Stomatopoda - Unipeltata - Gonodactylidae - Gonodactylellus
| Gonodactylellus micronesicus (Manning, 1971) |
World Distribution
Ahyong (2012: 239) - This revised distribution of G. micronesicus suggests that the species favours oceanic island habitats in the central-western to central Pacific, from Micronesia, Guam and French Polynesia. 10-62 m. - 3-62 m in Ahyong (2017, Zootaxa).
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 3-62 m
Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Gonodactylellus micronesicus - Ahyong, 2002: 350, fig. 3 (Hiva Oa, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, 10-62 m). - Unpublished specimens, coll. BENTHAUS 2002 Expedition, stn DW1984, Arago Bank, 40 m, det. S. Ahyong 2004. - Ahyong, 2017, Zootaxa: 557, AUSTRAL ISLANDS. Tubuai Islands: MNHN IU-2016-9502, 2 females (TL 12–16 mm), Arago Bank, 23°26.37'S, 150°43.91'W, 40 m, BENTHAUS stn DW1984, 21 November 2002. - GAMBIER ISLANDS: AM P98495, 1 male (TL 12 mm), Taravai, 23°07.85'S, 135°02.08'W, 10–16 m, from Halimeda sp., SFP2014-66-3, coll. M. Reid et al., 10 October 2014; AM P98498, 1 male (TL 12 mm), Morane, 23°09.99'S, 137°09.27'W, 19 m, rubble, SFP2014-64-2, coll. C. Bedford et al., 10 October 2014; AM P98499, 1 male (TL 9 mm), Morane, 23°08.090'S, 137°08.214'W, 8–15 m, coarse sand and rubble, SFP2014-56-002, coll. S. Ullrich et al., 9 October 2014; AM P98492, 1 male (TL 9 mm), Morane, 23°08.090'S, 137°08.214'W, 8–15 m, coarse sand and rubble, SFP2014-56-002, coll. S. Ullrich et al., 9 October 2014; FLMNH UF35414, 1 female (17 mm), off Mangareva Island, 23°03.396'S, 134°59.934'E, 30.1 m, leeward fore reef, TUG-360, GAMG-37, coll. J. Moore, 30 January 2013; FLMNH UF35420, 1 female (12 mm), off Mangareva Island, 23°03.396'S, 134°59.934'E, 30.1 m, leeward fore reef, TUG-367, GAMG-37, coll. J. Moore, 30 January 2013; FLMNH UF35421, 1 male (17 mm), off Taravai Island, 23°08.64'S, 134°05.808'E, 13.7 m, submerged barrier reef, TUG-368, GAMG-38, coll. J. Moore, 30 Januaru 2013.
Comment(s) on data
Ahyong (2012: 239) - Records of G. micronesicus from Western Australia, the Cocos-Keeling Islands and New Caledonia (Ahyong 2001, 2007) are referrable to G. kume sp. nov. … This revised distribution of G. micronesicus suggests that the species favours oceanic island habitats in the central-western to central Pacific, from Micronesia, Guam and French Polynesia
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database