Sakaija santo Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015

Ng, Peter K. L., Forges, Bertrand Richer De & Lee, Bee Yan, 2023, New and rare deep-sea majoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 5318 (1), pp. 1-44 : 2

Sakaija santo Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015

Sakaija santo Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015: 174 (partim), figs. 32C, D, 33S–U, 37O, 40M, 46K, 51E, 54L, 56J, 70E.

Material examined. Papua New Guinea: 1 male (pcl 12.1 mm, pcw 8.6 mm) (MHNN-IU-2011-2326), stn CP 3695, 198 m, 02°10’S 147°15’E, coll. BIOPAPUA cruise, 29 September 2010 .— 1 male (pcl 8.8 mm, pcw 7.4 mm), 2 females (pcl 9.3 mm, pcw 6.4 mm; pcl 9.4 mm,pcw 7.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2014-18677), stn CP 4502, 02°32’S 150°44’E, 193–206 m, coll. KAVIENG 2014 expedition, 07 September 2014.— 1 female (pcl 12.9 mm, pcw 9.9 mm), 1 juvenile (pcl 5.1 mm, pcw 3.9 mm) (MNHN-IU-2014-18724), stn CP 4489, 02°24’S 149°59’E, 175 m, coll. KAVIENG 2014 expedition, 06 September 2014.— 1 female (pcl 11.8 mm, pcw 8.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2011-2761), stn CP 3693, Manus Island , 300 m, 02°10’S 147°17’E, coll. BIOPAPUA cruise, 29 September 2010 .

Remarks. Sakaija santo was described by Ng & Richer de Forges (2015) based on extensive material from Vanuatu, the G1 of the present material being identical to that described and figured by these authors. The specimens that Ng & Richer de Forges (2015: 175) had referred to S. santo from New Caledonia were later referred to a new species, S. amicitae , by Ng & Richer de Forges (2021). This is a new record for Papua New Guinea.