1 times first basipodite length, 2.3 times longer than broad. Exopod 1.15 times basipodite length, 4.0 times longer than wide. Endopod (Fig. 7G) 0.9 of exopod length 5.3 times longer than wide, with appendices at 0.33 of medial margin length. Appendix masculina (Fig. 7H) 0.28 of endopod length, subcylindrical, 6.5 times longer than wide, with 3 long simple terminal spines, longest about 0.55 of corpus length; with ventrolateral row of 4 simple spines of decreasing size proximally. Appendix interna (Fig. 7H) 1.25 times length of appendix masculina with small group of cincinnuli distomedially.</p> <p>Variations. Non-ovig. ♀♀, CL 1.6 mm, 1.5 mm and 1.2 mm, rostral dentitions 7/1, 6/1, 6/1 respectively.</p> <p>Measurements. Holotype female: post-orbital carapace length, 1.75 mm; carapace and rostrum, 3.8 mm; total body length (approx.), 9.0 mm; major second pereiopod chela, 2.3 mm; minor second pereiopod chela, 1.9 mm; length of ovum, 0.5 mm. Allotype male: post-orbital carapace length, 1.7 mm; carapace and rostrum, 3.1 mm; total body length (approx.), 9.0 mm; major second pereiopod chela, missing; minor second pereiopod chela, 1.7 mm.</p> <p>Colouration. No data.</p> <p>Etymology. From pori– (Latin) from the association with a poriferan host, and φƖλíα, philia (Greek), suffix meaning attraction to.</p> <p>Systematic position. Periclimenes poriphilus is a member of the Periclimenes diversipes species group, designated by Bruce (1989). This group included P. jugalis Holthuis, P. madreporae Bruce, P. diversipes Kemp, P. gonioporae Bruce, P. mahei Bruce, P. watamuae Bruce and P. difficilis Bruce. The latter is probably incorrectly placed in this group as it possesses a linguiform median plate on the fourth thoracic sternite, a feature lacking in the other species and of generic importance in some other pontoniine taxa. A key to these species is provided by Bruce (1989).</p> <p>Periclimenes poriphilus most closely resembles P. gonioporae Bruce, 1983, sharing the following features with that species: second pereiopod chelae unequal, dissimilar; fingers of major second pereiopod chela dentate, non-spatulate, with the fixed finger without a single large tooth at 0.8 of its length.</p> <p>Periclimenes poriphilus may be readily distinguished from P. gonioporae by the presence of a normal, non-spatulate chela on the minor second pereiopod with proximally dentate cutting edges; and the dentition of the fingers of the major second pereiopod with a pair of robust teeth posterior to a deep preterminal concavity, unlike the single large tooth, with the distal concavity extending to the tip of the dactyl as in P. gonioporae. Also, P. poriphilus is an associate of Porifera whereas P. gonioporae is associated with scleractinian corals.</p> <p>Host. Dysidea sp., [Dysideidae: Demospongiae] (J.N.A. Hooper, pers. com., 2 March 2010).</p> <p>Remarks. The association of Periclimenes poriphila with a sponge host is of particular interest. The species of the genus Periclimenes are well known as associates with a wide variety of invertebrate hosts, including many cnidarians, molluscs, echinoderms, and a few decapod crustaceans. Only one Indo-West Pacific species, P. incertus Borradaile, 1915, has been repeatedly reported in association with sponges. Little detail is available on the association, but specimens collected by the author have usually been found on the external surfaces of the host. Periclimenes poriphila is the first Indo-West Pacific species to have been found living in the cavity of the sponge host. The host, an undescribed species, is reported to be common on the reefs around Heron Island (J.N.A. Hooper, pers. com.).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C2F77FFB9FFBDFF198E04B290D08E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bruce, A. J.	Bruce, A. J. (2010): Pontoniine Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the CReefs 2009 Heron Island Expedition, with a review of the Heron Island pontoniine fauna. Zootaxa 2541 (1): 50-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2541.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2541.1.3
039C2F77FFB1FFBBFF198B41B318D27E.text	039C2F77FFB1FFBBFF198B41B318D27E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Typton wasini Bruce 1977	<div><p>Typton wasini Bruce, 1977</p> <p>(Fig. 8)</p> <p>Typton wasini Bruce, 1977: 272–285, figs. 1–6.</p> <p>Typton nanus Bruce, 1987: 49–56, figs. 1–5. — Davie, 2002: 339.</p> <p>Typton sp. — Bruce, 2000: 98, fig. 9.</p> <p>Material examined. (1) 1 ov. ♀, 1 juv. ♀, 2 juv. ♂, CLs 3.8, 1.6, 1.7, 1.4, QM W31916; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=151.92668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.433167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 151.92668/lat -23.433167)">Heron Island</a> reef, north-eastern side, stn HI09-076E, 23°25.990’S 151°55.601’E, 10m, 22 November 2009, coll. N. Bruce &amp; K. Schnabel (QM W38196). (2) 1 ♀, 1, juv. ♀, 2 juv., CL 1.3 mm, 1.5 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.8 mm, data as above (QM W31896).