Parapandalus semilaevis, Bate 1888

Ahamed, Ferdous, Cardoso, Irene A., Ahmed, Zoarder F., Hossain, Md. Y. & Ohtomi, Jun, 2017, An overview of the genus Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) in Asian waters, Zootaxa 4221 (5), pp. 575-593 : 588

P. semilaevis Bate 1888

Description. Rostrum far overreaching antennal scale, armed dorsally, on basal crest only, with 5–9 teeth, including 2 or 3 on carapace posterior to level of orbital margin, none with distinct basal suture or barbed tip, armed ventrally with 19–52 teeth; abdomen without posteromesial tooth or median dorsal carina on 3rd somite; eye kidney-shaped, maximum diameter usually nearly 1/3 carapace length, ocellus represented by tapering, subtruncate lobe, broadening rather than constricted at juncture with cornea; 3rd maxilliped with epipod, penultimate segment from subequal to 7/5 as long as terminal segment; 2nd pereopods subequal with epipods, bearing 19–36 carpal articles ( Chace 1985).

Distribution. Indonesia, Philippines, South and East China Seas and Japan; at depths of 176–700 m ( Li 2006a).