Lebbeus compressus Holthuis, 1947

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Lebbeus compressus Holthuis, 1947

Spirontocaris gibberosa Yokoya, 1933: 24 , fig. 8 (nec Balss, 1914).

Lebbeus compressus Holthuis, 1947: 9 , 40. — Miyake 1982: 53, pl. 18 fig. 4 (colour photo of male). — Hayashi 1986: 111, 264, fig. 68 (diagnosis in Japanese and English, colour photo of female); 1992: 116−118 (diagnosis, synonymy).

Colour. The female carapace is scarlet in the ventral half, grading to small spots near the dorsal region and mostly white on the crest. The abdomen is red and the tail-fan semi-transparent ( Hayashi 1986). The male is covered in close-set scarlet stripes that break into small spots over the dorsal half and across the crest. The abdomen is pale pink ( Miyake 1982).

Distribution. Pacific coast of Japan, continental slope, 232–450 m depth.

Remarks. Hayashi (1992) examined additional material of L. compressus to determine that epipods are present on the first two pereopods, the crest possesses 4−6 large teeth and maxilliped 3 has 8−10 spines.