Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Epipontonia

Epipontonia tahitiensis Bruce, 2004



World Distribution
French Polyensia (Tahiti).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with sponges

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-5 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Epipontonia tahitensis Bruce, 2004: 280, fig. 1-4 (Tahiti, coll. O. Odinetz, stn? 11, 1982, 1 ov. female, MNHN Na 15021; p. 279: "This species is one of the smallest pontoniine known and its host, presumed to be a sponge, has not been identified").

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database