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Issue: Vol. 5621 No. 5: 22 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.6
Page range: 587-593
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First mantis shrimp of the genus Pullosquilla Manning, 1978, from Vanuatu (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Nannosquillidae), with a key to the species

Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia, and School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Crustacea Lysiosquilloidea mantis shrimp Santo southwestern Pacific

Abstract

The diminuative nannosquillid mantis shrimps of the genus Pullosquilla Manning, 1978, live in sand burrows on Indo-West Pacific coral reefs. The present study describes the fifth species of Pullosquilla, collected from Vanuatu. The new species most closely resembles P. malayensis (Manning, 1968) and P. litoralis (Michel & Manning, 1971) and differs from other congeners in ornamentation of the telson and structure of the uropodal protopod. A key to the species of Pullosquilla is provided.

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How to Cite

Ahyong, S.T. (2025) First mantis shrimp of the genus Pullosquilla Manning, 1978, from Vanuatu (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Nannosquillidae), with a key to the species. Zootaxa, 5621 (5), 587–593. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.6