Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Palaemonella

Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898)

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World Distribution
Li & Bruce (2006) - Type locality: Rotuma Island, Fiji. Widely distributed from the northern Red Sea to Mozambique, including Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland) and east to Fiji and Hawaii, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia, also found in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Plus French Polynesia.
Li & Bruce (2006) - Indo-ouest Pacifique et Méditerranée. Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale, Mozambique, Tanzanie, Madagascar, Comores, Australie, Fidji, Japon, Hawaii, Polynésie française.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with algae

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-120 m

Mayotte data
Palaemonella vestigialis - Bruce, 1971 : 4 (Coll. Anton Bruun, Zaoudzi, Mayotte, 23 novembre 1964, 1 femelle ovigère, 1 juvénile, Pamanzi, Mayotte, 24 novembre 1964, 2 mâles). - Palaemonella rotumana - Bruce, 1978 : 209 (Comores dans la distribution). - Mayotte, Mission KUW 2009, st. 3, Récif frangeant de Trévani, 1-8 m, 1 femelle Lc 2,3 mm, MNHN Na16049, dét. X. Li ; st. 12, Récif La Prévoyante, 6-11 m, 1 femelle ov. Lc 3,0 mm, dét. X. Li, MNHN Na17567, dét. X. Li ; st. 19, Nord îlot Handrema, 6-10 m, 1 mâle, 1 femelle Lc 2,8 et 3,0 mm (sur hydraire), MNHN Na16042, dét. X. Li ; st. 25, Ilot M'tzamboro, Pointe Sud, 15-20 m, 1 femelle ov. Lc 2,7 mm, MNHN Na17574, dét. X. Li ; st. 32, Ilot M'tzamboro, Nord-Est, 6-21 m, 1 mâle Lc 3,2 mm, MNHN Na17555, dét. X. Li . - WoRMS, 2010 - Palaemonella vestigialis accepted as Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898).

New Caledonia data
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1462 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1461 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1434 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1459 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Paleo Surprise Nouvelle Caledonie, CP1388 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Paleo Surprise Nouvelle Caledonie, CP1376 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,62: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1451 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1456 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1446 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1449 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1410 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1455 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1429 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1454 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1452 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1418 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1457 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1421 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1474 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lagon 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW110b — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW127 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 11 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW747 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Musorstom 6 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW431 — Bruce AJ, Musorstom 15, 168: 197-267
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW415 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 5 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW287 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 5 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW272 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 1 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW27 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279
Lagon 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW130 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Palaemonella rotumana - Bruce, 1970: 274 (Key); 1976b: table 8 ("Society & Marquesas"). - Naim, 1980a, annex 1, tab. 3 (Moorea; in filamentous sea-weed Giffordia mitchellae). - Chace & Bruce, 1993: 87, 89 (Syn. & key). - Fransen, 1994: 117 (Syn.; "Free-living and occuring among corals"). - Poupin, 1998: 15 (Checklist). - Leray et al., 2012: 386, Coral Reefs, Moorea, Biocode.

Other data
Musorstom 1 Philippines, CP57 — Bruce AJ, Musorstom 1, 1: 189-215
Musorstom 3 Philippines, DR117 — Bruce AJ, Musorstom 15, 168: 197-267

Comment(s) on data
Coral facultative associate; Algae associate (gen. Giffordia).

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