Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000

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Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000

Mesanthura quadrata Kensley & Schotte, 2000: 2080-2083, figs. 17-18.

Materials examined.

3 immature females, UKMMZ-1595, Pulau Seri Buat, Pahang, Malaysia, 2°41'13.59"N; 103°55'25.99"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 19 April 2014, coral rubble, ~7 m; 1 immature female, UKMMZ-1596, Batu Malang, Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia, 2°54'15.44"N; 104°6'1.08"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 18 April 2014, coral rubble, ~7 m; 1 female, UKMMZ-1597, Kampung Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°17'37.96"N; 104°6'1.97"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 15 June 2015, coral rubble, ~3 m; 1 female, UKMMZ-1598, Sebirah Kechil, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°18.622'N; 104°05.616'E (DDM), C. Melvin, 15 June 2015, coral rubble, ~3 m; 29 juveniles, UKMMZ-1599, Kampung Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°17'37.96"N; 104°6'1.97"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 13 October 2012, artificial substrate unit, ~3 m; 1 female, UKMMZ-1560, Sebirah Kechil, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°18.622'N; 104°05.616'E (DDM), C. Melvin, 18 April 2013, coral rubble, ~3 m.

Distribution.

Mahé Island, Seychelles (type locality); Pulau Seri Buat, Malaysia; Pulau Tioman, Malaysia; Pulau Tinggi, Malaysia.

Molecular data.

n/a.

Remarks.

Mesanthura quadrata is recorded for the first time from the Southeast Asia region.