Tozeuma armatum

Grave, De, Chan, Tin-Yam & Okuno, Junji, 2012, Hippolytidae and Barbouriidae (Decapoda: Caridea) collected during the Ryukyu “ KUMEJIMA 2009 ” expedition *, Zootaxa 3367, pp. 95-102 : 100

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.281678
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6175306
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scientific name	Tozeuma armatum
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Tozeuma armatum View in CoL Paul’son, 1875

( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3. A B,C)

Material examined. 2 males (pocl 6.8, 7.0), Stn. Trawl 70, 26°23.831´N 126°45.685´E – 26°23.590´N 126°45.212´E, depth 95.5–123 m, 19. Nov. 2009, NTOU M01153 View Materials ; 1 female (pocl 7.2), Stn. Dredge 30, 26°17.670´N 126°53.444´E – 26°17.848´N 126°53.888´E, depth 90.7–93.3 m, 13 Nov. 2009, NTOU M01154 View Materials .

Remarks. The material corresponds to the descriptions in Holthuis (1947) and Hayashi (2007), although it appears quite likely that a species complex is involved, as previous records either mention free-living specimens or specimens associated with gorgonians ( Hayashi, 2007). Furthermore, the present specimens exhibit differences in colour pattern; the males were pale pink ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3. A B), while the female was brownish-yellow ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3. A C).

Distribution. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Australia, New Caledonia and Japan.