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A new antipatharian-associated species of the genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) and a new record of C. nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915) from Japan

Coastal Branch of Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, 123 Yoshio, Katsuura, Chiba, 299-5242 Japan
Institute of Marine Biology and Center of Excellence for Marine Bioenvironment and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan, R.O.C
Crustacea Decapoda Palaemonidae Cuapetes new species range extension antipatharian associate

Abstract

Two antipatharian-associated species of the pontoniine shrimp genus Cuapetes Clark, C. lanceolatus sp. nov. and C.nilandensis (Borradaile), are reported from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The new species appears closest to C. akiensis(Kubo) and C. calmani (Tattersall), but differs considerably from the latter two species in the shape of the rostrum and thelength of upper antennular flagellum. Cuapetes nilandensis, the type species of the genus, is recorded from Japanese waters for the first time.

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