Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Periclimenella

Periclimenella spinifera (De Man, 1902)

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World Distribution
Li & Bruce (2006) - Type locality: Ternate, Ambon, Indonesia. Also known from Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Seychelles, La Réunion, Maldives, Chagos Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Vietnam, South China Sea, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Mariannas Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Marshall Islands, Fiji, Samoan Islands, and French Polynesia (Society Islands).
Li & Bruce (2006 : 670) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Afrique orientale, Kenya, Tanzanie, Madagascar, Seychelles, Réunion, Maldives, Chagos, golfe de Mannar, Andaman, Nicobar, Birmanie, Malaisie, Indonésie, Singapour, Vietnam, Chine méridionale, Australie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Loyautés, Philippines, Japon, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Mariannes, Marshall, Fidji, Samoa, Polynésie française. Comprend Mayotte, premier signalement.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-22 m

Mayotte data
Periclimenella spinifera - Mayotte, Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 12, Récif La Prévoyante, 6-11 m, 3 femelles ov. Lc 2,2 mm, 2,5 mm et 3,4 mm, photo 1 femelle ov. Lc 3,4 mm, Lt env. 20 mm (étiquette terrain 'Harpiliopsis Lt 24 mm'), MNHN Na15995, dét. X. Li.

Réunion data
Periclimenes spiniferus - Ribes, 1978 (Réunion). - Bruce, 1983 : 165 (Réunion, mêmes spécimens que Ribes).

New Caledonia data
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1406 — 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, 1434 — 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, 11,2: 611-738
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1436 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Nouvelle Caledonie, PLG439 — Bruce AJ, Musorstom 15, 168: 197-267

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Anchistia inaequimana - Heller, 1865 : 109 (Tahiti) = ? Periclimenella spinifera fide Bruce (Personal communication). - Periclimenes spiniferus - Odinetz, 1983: 207 (Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto; non obligate coral Pocillopora associate). - Odinetz-Collart & Richer de Forges, 1985: 201 (Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto; in coral Pocillopora). - Periclimenella spinifera - Duris & Bruce, 1995: 656, fig. 19-20 (New combination; free-living, and associated with corals of the genera Acropora, Millepora, Pavona, Pocillopora, Porites and Seriatopora, or with a hydroid Millepora tenera). - Bruce, 1998: 40 (Key; host genera: various). - Poupin, 1998: 15 (Checklist). - Field observation - Moorea fieldwork December 2006, coll. Poupin (Papetoai lagoon, 0.1 m, fringing reef, coral rubbles), det. Poupin, specimens (MNHN) and color photograph - Synonyms - Anchistia inaequimana Heller. - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (Moorea).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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