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Issue: Vol. 4205 No. 1: 5 Dec. 2016
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-12-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.1.11
Page range: 97–100
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 1

New records of the rare pandalid shrimp Plesionika exigua (Rathbun, 1906 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in the western Pacific

Institute of Marine Biology and Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Crustacea Plesionka exigua new records west Pacific

Abstract

The rare species Plesionka exigua (Rathbun, 1906) is recorded for the first time from three western Pacific localities New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Redescription, illustrations on distinguishing characters and color photograph are provided for this poorly known species.

 

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