Species Cristimenes zanzibaricus (Bruce, 1969)
- Periclimenes zanzibaricus Bruce, A.J. 1969. Preliminary descriptions of ten new species of the genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Natantia, Pontoniinae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 44(12): 159-176 [174].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH D25615 ♀, Uroa, E coast of Zanzibar Island, East Africa.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♂.
Generic Combinations
- Cristimenes zanzibaricus (Bruce, 1969).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean (Zanzibar, Kenya, and Seychelles).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with the echinoids Centrostephanus tenuispinus and Diadema setosum, and in sponges.
General References
Bruce, A.J. & Coombes, K.E. 1995. The palaemonoid shrimp fauna (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) of the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 101-144 [136]
History of changes
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