Kemponia anacanthus (Bruce, 1988)

Li, Xinzheng & Bruce, Alexander J., 2006, Further Indo-West Pacific palaemonoid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonoidea), principally from the New Caledonian region, Journal of Natural History 40 (11 - 12), pp. 611-738 : 641-642

Kemponia anacanthus (Bruce, 1988)

Periclimenes anacanthus Bruce 1988a, p 105 , Figures 1–5 ; Bruce and Coombes 1995, p 125, Figure 12a ; Li 2000, p 156, Figure 191.

Kemponia anacanthus: Bruce 2004, p 12 .

Material examined New Caledonia: (i) stn LF3 ‘‘83’’, 20 ° 47.279S, 167 ° 07.349E, 12 m, on red algae, 27

November 1995, 1 „, 2♀♀ (MNHN-Na 15905); (ii) lagoon, 20 ° 42.159S, 167 ° 09.909E, scuba, 1 m, on red algae, 28 November 1995, 1 „ (juvenile?, both second pereiopods lost) (MNHN-Na 15909). Loyalty Islands: ATELIER LIFOU, Lifou, Santal Bay, (iii) near Kiki, stn 1411, 20 ° 47.69S, 167 ° 10.359E, 4–8 m, sand between coral heads, 13 November 2000, 1 „, 2 juveniles (MNHN-Na 15462); (iv) in front of Peng, stn 1423, 20 ° 54.09S, 167 ° 07.39E, 12 m, sandy channels between coral heads, 14 November 2000, 1♀ (MNHN- Na 15461); (v) between Cap Wekutr and Cap Wajez, stn 1455, 20 ° 56.89S, 167 ° 02.79E, slope, 15–20 m, 25 November 2000, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-Na 15463); (vi) between Huca Hutighé Islet and shore, stn 1421, 20 ° 52.49S, 167 ° 08.59E, 4 m, coarse sand on flat-stone, 27 November 2000, 1 „ (MNHN-Na 15464) .

Remarks

Only the right second pereiopod of specimen (iv) and one of the juveniles of (iii) present, all other specimens lack their second pereiopods. The unarmed merus and carpus and the long carpus (much longer than palm) of second pereiopod of the specimens indicate they are identical to the present species. Not previously recorded from Loyalty Islands.

Distribution

Type locality: Queensland . Also known from Cobourg Peninsula ( Australia), New Caledonia, and Loyalty Islands .

Figures

Figure 1. Palaemonetes atrinubes Bray, 1976, ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14843). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b) anterior carapace; (c) distal part of proximal peduncular segment; (d) antennal scale; (e) distal telson; (f) mandible; (g) first pereiopod; (h) same, chela; (i) second pereiopod; (j) same, chela; (k) third pereiopod; (l) same, propod and dactyl; (m) same, distal propod and dactyl.

Figure 2. Harpiliopsis spinigera (Ortmann, 1880), male (MNHN-Na 15838). (a) Second pereiopod; (b) same, fingers.

Figure 3. Kemponia agag (Kemp, 1922), male (MNHN-Na 14877). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b) antennal scale; (c) second pereiopod, ischium, merus, and carpus; (d) same, chela; (e) same, fingers; (f) same, article of carpus and chela; (g) proximal fingers; (h) third pereiopod, propod and dactyl; (i) same, distal propod and dactyl.

Figure 4. Kemponia ensifrons (Dana, 1852), ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14891). (a) Carapace and anterior appendages; (b) anterior carapace; (c) antennule; (d) antenna.

Figure 5. Kemponia ensifrons (Dana, 1852), ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 14891). (a) Second pereiopod; (b) same, chela and carpus; (c) third pereiopod, propod and dactyl; (d) same, distal propod and dactyl.

Figure 12. Palaemonella pusilla Bruce, 1975, male (MNHN-Na 14839). (a) Carapace; (b) rostrum; (c) telson; (d) same, distal; (e) antennule; (f) antenna.