Decapoda - Caridea - Pandalidae - Plesionika

Plesionika holthuisi Crosnier & Forest, 1968



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 479-864 m. GMx, E Atl.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 479-864 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, eastern Atlantic. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe). 479-864 m. ATL.
Plesionika holhuisi - Guadeloupe (first record for Lesser Antilles), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. CP4513, 8 June 2015, 16°12.58'N, 61°53.14'W, 644-406 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18769, st. CP4522, 9 June 2015, 16°37.6'N, 61°48.3'W, 716-650 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18812; st. CP4524, 10 June 2015, 16°30.17'N, 61°42.4'W, 550-500 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18801, st. CP4526, 10 June 2015, 16°28.39'N, 61°44.47'W, 511-484 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18839 (check MNHN number with sp); st. CP4608, 24 June 2013, 16°15.02'N, 60°50.8'W, 618-632 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19052; st. DW4641, 28 June 2015, 15°45.04'N, 61°10.41'W, 626-621 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19152
Comment: This is a first record for Lesser Antilles. Photos were determined using Pequegnat (1970: 90), with length and armament of the rostrum. It was relatively abundant in trawl captures during Karubenthos II while it was not captured in the same place by using traps and/or dredges with R/V Polka during previous explorations around Guadeloupe and/or Martinique (cf. Paulmier, 1993; Paulmier & Gervain, 1994; Poupin, 1994).

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