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Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Amphipontonia

Amphipontonia kanak Bruce, 1991

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World Distribution
(?uriš & Šobá?ová, 2020, TDSB 31) - New Caledonia and Loyalty only. 300-350

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (obligate)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 300-350 m

New Caledonia data
Amphipontonia kanak - ?uriš & Šobá?ová, 2020, TDSB 31, Tab. 1, Holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-20590. - COMPARATIVE MATERIAL — Amphipontonia kanak Bruce, 1991. New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, female holotype (MNHN-IU-2014-20590; DNA analysed) and male allotype (MNHN-IU-2013-19269) [= Na 12026]. New Caledonia. BIOCAL Stn DW37, 23°00’S, 167°16’E, 30 Aug. 1985, depth 350 m, 1 female PoCL 3.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2014-12463) [= Na 15633].

Smib 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW37 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Chalcal 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW82 — Bruce AJ, Musorstom 9, 152: 299-411

Comment(s) on data
One of the lots of the type specimens of A. kanak was reported as associated with antipatharians

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database