</p> <p>Diagnosis. The only Indo-West Pacific Typton species, with a dorsally dentate rostrum. Rostrum with 2-4 acute dorsal teeth; carapace with acute paraorbital spine. Sixth abdominal segment without posteromedian tooth. Scaphocerite less than half carpocerite length, acuminate, with or without obsolescent lamina. Mandible without incisor process. First pereiopod chela fingers subspatulate. Second pereiopods unequal, dissimilar, major chela and merus with ventral denticles in juveniles. Ambulatory dactyls biunguiculate, ventral corpus with 5–8 teeth. Exopod of uropod with distoventral tooth and spine.</p> <p>Host. Dysidea sp., [Dysideidae: Demospongiae] (J.N.A. Hooper, pers. com., 2 March 2010).</p> <p>Parasites. Orophryxux shiinoi Bruce, 1972, [Hemiarthrinae: Bopyridae], immature female, attached to host’s oral region. The association with Orophryxus shiinoi represents a new host record.</p> <p>Distribution. First reported from Kenya, Wasin Channel (type locality) by Bruce (1977) and subsequently from Heron Island, Queensland (Bruce 1981a). Also known from La Réunion (Bruce 1983d), from Western Australia at 16°34' S 121°27' E, from 40–46 m, as Typton nanus Bruce, 1987, and Abbot Point, Queensland, as Typton sp. (Bruce 2000).</p> <p>Remarks. From lot (1), the ovigerous female specimen (Fig. 8), CL 3.8 mm, agrees precisely with the original description and has the rostrum about 0.26 of CL, reaching almost to end of proximal antennular segment, with 3 small acute teeth. The corneal diameter is about 0.14 of CL. The major second pereiopod merus has two minute denticles on the ventral border.</p> <p>The three smaller specimens agree closely with the description of Typton nanus Bruce, 1987. This description was based on a single small specimen, CL 1.05 mm, considered to be a female of a small species due to the apparent presence of a single ovigerous seta distomedially on the basipodite of the first pleopod. Characteristic morphological features were the presence of three acute dorsal rostral teeth, a small acute antennal spine, a small acicular scaphocerite with the lamella obsolescent and the minor second pereiopod with a single small acute tooth at about 0.6 of the length of the ventral palmar margin, and with a similar tooth at 0.5 of the meral ventral length. The major second pereiopod was not preserved. The three small Heron Island specimens consist of a female, CL 1.8 mm, rostral dentition 3/0, with major second pereiopod only, merus with two ventral meral teeth, without ventral palmar teeth; juvenile male, CL 1.6 mm, rostral dentition 2/0, with both second pereiopods, major second pereiopod with two ventral meral teeth, without ventral palmar teeth, minor second pereiopod with minute ventral palmar tooth only; juvenile male, CL 1.5 mm, rostral dentition 2/0, with major second pereiopod only, merus and palm without ventral teeth. The male second pleopod appendix masculina is a single long spiniform seta.</p> <p>These specimens show that the small ventral teeth on the second pereiopods are variable and decrease with growth, becoming virtually indiscernible in well grown adults. Typton nanus is clearly an early juvenile of T. wasini. Typton nanus Bruce, 1987 is now relegated to the status of a junior synonym of T. wasini Bruce, 1977. From lot (1), the specimens had rostral dentitions of 3/0, 3/0, 2/0, 2/0 respectively. From lot (2), the larger specimens had rostral dentitions of 2/0, 2/0 and the smaller 1/0 and 3/0 respectively. Five specimens had both second pereiopods attached, one had neither, and two only a single second pereiopod attached, with two detached second pereiopods unattributable.</p> <p>Bruce (2000) has also reported a Typton sp. from Abbot Point, Queensland, 15°53’S 148° 05’E (QM W24743), with a CL of 0.85 mm. The minor second pereiopod (the major limb is missing) has a minute tooth at the middle of the ventral margin of the merus. There is no reason to doubt that this specimen is also referrable to T. wasini. The T. nanus holotype specimen has a CL of 1.05 mm and is presumably an early juvenile stage. The Abbot Point specimen is even smaller, CL 0.85 mm, and may represent the first post-larval stage.</p> <p>Typton wasini is particularly remarkable as the only Indo-West Pacific species of the genus with a dorsally dentate rostrum and lacking the mandibular incisor process.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C2F77FFB1FFBBFF198B41B318D27E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bruce, A. J.	Bruce, A. J. (2010): Pontoniine Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the CReefs 2009 Heron Island Expedition, with a review of the Heron Island pontoniine fauna. Zootaxa 2541 (1): 50-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2541.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2541.1.3
