Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Bathymenes

Bathymenes aleator (Bruce, 1991)

1 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Li (2008: 218) - Type locality: Loyalty Is. Also known from Indonesia, Solomon Is, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji Is; 315-610 m depth. in sea urchin Aspidiodiadema.
(?uriš & Šobá?ová, 2020, TDSB 31) - Papua New Guinea. Loyalty Islands, type locality (Bruce 1991b); also known from Western Australia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Western Australia, French Polynesia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Fiji (Li & Bruce 2006; Li 2008; Kou et al. 2016a).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with echinoderms

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 315-702 m

New Caledonia data
Bathymenes aleator - ?uriš & Šobá?ová, 2020, TDSB 31: 384, Holotype: New Caledonia. BIOCAL Stn DW46, 22°53’S, 167°17’E 570-610 m ovigerous female (MNHN-Na 12027 = MNHN-IU-2014-20645).
Bathus 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, CP912 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Bathus 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, CP899 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Smib 8 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW146 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Norfolk 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW2098 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Bathus 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW923 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Lithist Nouvelle Caledonie, CP9 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Musorstom 6 Nouvelle Caledonie, CP467 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Norfolk 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, CP2122 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, DW46 — Bruce AJ, Etudes & Theses 1: 221-279

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Periclimenes aleator - Li, 2008: 218 (Marquesas Is. Nuku Hiva, MUSORSTOM 9, stn CP 1300, 8°50’S, 140°17’W, 416-430 m, 9.IX.1997, 2 MM, 9 ovig. FF, MNHN-Na 15530); Eiao, MUSORSTOM 9, stn CP 1270, 7°56’S, 140°43’W, 497-508 m, 4.IX.1997, 3 ovig. FF, MNHN-Na 15531; Austral Is. Rurutu, Lotus Bank, BENTHAUS Expedition, stn CP 1989, 22°36.2’S, 151°00’W, 456 m, 22.XI.2002, 1 ovig. F, MNHN-Na 15982); stn CP 2009, 22°32’S, 151°19.8’W, 320-450 m, 24.XI.2002, 1 ovig. F MNHNNa 15985).

Other data
Bordau 1 Fidji, CP1504 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Bordau 1 Fidji, DW1499 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Karubar Indonesie, CP16 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Karubar Indonesie, CP38 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Salomon 2 Salomon, CP2260 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Salomon 1 Salomon, CP1786 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1136 — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738

Comment(s) on data
Marine; Deep (456 m). HOST. Specimen of Rurutu with Aspidodiadema sp. (Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Aulodonta, Diadematidae).

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