Species Ancylomenes speciosus (Okuno, 2004)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Periclimenes speciosus Okuno, J. 2004. Periclimenes speciosus, a new species of anthozoan associated shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from southern Japan. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 21(8): 866-872 figs 1-5.

  Type data:

   Holotype CMNH ZC 01666 ♂ (18 m), Hirane, Hasama, Taiteyama, Boso Peninsula, Honshu, Japan [34°58.6'N 139°47.1'E,].
  Paratype(s) numerous (18 m), same locality as for holotype [34°58.6'N 139°47.1'E,].

  Secondary source:

   Okuno, J. & Bruce, J. 2010. Designation of Ancylomenes gen. nov. for the 'Pericimenes aesopius species group' (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae), with the description of a new species and a checklist of congeneric species. Zootaxa 2372: 85-105 [100].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Heron Island, Qld; Abrolhos Islands, WA; Izu, Ryukyu, Ogasawara Islands, Japan; from 10–35 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Hosts include Actinaria: Antheopsis maculatus, Entacmaea quadricolor, Megalactis hemprichii, Stychodactyla tapetum; Madreporaria: Euphyllia ancora.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jul-2013		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
07-Jun-2011		07-Jun-2011	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)