Plesionika albocristata, Chan & Chuang, 2002

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 : 580

P. albocristata Chan & Chuang, 2002

Description. Rostrum overreaching scaphocerite and 1.2–1.4 times as long as carapace, anterodorsal carapace and basal part of rostrum above orbit strongly elevated and crest-like, basal rostral crest beainng 2 large lamellate fixed teeth and rather horizontal row of 7 or 8 densely packed small movable teeth, all movable teeth situated posterior to orbital margin, other part of dorsal border of rostrum generally devoid of tooth, ventral border of rostrum evenly distributed with 9–13 teeth, those near tip sometimes small and indistinct; eye subglobular and bearing distinct ocellus ; 3rd maxilliped bearing well developed epipod and long strip-like exopod, penultimate segment 0.8–0.9 times as long as distal segment, overreaching scaphocerite by half to nearly entire length of distal segment; 2nd pereiopods subequal with 19–24 carpal articles, exceeding scaphocerite by 0.2 to very short length of carpus and entire chela ( Chan & Chuang 2002).

Distribution. Known only from eastern Taiwan at depths of 350–423 m ( Chan & Chuang 2002).