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Notes On Some Indo-Pacific Pontoniinae, XXI. Typton Bawii Sp. Nov., the First Occurrence of the Genus Typton Costa in the Indian Ocean (Decapoda Natantia, Palaemonidae)

Notes On Some Indo-Pacific Pontoniinae, XXI. Typton Bawii Sp. Nov., the First Occurrence of the... NOTES ON SOME INDO-PACIFIC PONTONIINAE, XXI. TYPTON BAWII SP. NOV., THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE GENUS TYPTON COSTA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (DECAPODA NATANTIA, PALAEMONIDAE) BY A. J. BRUCE East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization, P.O. Box 81651, Mombasa, Kenya Until recently the genus Tjpton Costa, 1844 was known only from the Mediter- ranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the tropical Eastern Pacific region (Holthuis, 1951, 1952). The presence of this genus in the Indo-West-Pacific region was first reported by Fujino & Miyake (1969), who recorded the presence of T. dentatus from Yoron-jima, one of the Ryu-Kyu Islands. There have been no further reports from the Western Pacific region. The discovery of a species referable to this genus in the western Indian Ocean indicates that the genus is circumtropical, extending into the northern temperate region. Typton bawii sp. nov. Material examined. - 1 9. South of Bawi Island, off west coast of Zanzibar, 6°9.7'S 39°8.3'E; trawl, 18-25 m; coll. A. J. Bruce, 5 February 1962. Description. - A small pontoniid shrimp with a stout, sub-cylindrical body. The carapace is smooth and rather swollen. The rostrum is short, slightly exceeding the anterior margin of the cornea but falling distinctly http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Notes On Some Indo-Pacific Pontoniinae, XXI. Typton Bawii Sp. Nov., the First Occurrence of the Genus Typton Costa in the Indian Ocean (Decapoda Natantia, Palaemonidae)

Crustaceana , Volume 23 (3): 243 – Jan 1, 1972

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Brill
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© 1972 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216x
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1568-5403
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10.1163/156854072X00147
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NOTES ON SOME INDO-PACIFIC PONTONIINAE, XXI. TYPTON BAWII SP. NOV., THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE GENUS TYPTON COSTA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (DECAPODA NATANTIA, PALAEMONIDAE) BY A. J. BRUCE East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization, P.O. Box 81651, Mombasa, Kenya Until recently the genus Tjpton Costa, 1844 was known only from the Mediter- ranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the tropical Eastern Pacific region (Holthuis, 1951, 1952). The presence of this genus in the Indo-West-Pacific region was first reported by Fujino & Miyake (1969), who recorded the presence of T. dentatus from Yoron-jima, one of the Ryu-Kyu Islands. There have been no further reports from the Western Pacific region. The discovery of a species referable to this genus in the western Indian Ocean indicates that the genus is circumtropical, extending into the northern temperate region. Typton bawii sp. nov. Material examined. - 1 9. South of Bawi Island, off west coast of Zanzibar, 6°9.7'S 39°8.3'E; trawl, 18-25 m; coll. A. J. Bruce, 5 February 1962. Description. - A small pontoniid shrimp with a stout, sub-cylindrical body. The carapace is smooth and rather swollen. The rostrum is short, slightly exceeding the anterior margin of the cornea but falling distinctly

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Published: Jan 1, 1972

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