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Decapoda - Stenopodidea - Spongicolidae - Spongiocaris

Spongiocaris yaldwyni Bruce & Baba, 1973

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World Distribution
Goy (2015, Zootaxa, for Spongiocaris neocaledonensis) - New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge; Loyalty Islands in 460–970 m. - (Schnabel et al., 2021, MDPI, Diversity) - New synonymy with Spongiocaris yaldwyni Bruce & Baba, 1973: Spongiocaris yaldwyni was purportedly endemic to New Zealand with a single record from the Bay of Plenty; 585–622 m. Chen et al. [17] presented gene sequences for a specimen from Tonga (627–656 m, MNHN-IU-2014-12842). New records extend the regional distribution northwards along the Kermadec Ridge, 850–1160 m. Considering the synonymy of S. neocaledonensis, the distribution is extended to include New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge, Loyalty Islands; 460–970 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with sponges

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 460-1160 m

New Caledonia data
Spongiocaris neocaledonensis Goy, 2015, Zootaxa: 313, HOLOTYPE: New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge. SMIB 4, stn DW58, 22°59.8’S, 167°24.2’E, 560 m, 9.III.1989, male, 1 female (MNHN-NA 12000). ALLOTYPE: New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge. SMIB 4, stn DW58, 22°59.8’S, 167°24.2’E, 560 m, 9.III.1989, female (MNHN-NA 12000). PARATYPES: SMIB 4, stn DW61, 22°59.9’S, 167°22.8’E, 550 m, 10.III.1989, 3 females (1 ov.) (MNHN-NA 12001).—SMIB 4, stn DW63, 22°58.7’S, 167°21.1’E, 520 m, 10.III.1989, 1 female ov. (MNHN-NA 12004).—SMIB 4, stn DW64, 22°55.3’S, 167°16.4’E, 460 m, 10.III.1989, 1 male, (MNHN-NA 12005).—New Caledonia. BIOCAL, stn DW 46, 22°53’S, 167°17’E, 570–610 m, 30.VIII.1985, 1 male, (MNHN-NA 12007).—MUSORSTOM 4, stn CP215, 22°55.7’S, 167°17’E, 485–520 m, 28.IX.1985, 3 females (2 ov.) in Regardella okinseana, (USNM 256952).—BIOGEOCAL, stn CP290, 20°36.91’S, 167°03.34’E, 970–760 m, 27.IV.1987, 1 female, (MNHN-NA12002). — Loyalty Islands. W. Lifou, N. Baie du Santal, CALSUB, Dive 7, 22°48’S, 167°05’E, 966–845 m, 25.II.1989, 1 male on gorgonian, (MNHN-NA 12003). - New synonymy with Spongiocaris yaldwyni Bruce & Baba, 1973 in Schnabel et al. (2021, MDPI, Diversity).

Spongiocaris neocaledonensis = S. yaldwyni - Schnabel et al., 2021, MDPI, Diversity: tab. 1, Stenopodidea sequences, MNHN-IU-2013-23852, 23853, 26855, 23856, 23857, 23858, 23859, 23860, 23861, CO1, MZ539876 to 53880; 16S rRNA, MZ531918; MNHN-IU-2013-19622, 16S rRNA, MZ531919; MNHN-IU-2013-19627, 16S rRNA, MZ531920; MNHN-IU-2013-19630, 16S rRNA, MZ531931 to MZ531939; New Caledonia.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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