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Decapoda - Stenopodidea - Spongicolidae - Spongiocaris

Spongiocaris semiteres Bruce & Baba, 1973

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World Distribution
(Goy, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Madagascar, South Africa, and Australia; 348-500 m. Several of the specimens from Madagascar were found in sponges of the genus Eupletella

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with sponges

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 348-500 m

Mayotte data
Spongiocaris semiteres - Goy, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 283 - Near Glorieuses - North Madagascar. CREVETTIERE 1971 Stn CH1 12°52’S, 48°10’E, 420-428 m, 04 Mar. 1971, 5 males (MNHN-IU-2021-7256 = Na3491). — Stn CH3, 12°52’S, 48°10’E, 403-415 m, 04 Mar. 1971, male, female (MNHN-IU-2021-7004 = Na3492). — Stn CH10, 12°43’S, 48°15’E, 348-360 m, 14 Apr. 1971, 4 females (ov.), 2 females, 5 males (MNHN-IU-2021-6997 = Na3493). — Stn CH11, 12°40’S, 48°15’E, 375-385 m, 14 Apr. 1971, 6 males, 5 females (4 ov.) (MNHN-IU-2021-7255 = Na3494). CREVETTIERE 1972 Stn CH39 12°46’S, 48°10’E, 495-500 m, 15 Sep. 1972, male, female (MNHN-IU-2021-6666 = Na3495).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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