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Decapoda - Anomura - Munidopsidae - Leiogalathea

Leiogalathea achates Rodriguez-Flores, Macpherson & Machordom, 2019

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World Distribution
Rodriguez-Flores, Macpherson & Machordom (2019, Zootaxa) - Madagascar, Channel of Mozambique (Mayotte-Glorieuses islands) and Seychelles, on quartz calcareous sand, from 388 to 1033 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 338-1033 m

Mayotte data
Leiogalathea achates Rodriguez-Flores, Macpherson & Machordom, 2019, Zootaxa: 207, BIOMAGLO 2017, Mayotte-Glorieuses Islands - Holotype: Mayotte-Glorieuses islands. BIOMAGLO Stn DW4853, 13°00'S, 44°56'E, 665–669 m, 3 February 2017: ov. F 3.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-7125). Mayotte-Glorieuses islands. BIOMAGLO Stn DW4842, 12°23'S, 43°33'E, 420–388m, 29 January 2017: 1 M 4.2 mm, 1 F 3.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3213).—Stn DW4851, 3°01'S, 44°57'E, 660–664 m, 3 February 2017: 1 F 5–5.2 mm, 3 ov. F 4.9–5.2 mm, 2 F 4.0–4.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-8833).—Stn DW4863, 12°30'S, 44°56'E, 606–610 m, 6 February 2017: 2 M 5–6.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-8832).—Stn DW4864, 12°56'S, 45°15'E, 455–487 m, 7 February 2017: 1 ov. F 5.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3203), 1 F 3.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3204).—Stn DW4866, 12°58'S, 45°15'E, 687–712 m, 7 February 2017: 1 F 4.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3205).—Stn DW4872, 12°44'S, 45°19'E, 502–568 m, 8 February 2017: 1 M 3.8 mm, 1 ov. F 4.9 mm, 1 F 4.2 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-8831).—Stn DW4873, 12°42'S, 45°22'E, 795–1033 m, 8 February 2017: 1 M 6.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-2201), 1 M 7 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-8834), 1 M 7.2 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3207), 2 ov. F 4.8–4.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3208).—Stn DW4874, 12°42'S, 45°19'E, 706–887 m, 9 February 2017: 1 M 6.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3206).—Stn DW4875, 12°44'S, 45°20'E, 617–664 m, 9 February 2017: 1 F 3.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3508).—Stn CP4876, 12°43'S, 45°18'E, 452–462 m, 9 February 2017: 1 M 5.2 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-3202)

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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