Decapoda - Stenopodidea - Spongicolidae - Spongicola

Spongicola inflatus (de Saint Laurent & Cleva, 1981)

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World Distribution
Saito & Komai (2008, Zoosystema: 134) - Philippines, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Madagascar, 120-493 m.
(Goy, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Madagascar, Philippines, Indonesia, Loyalty islands and New Caledonia. 220-493 m (Saito & Komai 2008).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with sponges

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 120-493 m

Mayotte data
Spongicola inflatus - Goy, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 279 - Near Glorieuses - Madagascar. CREVETTIERE 1971 Stn CH14, calcareous sand, 12°43’S, 48°16’E, 245-255 m, 15 Apr. 1971, male, 3 females (MNHN-IU-2014-20023 = Na3599), female ov. (MNHN-IU-2014-20022 = Na3600).

New Caledonia data
Paraspongicola inflatus - Saito & Komai (2008, Zoosystema: 132) - New Caledonia. BIOCAL, stn DW 37, 22°55.99’S, 167°15.65’E, 350 m, 30.VIII.1985, 1 M 3.6 mm, 1 ovig. F 3.1 mm, 2 FF 3.2, 3.3 mm (MNHN-Na 16325); 1 M 3.2 mm (MNHN-Na 11982). MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW 222, 22°57.6’S, 167°33.0’E, 410-440 m, 30.IX.1985, associated with Crathrochone clathroclada, 1 ovig. F 4.0 mm (MNHN-Na 16326). — Stn DW 226, 22°47.2’S, 167°21.6’E, 395 m, 30.IX.1985, 1 M 3.7 mm (MNHN-Na 16327). CHALCAL 2, stn CP 27, 23°15.29’S, 168°04.55’E, 289 m, 31.X.1986, 4 MM 2.9-4.0 mm, 1 ovig. F 3.8 mm (MNHN-Na 16328). VOLSMAR, stn DW 39, Matthew and Hunter islands, 22°20.50’S, 168°43.50’E, 305 m, 8.VI.1989, 1 M 4.5 mm (MNHN-Na 16329). SMIB 5, stn DW 97, Azteque Bank, 23°01.1’S, 168°18.0’E, 300 m, 14.IX.1989, 1 M 3.8 mm, 1 F 3.8 mm (MNHN-Na 11967). — Stn DW 102, Norfolk Ridge, 23°19.6’S, 168°04.7’E, 290-305 m, 14.IX.1989, 1 M 4.1 mm (MNHN-Na 11966). BERYX 11, stn DW 40, Norfolk Ridge, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 240-300 m, 20.X.1992, 1 M 4.4 mm (MNHN-Na 16330). — Stn CP 44, Norfolk Ridge, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 230-250 m, 20.X.1992, 1 M 3.8 mm (MNHN-Na 16331). — Stn CP 45, 23°40’S, 168°01’E, 270-290 m, 20.X.1992, 4 MM 3.7-4.6 mm, 3 ovig. FF 3.6-4.0 mm, 2 FF 3.8, 4.0 mm (MNHN-Na 16332). — Stn CP 46, 23°42’S, 168°01’E, 300-350 m, 20.X.1992, 1 M 3.7 mm, 1 ovig. F 3.5 mm (MNHN-Na 16333). SMIB 8, stn DW 182, Azteque Bank, 23°19.3’S, 168°04.8’E, 314-340 m, 31.I.1993, 1 M 4.7 mm (MNHN-Na 16355). BATHUS 3, stn CP 804, 23°41.40’S, 168°00.42’E, 244- 278 m, 27.XI.1993, 7 MM 3.7-4.9 mm, 2 ovig. FF 4.1, 4.9 mm (MNHN-Na 16334). — Stn CP 812, 23°43.38’S, 168°15.98’E, 391-440 m, 28.XI.1993, 1 M 4.4 mm, 2 ovig. FF 3.9, 4.4 mm (MNHN-Na 16335). LITHIST, stn CP 15, W of Jumeau Bank, 23°40.4’S, 168°15.0’E, 389-404 m, 12.XII.1999, 1 F 4.2 mm (MNHN-Na 16336). NORFOLK 1, stn DW 1667, Jumeau-west Bank, 23°40’S, 168°01’E, 237-250 m, 21.VI.2001, 1 M 4.0 mm (MNHN-Na 16337). — Stn DW 1707, Jumeau-east Bank, 23°43’S, 168°16’E, 381-493 m, 25.VI.2001, 1 F 4.9 mm (MNHN-Na 16338). NORFOLK 2, stn 2024, Banc Brachiopode, 23°27.92’S, 167°50.90’E, 370-371 m, 21.X.2003, 1 M 3.9 mm, 1 F 3.6 mm (MNHN-Na 16356). Loyalty Island. MUSORSTOM 6, stn CP 401, 20°42.15’S, 167°00.35’E, 270 m, 14.II.1989, 1 ovig. F 3.5 mm (MNHN-Na 11964).
Paraspongicola inflatus - Goy, 2015, Zootaxa: 302 - BIOCAL, stn DW37, 22°55.99’S, 167°15.65’E, 350 m, 30.VIII.1985, 2 males, 3 females (1 ov) (MNHN-NA 11982).—MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW222, 22°57.6’S, 167°33.0’E, 410–440 m, 30.IX.1985, 1 female ov., in Crathrochone clathroclada (MNHN-NA 16326).—MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW226, 22°47.2’S, 167°21.6’E, 395 m, 30.IX.1985, 1 male (MNHN-NA 16327).—CHALCAL 2, stn CP27, 23o15.29’S, 168o04.55’E, 289 m, 4 males, 1 female ov. (MNHN-NA 16328).—SMIB 5, stn DW97, Azteque Bank, 23°01.1’S, 168°18.0’E, 300 m, 14.IX.1989, 1 male, 1 female (MNHN-NA 11967).—SMIB 5, stn DW102, Norfolk Ridge, 23°19.6’S, 168°04.7’E, 290–305 m, 14.IX.1989, 1 male (MNHN-NA 11966).—Loyalty Islands. MUSORSTOM 6, stn CP401, 20°42.15’E, 167°00.35’E, 270 m, 14.II.1989, 1 female ov. (MNHN-NA 11964). - Chen et al., 2016, tab. 1, New Caledonia (MNHN-IU-2014-12066, ex MNHN-Na 16355; MNHN-IU-2014-12066, MNHN-Na 16355).

Paraspongicola inflatus - Schnabel et al., 2021, MDPI, Diversity: tab. 1, Stenopodidea sequences, MNHN-IU-2014-12066, 16S rRNA, KX086392, New Caledonia.

Comment(s) on data
Symbiont of deep-water hexactinellid sponges (Hyalonematidae sp. and Crathrochone clathroclada), living in the atrium of hosts.
Comment in Goy (2023 TDSB) - The genus Paraspongicola de Saint Laurent & Cleva 1981 was recently synonymized with Spongicola (Chen et al. 2016; Quintal & Goy 2019).

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